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Atlanta Dream selects University of Michigan's Leigha Brown in 2023 WNBA draft

April 11, 2023 / 10:35 AM EDT / CBS Detroit

CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for April 11, 2023

(CBS DETROIT) - The Atlanta Dream selected University of Michigan guard Leigha Brown with the 15th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft Monday night.

A fifth-year player, Brown was selected in the second round of the draft. South Carolina's Aliyah Boston was drafted by the Indiana Fever with the top overall pick.

Brown finished her final season at Michigan as one of four players nationally to average at least 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, earning All-Big Ten first-team honors.

Welcome to the Dream @leigha32brown ! 🏀 pic.twitter.com/EKrWqrjeLP
— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) April 11, 2023

Brown is the eighth Michigan player all time to be taken in the WNBA draft and reunites with her former Wolverine teammate and 2022 second-round pick Naz Hillmon in Atlanta.

Joseph Buczek

Joe Buczek is manager of digital content and promotion at CBS Detroit. He previously worked at WWTV, the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and the Kalkaskian, the Oakland Press and the Morning Sun.