SEARCY – Michaela Brown, a 5-foot-6 point guard from Lonoke, Ark., signed an NCAA National Letter of Intent on Wednesday and will join the Harding University women's basketball team for the 2010-11 season.

Brown earned Arkansas 4A All-State honors as a senior in leading Lonoke High School to a 28-6 record and a berth in the semifinals of the Class 4A State Tournament. Brown averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.6 assists per game as a senior. She started on three state finalist teams from her freshman through junior seasons and earned 2-4A All-Conference honors all four seasons.

Also an outstanding student, Brown is the senior class salutatorian at Lonoke High School.