2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Leigha Brown
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Ind.
- High School:
- DeKalb
Fifth Year (2022-23)
• Earned third varsity letter
• Named to All-Big Ten first team by coaches and media
• AP All-America honorable mention for the first time in her career
• WBCA All-Region finalist
• Named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll six times and the Big Ten Player of the week (Dec. 27)
• Reached the 1,000-point mark for her Michigan career at Minnesota (Jan. 29); leaves Michigan ranked 17th in scoring with 1,188 points in three seasons
• One of just 13 players in program history with 300 career assists, racking up 303 in three seasons
• Appeared in 30 games, starting 28 times with 25 double-figure scoring games, 13 20-point games and two 30-point games
• Averaged 17.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 31.9 minutes per game; also shot 51.3 percent from the floor
• Had five double-doubles on the season - two point-rebound, three point-assist
• Totaled 174 assists in her final season at Michigan, the third-best single-season mark and just four off the record
• Went for a career-best 36 points and nine rebounds against Ohio State (Feb. 20)
• Scored 31 points against No. 6 Indiana (Jan. 23)
• Had her second point-assist double-double with 13 points and 10 dimes at Rutgers (Jan. 19)
• Recorded her second double-double of the season with 22 points, 10 boards and eight assists against Penn State (Jan. 3)
• Had 20 points, eight boards and seven assists against Nebraska (Dec. 28)
• Went for 25 points, eight boards and four assists in Michigan's win over No. 6 North Carolina (Dec. 20)
• Recorded the first point-assist double-double of her career with 10 points and a carer-high 11 assists against Northwestern (Dec. 4)
Senior (2021-22)
• Earned second varsity letter
• Named to the All-Big Ten second team by both the coaches and media
• Named a regional finalist for the WBCA All-America team, earning honorable mention All-America from the WBCA
• Academic All Big-Ten
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Played in 24 games, starting 15 times while battling injury all season long
• Averaged 14.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.5 minutes per game
• Recorded 20 double-figure scoring efforts with four 20-point games
• Went for 10 points, three boards and two assists against South Dakota (March 26), helping bring the team to the Elite Eight
• Recorded 20 points, five rebounds and three assists in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Villanova
• Went for 24 points, five boards and a career-best seven assists against Ohio State (Dec. 31)
• Scored a season-high 25 points against Baylor (Dec. 19), along with five boards and four assists en route to earning MVP honors of the Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
• Returned from an injury to play in the Daytona Beach Invitational, turning in 23 points and five rebounds against Mississippi State (Nov. 27)
• Started the season with 18 points and two rebounds against IUPUI (Nov. 9)
• Earned first varsity letter
• Named to the All-Big Ten second team by both the coaches and media
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 4) for the first time in her career
• Appeared and started in 18 games, averaging 18.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 33.5 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures in all but one game with nine 20-point performances
• Racked up three 20-point games during Michigan's NCAA Tournament run, highlighted by a 28-point performance against Florida Gulf Coast (March 21)
• Averaged 24.7 points per game during the NCAA Tournament
• Reached the 1,000-point mark for her career during Michigan's win over FGCU (March 21)
• Went for 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-5 from three-point range and six assists at No. 15 Northwestern
• Had a season-high 26 points on 9-for-14 shooting with three boards and three assists against Wisconsin
• Went for a team-high 24 points on 9-for-11 shooting with a career-best seven boards and two assists against Wright State (Dec. 6)
• Had 22 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals in her Michigan debut against Central Michigan (Nov. 25)
At Nebraska (2018-20)
Sophomore (2019-20)
• Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, named All-Big Ten honorable mention
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Led Nebraska in scoring at 14.4 ppg, while also going for 3.3 rpg and 2.1 apg
• Appeared in all 30 games off the bench for the Huskers
• Scored in double figures 23 times, recording eight 20-point games
• Went for a season-high 25 points against Manhattan (Dec. 22)
Freshman (2018-19)
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 7)
• Appeared in all 30 games, starting the final six games of the season
• Averaged 9.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 1.5 apg
• Recorded 11 double-figure performances, highlighted by a career-high 30 points in just 25 minutes against Purdue (Feb. 10)
Prep
• DeKalb (2018)
• Averaged 28.0 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.7 spg and 1.4 bpg as a senior
• Named to the Indiana All-Star team, finishing in the top five in voting for Indiana Miss Basketball
• Finished her high school career with 1,798 points, 810 rebounds, 325 assists, 161 steals and 86 blocks
• Recorded a triple-double during her senior season, going for 34 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists
• Scored a career-high 53 points with 24 rebounds against Lakeland (Nov. 3, 2017)
• Earned IBCA Supreme 15 Underclass All-State honors as a junior
• Played AAU for Always 100
Personal
• Daughter of Nate and Jenese Brown
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; majoring in general studies
• Birthday is July 14, 2000
