Kamesha Hairston

Kamesha Hairston (born August 18, 1985 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American professional women's basketball player.[1] She recently played for the Connecticut Sun.

Kamesha Hairston
Personal information
Born (1985-08-18) August 18, 1985
Toledo, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight146 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High schoolBowsher (Toledo, Ohio)
CollegeTemple (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2007Connecticut 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)

College career

Coached under WNBA legend 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[2]

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. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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