76ers guard Eric Snow earned his first career All-Defensive Team honor after being named

Eric Snow was named to the NBA's All-Defensive Second Team. Jesse D Garrabrant NBAE/Getty Images

to the NBA’s All-Defensive Second Team on May 8. Snow, who played in all 82 games in 2002-03, was third on the team with 1.62 steals per game and ranked 19th in the NBA. The six-foot-four, Canton, Ohio, native has always drawn some of the Sixers toughest defensive assignments.

Unlike the All-NBA team which is voted on by a panel of writers and broadcasters, the All-Defensive team voters consists of the NBA’s 29 head coaches, who were asked to select NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Points were awarded on a 2-1 basis.

Snow got 16 votes, including three first team votes. Snow enjoyed one of his finest seasons as a professional this year, averaging a career-best 12.9 points and 3.7 rebounds with 6.6 assists per game.

Allen Iverson, the NBA steals leader (2.74) for the third-straight season, did not finish among the top 10 and gathered 10 votes, including three first team votes.

Below are the results of the balloting for the 2002-03 NBA All-Defensive Teams, with First Team votes in parentheses:

2002-03 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM

Position	Player, Team	Points	1st Votes
Forward	Kevin Garnett, Minnesota	47	(22)
Forward	Tim Duncan, San Antonio	44	(18)
Center	Ben Wallace, Detroit	55	(27)
Guard	Doug Christie, Sacramento	38	(14)
Guard	Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers	35	(15)

2002-03 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

Position	Player, Team	Points	1st Votes
Forward	Ron Artest, Indiana	27	(9)
Forward	Bruce Bowen, San Antonio	24	(8)
Center	Shaquille O'Neal. L.A. Lakers	12	(1)
Guard	Jason Kidd, New Jersey	31	(10)
Guard	Eric Snow, Philadelphia	16	(3)

Other players receiving votes, with point totals (First Team votes in parentheses):
Gary Payton, Milwaukee, 15 (4); P.J. Brown, New Orleans, 11 (1); Allen Iverson, Philadelphia, 10 (3); Scottie Pippen, Portland, 8 (2); Theo Ratliff, Atlanta, 8 (1); Andrei Kirilenko, Utah, 6 (1); Brian Grant, Miami, 6 (1); Clifford Robinson, Detroit, 6; Jermaine O’Neal, Indiana, 5; Kenyon Martin, New Jersey, 5 (1); Shawn Marion, Phoenix, 4 (1); Kurt Thomas, New York, 3 (1); Michael Jordan, Washington, 3 (1); Matt Harpring, Utah, 2 (1); Tracy McGrady, Orlando, 2; Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix, 1; Bobby Jackson, Sacramento, 1; Chauncey Billups, Detroit, 1; Chris Webber, Sacramento, 1; Dale Davis, Portland, 1; David Robinson, San Antonio, 1; Desmond Mason, Milwaukee, 1; Jamaal Magloire, New Orleans, 1; Keon Clark, Sacramento, 1; Nene Hilario, Denver, 1; Rasheed Wallace, Portland, 1; Yao Ming, Houston, 1.