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| NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | ||||||
| Year | Name | School | Professional Team | Team | ||
| 1970 | Willis Reed | Grambling St. | New York Knicks | First | ||
| 1972 | Bob Love | Southern | Chicago Bulls | Second | ||
| 1974 | Bob Love | Southern | Chicago Bulls | Second | ||
| 1975 | Bob Love | Southern | Chicago Bulls | Second | ||
| 1976 | Donald "Slick" Watts | Xavier | Seattle SuperSonics | First | ||
| 1981 | George Johnson | Dillard | San Antonio Spurs | Second | ||
| 1988 | Karl Malone | Louisiana Tech | Utah Jazz | Second | ||
| 1989 | Joe Dumars | McNeese St. | Detroit Pistons | First | ||
| 1990 | Joe Dumars | McNeese St. | Detroit Pistons | First | ||
| 1991 | Joe Dumars | McNeese St. | Detroit Pistons | Second | ||
| 1992 | Joe Dumars | McNeese St. | Detroit Pistons | First | ||
| 1993 | Joe Dumars | McNeese St. | Detroit Pistons | First | ||
| 1996 | Bobby Phills | Southern | Cleveland Cavaliers | Second | ||
| 1997 | Karl Malone | Louisiana Tech | Utah Jazz | First | ||
| 1997 | P.J. Brown | Louisiana Tech | Miami Heat | Second | ||
| 1998 | Karl Malone | Louisiana Tech | Utah Jazz | First | ||
| 1999 | Karl Malone | Louisiana Tech | Utah Jazz | First | ||
| 1999 | P.J. Brown | Louisiana Tech | Miami Heat | Second | ||
| 2000 | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU | Los Angeles Lakers | Second | ||
| 2001 | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU | Los Angeles Lakers | Second | ||
| 2001 | P.J. Brown | Louisiana Tech | Charlotte Hornets | Second | ||
| 2003 | Shaquille O'Neal | LSU | Los Angeles Lakers | Second | ||
| 2016 | Paul Millsap | Louisiana Tech | Atlanta Hawks | Second | ||
| 2020 | Ben Simmons | LSU | Philadelphia 76ers | First | ||
| 2021 | Ben Simmons | LSU | Philadelphia 76ers | First | ||