Leigha Brown Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Drafted 15^th overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Connecticut Sun prior to the 2023 season for a third-round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:

Appeared in 25 regular season contests for the Sun during her rookie campaign.
Finished the season with 21 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and two blocks.
Tallied a career-high five points twice (7/1 vs. LVA and 9/1 vs. NYL).
Grabbed a career-high six rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists against Chicago on 9/10.

WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:

2023 (Connecticut):

Appeared in two postseason games for Connecticut, tallying one rebound and one assist.

Leigha in the News:

COLLEGE

Brown spent three years at Michigan, where she averaged 16.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 72 games. She put up career-high numbers in the 22-23 season, averaging 5.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists as Michigan advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to her time with the Wolverines, Brown was named the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year as a sophomore with Nebraska. She averaged 14.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in her second collegiate season, producing double figures 23 times, including eight 20-point games.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Nate and Jenese Brown
Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at Michigan; majored in general studies.
Matches the highest WNBA Draft pick in Michigan history with the 15th pick in the 2023 Draft – she is tied with Naz Hillmon, who was also drafted with the No. 15 pick by the Atlanta Dream in 2022.

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