Rebecca Lobo college stats: Former UConn star's NCAA record, awards and accolades won
Rebecca Lobo had an excellent career with UConn from 1991-1995, which was capped by a 1995 national championship win with a perfect 35-0 record.
The six-foot-four center was named unanimous player of the year, winning the 1995 Naismith College Player of the Year award, the Wade Trophy, the AP Player of the Year award, the USBWA Player of the Year award, the Honda Sports Award for basketball, and the WBCA Player of the Year award.
During that season, Lobo tallied 17.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.5 blocks. The splendid performance during the 1994-95 season handed the Hartford, Connecticut native the Honda-Broderick Cup, which was given to an athlete recognized as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and was a member of the Huskies of Honor inaugural class.
Her achievements in the Big East include the Big East Most Outstanding Player in 1994 and being a three-time All-Big East first-team awardee from 1993 to 1995. Her accolades also expanded in academics as she was named first-team All-American in the field, becoming the first Big East player to earn first-team All-American honors in basketball and academics.
She posted career averages of career 16.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.1 blocks. These numbers allowed her to play in the WNBA as one of the original players of the New York Liberty.
Lobo played in the WNBA for six seasons, playing most of his time with the Liberty before spending her last two years with Houston and Connecticut.
Rebecca Lobo gives high praise to WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark
Former Connecticut great Rebecca Lobo hailed Indiana Fever sensation Caitlin Clark for winning the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year by a near-unanimous vote. Lobo praised the ex-Iowa Hawkeyes gunner, describing Clark's rookie season as one of the best she has ever seen.
“This season by Caitlin Clark is one of the best rookie seasons we have ever seen by a player in the WNBA,” Lobo said, as per NBA Today. “She has the fifth-highest assist average per game ever and she’s only the second rookie to lead the league in assists.”
She noted that Clark was part of the WNBA class that included Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese and Los Angeles Sparks' Rickea Jackson. Lobo, who now serves as a basketball analyst at ESPN, applauded the Indiana Fever guard for winning the WNBA in a dominant way and for her unparalleled ability to attract more fans to the game.
Clark, who finished fourth in the WNBA MVP rankings, is expected to lead the Indiana Fever to a better WNBA season next season after helping the team make the playoffs this year.