New York, NY (Sports Network) - Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles headlines the
2011 WNBA All-Defensive Team.
Fowles, who earned this season's defensive player of the year, is joined on
the First Team by Indiana forward Tamika Catchings, Seattle guard Tanisha
Wright, Atlanta forward Angel McCoughtry and Minnesota forward Rebekkah
Brunson
Catchings, Fowles, McCoughtry and Wright were each First Team members last
season, with Brunson making her first All-Defensive team.
This year's Second Team consists of Atlanta guard Armintie Price and forward
Sancho Lyttle, Connecticut center Tina Charles, Indiana guard Katie Douglas
and Seattle forward Swin Cash.
A panel of the WNBA's 12 head coaches voted on the All-Defensive Team, with
two points for a First Team selection and one point for a Second Team choice.
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