WNBA All-Defensive Team
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Template:Sidebar or footer The WNBA All-Defensive Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches. who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. The All-Defensive Team is composed of two five-woman lineups, a first and a second team, comprising a total of 10 roster spots. The players each receive two points for each first team vote and one point for each second team vote. The top five players with the highest point total make the first team, with the next five making the second team. Starting with the 2023 season, players are selected without regard to position; this follows the WNBA having adopted a "positionless" format for the All-WNBA Team in 2022.[1] Before 2023, each team consisted of one center, two forwards, and two guards. During that time, if there was already a center on the first team, but another center received more points than two of the guards on the first team, that center would still be on the second team.
Tamika Catchings has the record for the most total selections with 11. Catchings has 10 first team selections and 1 second team selection.
In 2020, Defensive Player of the Year Candace Parker, was not selected to either of the WNBA All-Defensive Teams. This was the first time in the history of the award that the Defensive Player of the Year was not selected to an All-Defensive Team in either the WNBA or NBA. It reflects a difference in voters: The WNBA's defensive player of the year is voted on by media, while the all-defensive teams are voted on by the league's coaches.[2]
Winners
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
| Player (in bold text) |
Indicates the player who won the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year in the same year<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] |
2005 to present
| Season | First team | Second team | ||||
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| Player | Nationality | Team | Player | Nationality | Team | |
| 2005 | Tamika Catchings | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Lauren Jackson | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm |
| Sheryl Swoopes | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Yolanda Griffith | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Lisa Leslie | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Tully Bevilaqua | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Alana Beard | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | |
| Katie Douglas | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Deanna Nolan | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | |
| 2006 | Tamika Catchings (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Alana Beard (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics |
| Lisa Leslie (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Margo Dydek | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Sheryl Swoopes (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets | Deanna Nolan (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | |
| Tully Bevilaqua (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Cheryl Ford | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | |
| Katie Douglas (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Yolanda Griffith (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| 2007 | Tamika Catchings (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Tully Bevilaqua (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever |
| Lauren Jackson (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Rebekkah Brunson | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Katie Douglas (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Margo Dydek (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Alana Beard (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Loree Moore | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | |
| Deanna Nolan (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | Chelsea Newton | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| 2008 | Lisa Leslie (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Sylvia Fowles | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky |
| Tamika Catchings (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Lauren Jackson (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| Sophia Young | Template:Flagicon St. Vincent | San Antonio Silver Stars | Rebekkah Brunson (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Ticha Penicheiro | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs | Deanna Nolan (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | |
| Tully Bevilaqua (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Katie Smith | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | |
| 2009 | Tamika Catchings (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Lisa Leslie (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Lauren Jackson (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Sancho Lyttle | Template:Flagicon St. Vincent | Atlanta Dream | |
| Nicky Anosike | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Angel McCoughtry | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | |
| Tanisha Wright | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Deanna Nolan (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Shock | |
| Tully Bevilaqua (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Candace Parker | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Alana Beard (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | ||||
| 2010 | Tamika Catchings (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Lauren Jackson (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm |
| Angel McCoughtry (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Rebekkah Brunson (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Sylvia Fowles (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky | Sancho Lyttle (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | |
| Tanisha Wright (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Lindsey Harding | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | |
| Cappie Pondexter | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Tully Bevilaqua (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | |
| Katie Douglas (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | ||||
| 2011 | Tamika Catchings (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Sancho Lyttle (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream |
| Rebekkah Brunson (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Swin Cash | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| Sylvia Fowles (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky | Tina Charles | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Tanisha Wright (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Armintie Price | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | |
| Angel McCoughtry (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Katie Douglas (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | |
| 2012 | Tamika Catchings (8) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Sophia Young (2) | Template:Flagicon St. Vincent | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| Sancho Lyttle (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Candace Parker (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Sylvia Fowles (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky | Tina Charles (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Alana Beard (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Armintie Price (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | |
| Briann January | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Danielle Robinson | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| 2013 | Sylvia Fowles (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky | Rebekkah Brunson (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx |
| Tamika Catchings (9) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Glory Johnson | Script error: No such module "flag". | Tulsa Shock | |
| Angel McCoughtry (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Érika de Souza | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | |
| Armintie Price (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Briann January (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | |
