The Ann Arbor-to-Atlanta WNBA pipeline strengthened during Monday’s draft as the Dream selected Michigan guard Leigha Brown with the 15th overall pick in the WNBA Draft.
Brown will join Naz Hillmon, the Michigan standout who also was selected 15th overall last year by the Dream, in Atlanta. Brown and Hillmon are the highest draft picks in program history.
This past season, fifth-year senior Brown, a 6-foot-1 guard, led the team in scoring averaging 17.5 points and she also averaged 5.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists. She was All-Big Ten first team. During her three seasons with the Wolverines, she averaged 16.