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Rebecca Lobo shares favorite moment from Apple TV's UConn women's basketball docuseries
STORRS, CONNECTICUT - NOVEMBER 20, 2024: Rebecca Lobo speaks during an event celebrating Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma's all-time NCAA basketball wins record at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. (Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
Apple TV's recent docuseries on UConn women's basketball provided a trip down memory lane for Rebecca Lobo, documenting her journey from program-changing recruit to the leader of Geno Auriemma's first national championship squad.
Lobo's favorite moment from the three-episode series, however, captured a much more recent moment within the program. 10 days after a season-altering loss at Tennessee during the 2024-25 season, UConn bounced back resoundingly with an 87-58 win at South Carolina, prompting Auriemma to deliver a triumphant locker room speech that still resonates with Lobo.
"My favorite clip from the UConn doc. Look at the players' faces [and] how they respond to Coach's words," Lobo wrote on social media platform X. "Playing for [UConn] isn't easy, but there's great satisfaction when you accomplish challenging things together. His players care about each other [and] love him. You see that here."
My favorite clip from the UConn doc. Look at the players' faces & how they respond to Coach's words. Playing for @UConnWBB isn't easy, but there's great satisfaction when you accomplish challenging things together. His players care about each other & love him. You see that here. pic.twitter.com/RWPOOLPGxD
- Rebecca Lobo (@RebeccaLobo) August 28, 2026 The 6-foot-5 Lobo towered over her high school competition in western Massachusetts, where she emerged as one of the nation's top recruits and drew the attention of over 100 colleges around the country. Lobo ultimately stayed close to home and joined UConn, citing a focus on academics, becoming one of the first major recruits that Auriemma drew to Storrs.
Her blue-chip pedigree didn't deter Auriemma's hard-nosed coaching style, as Apple's docuseries showcased his push for Lobo to embrace a more physical brand of basketball. Auriemma's efforts ultimately paid off, as Lobo blossomed into the National Player of the Year and helped capture UConn's first national title with a memorable win over Tennessee in 1995.
Very little has changed about Auriemma's coaching style three decades later, as the emotional speech Lobo cited came after months of extreme demands on his star point guard, Paige Bueckers . Her fifth season at UConn certainly wasn't easy, spending much of the year on non-speaking terms with Auriemma while the veteran coach attempted to mold her into a superior leader. The South Carolina win marked a crucial turning point in UConn's season, as the Huskies ultimately cruised through March Madness and lifted the program's first title in nine years.
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