Rebecca Lobo

Rebecca Lobo was the first American professional basketball player in American History. She is a center, weighs 190 lbs, was born on October sixth, 1973, her height is 6'4", she graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1995, and she lives in Southwick, Massachusetts. She was a member of the 1993 USA Junior World Championship Team, and averaged 7.7 ppg. and 4.4 rpg, and was a member of the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival East Team, averaged 6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg. You probably think that is a lot already, but guess what? It's not. There is a lot more to her life than just basketball. Lobo and her mother are moonlighting as non-fiction authors. They are writing a book called "The Home Team." It is about her mother's battle with cancer and Lobo' speedy rise to fame.

Don't you think that Lobo needs a nickname? Well, they already gave her one. They call her "Rookie." Lobo still is a person who enjoys spending time with her family and simply relaxing in the sun or talking with her friends.

If you want to meet her don't be shy.

1998, by Gauri, fourth grade

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