Kamesha Hairston Explained

Kamesha Hairston
Team:	Temple university
League:	WNBA
Position:	Small forward
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lbs:	146
Birth Date:	18 August 1985
Birth Place:	Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
High School:	Bowsher (Toledo, Ohio)
College:	Temple (2003–2007)
Draft League:	WNBA
Draft Round:	1
Draft Pick:	12
Draft Year:	2007
Draft Team:	Connecticut Sun
Career Start:	2007
Career End:	2008
Years1:	2007–2008
Team1:	Connecticut Sun
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)

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

WNBA

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | Connecticut|17||0||8.7||24.4||25.0||75.0||1.8||0.4||0.4||0.0 ||0.5||1.9 |-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 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

Year !Team	GP !Points	FG% !3P%	FT% !RPG	APG !SPG	BPG !PPG	-	2003–04		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

Notes and References

1. Web site: WNBA.com: Prospect: Kamesha Hairston. www.wnba.com. 2017-09-08.
2. News: Local basketball legend will be honored with a lifetime award. WTVG. March 28, 2019. Lissa. Guyton. October 13, 2022.
3. Web site: Hall of Fame. Philadelphia Big 5. October 13, 2022.