Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball Announces 2026 All-Defensive Team
Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball has announced its 2026 All-Defensive Team in the midst of its final week of competition.
Four newcomers to the league–Natasha Mack, Kiah Stokes, Rebekah Gardner, and Aneesah Morrow–as well as returner Jaylyn Sherrod earned the distinction.
Voting for Defensive Player of the Year is now open! Make your voice heard and cast your vote below. Voting will close on Saturday, Feb. 28, and the winner will be announced during the closing ceremony after the games on Sunday, March 1.
Natasha Mack
Mack leads the league in both blocks per game and rebounds per game while ranking second overall in leaderboard stat points per game. She sits in third place on the leaderboard heading into the final two games of the competition.
Through 10 appearances, Mack has totaled 132 rebounds (13.2 per game), 30 blocks, and 10 steals while averaging 10.8 points per game. She reached her season-high six blocks in a single game during Week Two. She served as captain of Team Glow in Week Three, and in the first game of Week Four, she became the league’s new single-season record holder in the blocks category.
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Kiah Stokes
Stokes stands third in the league in rebounds per game with 10.9 and second in blocks per game with 2.6 per outing. While wearing the Gold Rush jersey for every week of the season, the veteran center has recorded 109 total rebounds, 26 total blocks, and eight steals while averaging 6.2 points per game.
She recorded a season-high six block performance in Week Three versus Team Rhythm.
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Rebekah Gardner
Gardner sits at the top of the league standings in several offensive categories: second in field goal percentage, third in three-point percentage, fifth in free throws, and fifth in leaderboard stat points per game, but her defensive presence has been just as effective.
She currently averages 3.9 rebounds per game and has recorded nine steals and three blocks over the course of the season. Gardner earned her spot as a captain in Weeks Two, Three, and Four of competition and currently sits second overall on the leaderboard with the final two games of the season looming.
Aneesah Morrow
Morrow is another competitor whose offensive stats jump off the page. She is currently tied for second in the league in points per game with 16.7 and third in leaderboard stat points per game. And in the defensive categories, her numbers are just as impressive. She has maintained an authoritative presence in the paint, averaging 11.6 rebounds per game (second-best in the league) and 1.6 steals per game, tied for second-best in the league.
Morrow served as captain of Team Rhythm in Week Two and reached her season-high 19 rebounds (18 defensive, one offensive) during Week Two versus Team Eclipse. She has broken into double figures in the rebounds category six times and is currently in fourth place entering the tail end of Week Four.
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Jaylyn Sherrod
Sherrod has been a defensive force while averaging 8.5 points per game. The guard has grabbed 26 rebounds this season (21 defensive, five offensive) and made 14 steals throughout the season.
She recorded a season-high three steals in one game on two occasions: once to start the season in Week One and again in Week Three versus Team Rhythm. With two games left in the competition, Sherrod has already surpassed her previous steals total from last season (9), matched her total rebound count for 2025, and surpassed her previous points per game average.
Siera Jones is the digital media reporter at Athletes Unlimited. You can follow her on Instagram and X @sieraajones.
