Kamesha Hairston (born August 18, 1985, in

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) is an American professional

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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

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Hall of Fame.

College career

Coached under WNBA player

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, Hairston was the second scoring option in her first three years because of former

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and current

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forward

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. 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

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

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, who led

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, as Temple lost the game 62–52.

Temple statistics

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