Kamesha Hairston (born August 18, 1985, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American professional women's basketball player. 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.
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 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
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