Hall of Fame
One of the top shot-blockers and rebounders in Rutgers-Camden women’s basketball history, Kamilah Byrd Hinson finished her career with 291 blocked shots (second on the all-time list, but first when she graduated), 874 rebounds (fourth) and 9.1 rebounds per game (seventh) in 96 career games (sixth). She also collected 624 career points during her four-year career, averaging 6.5 points per game.
The sister of fellow 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Cetshwayo Byrd, Kamilah is tied for the program’s single-game record with 11 blocks, set against Rutgers-Newark Feb. 20, 1996. She also had four 10-block games during her illustrious career.
Among her single-season accomplishments, Byrd Hinson collected 341 rebounds (third all-time) during 1996-97 and 322 (sixth) in 1995-96. She averaged 14.0 rebounds during the 1995-96 campaign, the second-highest single-season mark in program history, and 13.1 per game in 1996-97 (seventh). She also had the second- and third-highest totals for blocks in a season (134 in 1996-97 and 119 in 1995-96). Her field goal percentage of 50.5 in 1996-97 ranks third on the all-time charts.
During her junior year in 1995-96, Byrd Hinson was named the team Most Valuable Player, and she won the Samuel Strauss Award as the program’s Most Dedicated Player the next season. Her senior year also saw her earn All-New Jersey Athletic Conference Second Team honors, get recognized as the NJAIAW Woman of the Year from Rutgers-Camden and earn one of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Women’s Basketball Sports Scholars Awards for her outstanding academic and athletic achievements. She capped the 1996-97 school year at the annual athletic awards banquet by earning Rutgers-Camden Female Athlete of the Year and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.
Byrd Hinson graduated from Rutgers-Camden in 1997 with a BA in Spanish, then received her Masters of Education degree in School Leadership from Wilmington College (Delaware) in August, 2001. She currently teaches Spanish at Collingswood High School.
