Veronica Burton received a phone call from Tom Brady after being selected with the No. 7 pick in the WNBA draft
shared by the WNBA. “It’s going to take you a long way in life, it’s going to take you a long way in your basketball career and it’s going to take you a long way with your family.”
Burton is a stout defensive player who also served as the Wildcats floor general for the past four seasons. In her senior year, she led the nation in steals per game , while averaging 17.8 points, 6.4 assists and 5.5 rebounds. She was named Big Ten Defensive Player for the third consecutive year and became the first Northwestern women’s basketball player to be named to an AP All-America team.
Burton will join the Wings, who went 14–18 during the 2021 season. Dallas was eliminated in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs by the Chicago Sky.
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