Auburn Hills, MI - Detroit Shock guards Deanna Nolan and Katie Smith were named to the 2008 All-Defensive Second Team the WNBA announced today. Nolan’s selection marks the fourth time she has received All-Defensive honors, she was also selected to the First Team in 2007 and the Second Team in 2005 and 2006. Katie Smith receives the All-Defensive honors for the first time in her nine-year WNBA tenure.

Headlined by Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie, the 2004 and 2008 Defensive Player of the Year. Leslie garnered 21 points while two-time Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings finished second with 16 points.

Rounding out the All-Defensive First Team are San Antonio Silver Stars forward Sophia Young (12 points), Sacramento Monarchs guard Ticha Penicheiro (11 points) and Indiana Fever guard Tully Bevilaqua (11 points).

For Leslie, this marks her second selection to the All-Defensive First Team (2006) after being selected to the Second Team in 2005. Catchings is the only player to be named to the First Team in each of the four years the team has been named (2005-2008). Bevilaqua makes her third appearance on the All-Defensive First Team (2005 and 2006; Second Team, 2007). Both Young and Penicheiro were selected to the first All-Defensive Team of their respective careers.

The WNBA All-Defensive Second Team consists of Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles (12 points), Detroit Shock guard Deanna Nolan (10 points), Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson (nine points), Sacramento Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson (eight points) and Detroit Shock guard Katie Smith (eight points).

Jackson was named the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year and was a member of the 2007 All-Defensive First Team. Brunson was a member of the 2007 Second Team. Fowles, a rookie, was voted to the Second Team for the first time.

The fourth annual WNBA All-Defensive Team was voted on by a panel of the WNBA’s 14 head coaches, who selected First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points were awarded for a First Team vote and one point was awarded for a Second Team vote.

Below are the results for the 2008 WNBA All-Defensive Teams:

2008 WNBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
Player	Team	Position	Points
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	Center	22
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Forward	16
Sophia Young	San Antonio Silver Stars	Forward	12
Ticha Penicheiro	Sacramento Monarchs	Guard	11
Tully Bevilaqua	Indiana Fever	Guard	11

2008 WNBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
Player	Team	Position	Points
Sylvia Fowles	Chicago Sky	Center	12
Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	Guard	10
Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	Forward	9
Rebekkah Brunson	Sacramento Monarchs	Forward	8
Katie Smith	Detroit Shock	Guard	8