Malik Hairston

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Malik Samory Hairston
College	Oregon
Sport	Basketball
Position	Forward
Class	Junior
Career	2004 – present
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality	United States
Born	February 23, 1987 Detroit, Michigan
High School	Renaissance High School
Awards
2005 Pac 10 All-Freshman Team; 2006 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention

Malik Hairston is an American college basketball player at the University of Oregon. The 6'6", 200 pound junior guard is currently averaging 13 ppg and 6.1 rpg.

[edit] High School

Prior to arriving at the University of Oregon, he starred at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan. Malik led his high school team to a 27-0 record, the Class B state title and a No. 3 national ranking by USA Today. Malik was a top 10 rated recruit by virtually every publication and played in the 2004 McDonald’s All-America game. He was considered the biggest recruit in the University of Oregon's history.

[edit] College

Hairston has been a big-time asset for the Ducks from the moment he stepped on the floor as a Freshman. Although he has yet to blossom into the dominant player many expected he would become, Hairston (along with fellow teammate Bryce Taylor) became two of the eleven players in Oregon history to record 1,000 career points as juniors. Injuries slowed his production in 2006-2007 but Hairston has been instrumental to the Ducks late season run and sweet sixteen appearance in the 2007 NCAA Division I tournament.