Deanna Nolan (born Deana Nicole Nolan, August 25 1979 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is point guard, but occasionally plays the shooting guard position. Her original name was Deana, but was legally changed to Deanna in 2000.

William Laimbeer, Jr. (born May 19, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts) is currently the head coach of the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and is also a former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Initially raised in the Chicago suburb of Clarendon Hills, Illinois, …

Katherine May “Katie” Smith is a professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is shooting guard. Sometimes she plays small forward.

Derrick (Rick) Allen Mahorn (born September 21, 1958 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former NBA basketball player who, at 6'10", played power forward and center, most notably for the Detroit Pistons. Mahorn played college ball at Hampton University. As dubbed by Piston announcer George Blaha, Mahorn was the "Baddest Bad Boy of them all." Somewhat short for a center, Mahorn had a huge rear-end that he wasn't afraid to plow people over with.

Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979), better known as Swin Cash is an American Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player who plays for the Detroit Shock. A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in 2000 and 2002. In her second WNBA season, she led the Detroit Shock to their first ever WNBA title.

Nancy Elizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former standout collegiate and professional basketball player. She is currently a women's basketball TV analyst and coach. She is regarded as one of the greatest figures in women's basketball. In 2000, she was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. Lieberman is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Kara Liana Braxton (born February 18, 1983 in Jackson, Michigan) is a professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A solid talent, she is also known for her troubles on and off the court.

Ruth Ellen Riley (born August 28, 1979) is an American professional basketball player (a center) in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA women's championship in 2001, and her Detroit Shock team won the WNBA championship in 2003 and 2006. Riley was the Most Valuable Player in the 2001 and 2003 championship series, …

Shannon Regina ("Pee Wee") Johnson (born August 18, 1974 in Hartsville, South Carolina) is an American basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Kedra Holland-Corn (born November 5, 1974) is a WNBA basketball player. After attending the University of Georgia, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and Houston Comets, and now plays for the Detroit Shock. She also played in Hungary and Italy. In Italy, with La Spezia team, won the Italian league's MVP title in the 2005-06 sesaon. In the next season Kedra will play again in Italy with Phard Napoli

Andrea Stinson (born Nov 25, 1967) is an American professional basketball player, playing from 1998-2005 for the Charlotte Sting and the Detroit Shock.

Chandi Jones (born March 25 1982) is a professional basketball player. Jones is the daughter of Janice and David Jones, a 1974 draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys. She was a basketball and long jump standout at Bay City High School in Bay City, Texas. Jones attended college at University of Houston. While attending UH, Jones was a standout and brought the program to national prominence. During her freshman season, Jones tore or anterior cruciate ligament, …

Jacqueline Batteast (born March 26, 1983) is a professional basketball player, who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Detroit Shock. Batteast attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became the school's 4th all time leading scorer with 1,874 career points. She started a school record 97 consecutive games prior to graduating in 2005.

Sandra ("Sandy") Anne Brondello (born August 20, 1968 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian women's basketball player who played in Australia and the WNBA before retiring to become a coach. The 5'7" Brondello is one of Australia's all-time best shooting guards. She played on Australia's "Opals" national team at four Summer Olympics, and won three medals (one bronze, two silvers).

Stacey Thomas (born August 29 1978) is a professional basketball player. Thomas attended college at University of Michigan and graduated in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 23rd overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Portland Fire. She has also played for the Detroit Shock, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx and Charlotte Sting.

William Morse Davidson, J.D. (born December 5, 1923, Detroit, Michigan) is an entrepreneur and professional sports owner. He is the chairman of Guardian Industries Corp., one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass. He is also the chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment, principal owner of the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, the Detroit Shock of the WNBA, and the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL.

Ambrosia Anderson is a professional basketball player in the WNBA for New York Liberty. She is 6ft 1in. The Detroit Shock drafted the 6’1” Anderson from Brigham Young University with the 17th pick in the second round of the 2006 draft. She was then traded to the Minnesota Lynx for Jacqueline Batteast. On May 9th she was waived by Minnesota and immediately picked up by the Connecticut Sun. She appeared in one game for the Sun before being waived on June 29th.

Lenae Teresa Williams (born July 14, 1979 in Addison, Illinois) is professional basketball player. She played Detroit Shock at rookie season, in 2003 was traded to the Phoenix Mercury after training camp 2003 pre-season she was released 2 different teams In Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever, after leaving at DePaul University. Lenae spent time playing overseas.

Carla Boyd (born Porter, October 31, 1975 in Wynyard, Tasmania), is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a guard for the Detroit Shock. She won a bronze (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics.

Chris Collins is a basketball player and coach from Northbrook, Illinois. He is the son of former NBA coach Doug Collins. Collins awards in high school included Illinois Mr. Basketball, McDonald's All American, and McDonald's All American 3 point champion. After graduating from Glenbrook North he went on to play at Duke University. Collins received many honors for his play at Duke and was named to the All-ACC rookie team as a freshman in 1993.

Detroit Shock -Director of Sales and Marketing The Detroit Shock has immediate openings for a Director of Sales and Marketing. The Detroit Shock is seeking a championship-caliber, sales-focused, dynamic individual to lead the team's sales efforts. This person will lead a staff of three and will be charged with building the team's fan base through ticket plan sales, grassroots marketing initiatives, promotions, and activation with corporate partners.

Bill Laimbeer 's name sparks one thing in the collective mind of the Detroit community - a fierce competitor with the desire to win and achieve success in whatever he is involved with. As the leader of the 2003 WNBA Champions, he played an integral part in turning a professional sports team from the worst team in the league to the best team in a single season and then followed that up with another championship for the 2006 season.