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Rebecca Lobo

Chronology



1973 Born October 6 in Connecticut
1987 Enters Massachusetts' Southwick-Tolland Regional High School as starter for varsity basketball team
1991 Graduates from Southwick Tolland as salutatorian and top scorer in Massachusetts history
1991 Enters University of Connecticut
1992 Named Big East Rookie of the Year
1994 Becomes only Big East player to win Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete honors
1994-95 Leads UConn through undefeated season and NCAA tournament championship
1995 Captures second Big East Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete awards
1995 Earns Naismith National Player of the Year award and Final Four MVP award
1995 Jogs with President Clinton and appears on David Letterman
1996 Tours with USA basketball Women's National Team
1996 Becomes youngest member of gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team
1997 Assigned to New York Liberty in newly formed Women's National Basketball Association
1997 Achieves All-WNBA second-team honors
1997 Signs on as sports commentator with ESPN
2002 Traded to Houston Comets

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