Lobo Earns Unanimous Ap Selection

Being unselfish doesn’t have to mean going unrecognized. Just look at Rebecca Lobo.

Lobo’s devotion to team play has kept Connecticut unbeaten and ranked No. 1, but it hasn’t cost her individual honor.

The 6-foot-4 senior was the leading vote-getter on The Associated Press women’s AllAmerica basketball team released Wednesday - the only player named to the first team on every ballot by a nationwide media panel.

Lobo was joined on the first team by four other seniors - Shelley Sheetz of Colorado, Nikki McCray of Tennessee, Charlotte Smith of North Carolina and Niesa Johnson of Alabama.

This is the first time The Associated Press has selected All-Americans in women’s basketball, and the three teams have a strong Connecticut tint. Junior guard Jennifer Rizzotti of the Huskies made the second team and sophomore center Kara Wolters was voted a third-team position.

Rhonda Smith, the University of Washington’s 6-3 center and team co-capatian, was named honorable mention.