Chloe Kitts

Awards

High School
MaxPreps Junior All-America Second Team (2021-22)

International (USA Basketball)
2023 FIBA U19 World Cup Team, gold medal
2022 FIBA U18 AmeriCup, gold medal

In the South Carolina Record Book

Season
4th – Games played in a season (37 in 2023-24)

Bio Information

Career Summary

• Part of team that became just third program in history of AP Poll to hold No. 1 spot every week in back-to-back seasons … in 2023-24, team became just fifth program in NCAA history to go undefeated and win a National Championship with a program-record 38 wins and ran SEC win streak to league-record 47 games, which is 10th-best conference win streak in NCAA history
• Has helped Gamecocks to two SEC regular-season titles and two SEC Tournament crowns
• Career averages of 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds on 52.5 percent shooting with six double-doubles and 20 double-digit scoring games

Sophomore Year (2023-24)

• Critical part Gamecocks becoming just the fifth program in NCAA history to go undefeated and win a National Championship with a program-record 38 wins and ran SEC win streak to league-record 47 games, which is 10th-best conference win streak in NCAA history, earning a spot on the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
• Helped team to SEC regular-season and tournament championships as well, averaging 9.1 points on 54.4 percent shooting and 5.9 rebounds in her 37 games played on the season … led team in rebounding seven times with six double-doubles and 19 total double-figure scoring games
• Steady performance in the National Championship game against #2/2 Iowa (Apr. 7) yielded her sixth double-double of the season in just seven minutes on court
• Tied her career-high 21 points against Presbyterian (Mar. 22), going a perfect 9-for-9 from the field with 13 boards
• Shot 3-for-3 in the third quarter of the SEC Tournament semifinal against Tennessee (Mar. 9) to give Gamecocks a 10-point lead
• Turned up the energy in the third quarter against Georgia (Feb. 18), knocking down eight of her 12 points as part of a 13-3 run that put the Gamecocks back on top after the halftime deficit
• Rounded out the first half against #11/9 UConn (Feb. 11) a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, tallying six of her 14 points in just eight minutes in the second period as part of a 13-5 run
• Scored half of the team’s 18 first-quarter points at #9/9 LSU (Jan. 25) on 4-of-4 shooting, including her first 3-pointer of the season, in the period en route to a team-high 14 points for the game
• Picked up her first career SEC double-double at Texas A&M (Jan. 21), scoring nine of her 13 points in just third-quarter six minutes in addition to dishing out a team and career-high five assists
• Turned in her first career 20-point game with 21 at Bowling Green (Dec. 19) to lead the team in scoring for the first time in her career
• Scored all 11 of her points at #24/24 North Carolina (Nov. 30) in the second half, including five in the final 3:47, highlighted by hitting both free throws to make it a five-point game with 24 seconds to play
• Needed just 21 minutes to record her first career double-double in a 13-point, 10-rebound effort against #14/11 Maryland (Nov. 12), powering home eight of her points in just six minutes of the second quarter to guide Gamecocks to a 12-point halftime lead
• Drew her first career start in the season opener against #10/10 Notre Dame (Nov. 6), adding five points on perfect field goal and free throw shooting in the final three minutes of the pivotal second quarter that gave the Gamecocks a 48-33 halftime lead

Freshman Year (2022-23)

• Helped team to program-record 36 wins, including perfect 16-0 slate in SEC action, seven wins over ranked opponents, an SEC Tournament title and a spot in the NCAA Final Four for the third-straight season
• Part of team that set program records for points scored, rebounds and rebounding margin in addition to an NCAA record for blocked shots per game
• Played in 18 games after joining the team on Dec. 13, playing in 10 SEC games, two SEC Tournament contests and four NCAA Tournament outings
• Capitalized in her NCAA tournament debut against Norfolk State (Mar. 17), going a perfect 2-of-2 at the free throw line in addition to grabbing a rebound and steal
• Made great use of her five minutes against Missouri (Jan. 15) with five rebounds, a block and a steal
• Scored her first career SEC points with a pair of field goals against Auburn (Jan. 5)
• Made her college debut against Charleston Southern (Dec. 18) after just three full practices with the team … checked in late in the 1st quarter and scored six of her 10 points by halftime

High School

• Ranked No. 17 overall in the Class of 2023
• Played at DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Fla, in 2020-21 and 2021-22 before deciding to graduate early to enroll at South Carolina in January 2023
• Averaged 18.7 points and 8.2 rebounds in 2021-22 to earn MaxPreps Junior All-America Second Team honors
• Led DME Academy to a No. 14 national ranking and a bid to the GEICO Nationals in 2022
• Helped USA Basketball to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championships, posting 7.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game averaging just 15.2 minutes in the tournament