| Tanisha Wright (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Jia Perkins | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| Danielle Robinson (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||
| 2014[3] | Sancho Lyttle (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Tamika Catchings (10) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever |
| Angel McCoughtry (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Maya Moore | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Brittney Griner | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Sylvia Fowles (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky | |
| Tanisha Wright (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Alana Beard (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Briann January (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Danielle Robinson (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Antonio Stars | |
| 2015 | Tamika Catchings (11) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Tina Charles (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty |
| Nneka Ogwumike | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Sancho Lyttle (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | |
| Brittney Griner (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Kiah Stokes | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | |
| Angel McCoughtry (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | DeWanna Bonner | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | |
| Briann January (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Tanisha Wright (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | |
| 2016 | Alana Beard (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Brittney Griner (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury |
| Angel McCoughtry (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Tamika Catchings (12) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | |
| Nneka Ogwumike (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Breanna Stewart | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| Sylvia Fowles (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Tanisha Wright (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | |
| Briann January (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | Jasmine Thomas | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| 2017 | Alana Beard (8) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Brittney Griner (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury |
| Tina Charles (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Rebekkah Brunson (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Nneka Ogwumike (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Maya Moore (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Sylvia Fowles (8) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Briann January (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever | |
| Jasmine Thomas (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Alyssa Thomas | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| 2018 | Alana Beard (9) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx |
| Brittney Griner (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Rebekkah Brunson (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Natasha Howard | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Nneka Ogwumike (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Jessica Breland | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Ariel Atkins | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | |
| Jasmine Thomas (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Tiffany Hayes | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | |
| 2019[4] | Natasha Howard (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Brittney Griner (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury |
| Jonquel Jones | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Ariel Atkins (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | |
| Jasmine Thomas (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Alysha Clark | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| Nneka Ogwumike (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Alyssa Thomas (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Jordin Canada | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Natasha Cloud | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | |
| 2020[2] | Alysha Clark (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Breanna Stewart (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm |
| Betnijah Laney | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | Napheesa Collier | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Brianna Turner | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Ariel Atkins (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | |
| Alyssa Thomas (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Brittney Sykes | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Elizabeth Williams | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Dream | A'ja Wilson | Script error: No such module "flag". | Las Vegas Aces | |
| 2021[5] | Brittney Sykes (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Jasmine Thomas (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun |
| Briann January (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Ariel Atkins (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | |
| Jonquel Jones (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". / Script error: No such module "flag". |
Connecticut Sun | Breanna Stewart (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| Brianna Turner (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | Brionna Jones | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Sylvia Fowles (10) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Brittney Griner (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | |
| 2022[6][7] | Natasha Cloud (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Brittney Sykes (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Ariel Atkins (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Gabby Williams | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| A'ja Wilson (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Las Vegas Aces | Alyssa Thomas (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | |
| Breanna Stewart (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Jonquel Jones (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". / Script error: No such module "flag". |
Connecticut Sun | |
| Sylvia Fowles (11) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Ezi Magbegor | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| 2023[8][9] | A'ja Wilson (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Las Vegas Aces | Betnijah Laney (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty |
| Alyssa Thomas (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Ezi Magbegor (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| Brittney Sykes (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Mystics | Nneka Ogwumike (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Breanna Stewart (5) | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Napheesa Collier (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Jordin Canada (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks | Elizabeth Williams (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky | |
| 2024[10][11] | Napheesa Collier (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun |
| A'ja Wilson (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Las Vegas Aces | Alanna Smith | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx | |
| Ezi Magbegor (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | Nneka Ogwumike (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm | |
| DiJonai Carrington | Script error: No such module "flag". | Connecticut Sun | Jonquel Jones (4) | Script error: No such module "flag". / Script error: No such module "flag". |
New York Liberty | |
| Breanna Stewart (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty | Natasha Cloud (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury | |
References
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