HAMPTON, Va. (April 7, 2025) … Hampton University head women's basketball coach Tamisha Augustin announced on Monday the signing of Kayla Lezama as part of the 2025-26 recruiting class.

Lezama, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, joins the Pirates after two seasons at Boston College. She played in 48 games over two seasons and had a career-high 13 points against Siena in 2023, while hauling in a career-best five rebounds as a freshman against Morgan State and four assists against North Carolina in 2022. Lezama had a stretch of averaging nine points and hitting 50% from the field over four games coming off the bench.

In high school, she was a four-year letterwinner at Noble & Greenough School where she was named team captain as a senior. Lezama averaged 14 points per game to go with seven rebounds and seven assists in 2018-19. She earned Boston Globe All-Star honors, Independent School League (ISL) All-Star honors, and Boston Herald Prep School All-Star honors in 2018-19.

Lezama participated in the 2019 USA Basketball Trials (16u), and played on the summer circuits for Boston Lady Stars from 2014-18, the New England Crusaders and then Exodus NYC in the EYBL Circuit as well.a participated in the 2019 USA Basketball Trials (16u), and played on the summer circuits for Boston Lady Stars from 2014-18, the New England Crusaders and then Exodus NYC in the EYBL Circuit as well.

She joins Akilah "AK" Shelton as part of the 2025-26 recruiting class.