Kamesha Hairston

"Kamesha" redirects here. For the politician, see Kamesha Mumford.

Kamesha Hairston

Temple university
Position	Small forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1985-08-18) August 18, 1985 (age 40) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	146 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High school	Bowsher (Toledo, Ohio)
College	Temple (2003–2007)
WNBA draft	2007: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Drafted by	Connecticut Sun
Playing career	2007–2008
Career history
2007–2008	Connecticut Sun
Career highlights
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)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2007	Connecticut	17	0	8.7	24.4	25.0	75.0	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.9
Career	1 year, 1 team	17	0	8.7	24.4	25.0	75.0	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.9

College

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.