Professional
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Basketball | ||
| Competitor for United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | Atlanta 1996 | United States |
In 1997, the WNBA formed its inaugural season and Lobo 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 cruciate ligament 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 Houston’s 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. Lobo also played two seasons in the National Woman's Basketball league with the Springfield Spirit 2002 through 2003
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