Kayla Hampton

Photo by: Wyatt Streett

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
Airline HS
Hometown:
Bossier, LA

As a Senior (2025-26): Appeared in 13 games and scored 36 points, averaging 2.8 per game... Shot 48.3 percent from the field and 53.3 percent beyond the arc… Secured 12 rebounds, adding two assists and one steal ... Registered a career-high 12 points against Delaware State (12/20) behind a 4-of-4 performance from three… Last saw action against UAB (1/17) with a pair of rebounds and one assist before missing the remainder of the campaign due to injury.

As a Junior (2024-25): Played 28 games with one start in her first season in Uptown… Shot 36.5 percent from the field with 64 points, 26 rebounds, and 10 steals… Started in Tulane debut against Nicholls (11/7) with three points… Scored seven points with four rebounds against Mercer (12/15) … Netted five points against ULM (12/21) … Scored eight points, a season high, at UAB (3/4) … Closed season with eight points to match her season best against USF in the American Conference Tournament (3/10).

Prior to Tulane in 2023-24 (at Kilgore College): As a member of the Rangers, she played in 32 games with 30 starts while averaging 14.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. She reached double figures 23 times including a career-high 29 points against Panola College.... 2022-23 (at Northwestern State): Played a season of college basketball at Northwestern State where she put up 24 points, 14 rebounds and four steals while playing in 22 games.

High School: At Airline, she averaged 17.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.1 assists per game...She ended her career with over 1,500 points...She also had a school record 273 steals....As a freshman, she set the school record with 106 thefts and her average of 3.3 per game...She aided Airline to the playoffs in each of her final two seasons including the school’s first home playoff victory in 11 years...Over the course of her career, she was a two-time First Team All-District selection, a three-time Bossier Press All-Parrish choice, named to the Shreveport Times All-City Team and earned a place on the Shreveport – Bossier Journal All-Metro Team.