A women’s college basketball and WNBA luminary will be among the newest members of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts as Rebecca Lobo is among the 2017 Hall of Fame class.
Lobo was previously an inductee at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville in 2010.
The announcement was made during a news conference at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Glendale, Arizona. Lobo and the rest of the 2017 class will be enshrined into Springfield on September 8.
Fifteen miles away, but it took a lifetime to get there. #SouthwickToSpringfield #413
— Rebecca Lobo (@RebeccaLobo) April 1, 2017
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Lobo led the 1995 UConn Huskies to a 35-0 record and a national championship for good measure. She then went on to play six seasons in the WNBA—mostly with the New York Liberty.
#17HoopClass Rebecca Lobo was front and center in the @WNBA’s inaugural game on June 21, 1997 between @LA_Sparks and @nyliberty pic.twitter.com/s5VhX37cew
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) April 1, 2017
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An NCAA champ with @UConnWBB & Olympic gold medalist turned WNBA All-Star… watch @RebeccaLobo work! #17HoopClass pic.twitter.com/tYuyYQMGbG
— WNBA (@WNBA) April 2, 2017
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She also had stints with the Houston Comets and Connecticut Sun. Lobo was also part of the 1996 Olympic team that won gold in Atlanta.
Also on the list with Lobo includes Tracy McGrady and Bill Self, head coach of the men’s basketball team at Kansas.
Congratulations to Lobo and the entire 2017 Hall of Fame class!
By: Akiem Bailum (@AkiemBailum on Twitter, Instagram)
