Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Lobo was born October 6, 1973 and is a television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6' 4", played the center position for much of her career.
In 1997, the WNBA formed its inaugural season and Rebecca was assigned to the New York Liberty during the league's first player allocations on January 22,1997. The first season the Liberty fell to the Houston Comets in the WNBA Finals. Lobo suffered a setback in 1999, tearing her left anterior cruciateligament and her meniscus in the first game of the season. In 1999, she was selected to the inaugural WNBA All Star team but could not play because of the injury. In 2002 she was traded to the Houston Comets in exchange for Houstons second round selection (26th overall) in the 2002 WNBA Draft. The next season she was traded to the Connecticut Sun, where she retired in 2003. Rebecca also played two seasons in the National Woman's Basketball league with the Springfield Spirit 2002 through 2003.
Ms. Lobo is a motivational speaker who has provided inspirational speeches to various groups throughout the United States. Rebecca's audiences typically include business executives, cancer survivors, athletic teams, college students and administrators, civic groups, school children and corporate employees.
Among the corporate groups Rebecca has spoken to are Vanity Fair, Lee Jeans, Girl Scouts of America, Better Business Bureau of Connecticut and the National Basketball Association.
Rebecca Lobo was born October 6, 1973 and is a television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6' 4", played the center position for much of her career.
In 1997, the WNBA formed its inaugural season and Rebecca was assigned to the New York Liberty during the league's first player allocations on January 22,1997. The first season the Liberty fell to the Houston Comets in the WNBA Finals. Lobo suffered a setback in 1999, tearing her left anterior cruciateligament and her meniscus in the first game of the season. In 1999, she was selected to the inaugural WNBA All Star team but could not play because of the injury. In 2002 she was traded to the Houston Comets in exchange for Houstons second round selection (26th overall) in the 2002 WNBA Draft. The next season she was traded to the Connecticut Sun, where she retired in 2003. Rebecca also played two seasons in the National Woman's Basketball league with the Springfield Spirit 2002 through 2003.
Ms. Lobo is a motivational speaker who has provided inspirational speeches to various groups throughout the United States. Rebecca's audiences typically include business executives, cancer survivors, athletic teams, college students and administrators, civic groups, school children and corporate employees.
Among the corporate groups Rebecca has spoken to are Vanity Fair, Lee Jeans, Girl Scouts of America, Better Business Bureau of Connecticut and the National Basketball Association.
