Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson was named to the WNBA's all-defensive second team, an award selected by the league's 12 head coaches.
In her 10th WNBA season and her fourth in Minnesota, Brunson averaged 10.6 points and 8.9 rebounds this season, matching her own single-season record with 12 double-doubles; Brunson now has 41 double-doubles in a Lynx uniform.
Brunson was named to the all-defensive first team in 2011 and was named to the second team in 2007, 2008 and 2010. Here are the teams:
FIRST TEAM:
Tamika Catchings, forward, Indiana Fever
Angel McCoughtry, forward, Atlanta Dream
Sylvia Fowles, center, Chicago Sky
Armintie Herrington, guard, Atlanta Dream
Tanisha Wright, guard, Seattle Storm
SECOND TEAM
Rebekkah Brunson, forward, Minnesota Lynx
Glory Johnson, forward, Tulsa Shock
Erika de Souza, center, Atlanta Dream
Briann January, guard, Indiana Fever
Jia Perkins, guard, San Antonio Silver Stars
Danielle Robinson, guard, San Antonio Silver Stars
I will jump back and add onto this blog after talking with Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve pre-game