LeighaBrown

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: 

• Leigha Brown matches highest WNBA Draft pick in Michigan program history | Alejandro Zuniga for The Michigan Insider, April 10, 2023
• Michigan star Leigha Brown drafted into WNBA, reunited with former teammate | Andrew Kahn for MLive, April 10, 2023
• From family game nights to one-on-one showdowns, how Leigha Brown’s tenacious desire to win guides her | Liza Cushnir for The Michigan Daily, November 8, 2022

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.