Kamesha Hairston
Temple university
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1985-08-18) August 18, 1985
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight146 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High schoolBowsher (Toledo, Ohio)
CollegeTemple (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2007–2008
Career history
2007–2008Connecticut Sun
Career highlights and awards
  • Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2007)
  • 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2006, 2007)
  • Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player (2005)
  • 3× Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team (2005–2007)

Kamesha Hairston (born August 18, 1985, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American professional women's basketball player.[1] In the 2007 and 2008 seasons she played for the Connecticut Sun. She retired from the game around 2014 due to injury. In 2019, she was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame.[2][3]

College career

Coached under WNBA player Dawn Staley, Hairston was the second scoring option in her first three years because of former Temple University and current Indiana Fever forward Candice Dupree. Hairston still had a good junior season, averaging 12.8 points per game. In the 2006–2007 season she was finally the star player of Temple University as she had a breakout year, averaging 18.9 points per game with 8.9 rebounds per game. In the 2007 Tournament, her final game was against Lindsey Harding, who led Duke, as Temple lost the game 62–52.

Temple statistics

Source[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Temple 31 136 47.1 33.3 45.0 2.6 1.0 1.2 0.4 4.4
2004–05 Temple 32 401 49.2 33.3 67.9 6.1 1.6 2.2 0.5 12.5
2005–06 Temple 32 411 42.1 21.6 80.4 6.1 1.8 2.1 0.8 12.8
2006–07 Temple 33 625 44.5 35.4 78.2 8.6 2.0 1.8 0.8 18.9
Career 128 1573 45.2 28.3 72.7 5.9 1.6 1.8 0.6 12.3

References

  1. ↑ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Kamesha Hairston". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Guyton, Lissa (March 28, 2019). "Local basketball legend will be honored with a lifetime award". WTVG. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Philadelphia Big 5. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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