South Carolina women's basketball forward earns national player of the week selection
On Tuesday, the USBWA (United States Basketball Writers Association) announced that South Carolina women’s basketball junior forward Chloe Kitts was one of its national players of the week. The honor comes following Kitts’ SEC co-Player of the Week selection on Monday. Last week, Gamecock guard MiLaysia Fulwiley made the USBWA’s group of players of the week.
Kitts was joined on this week’s team by Iowa State’s Audi Crooks, Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers, West Virginia’s JJ Quinerly, and Southern Cal’s JuJu Watkins.
Kitts’ selection to the weekly team is not surprising. For the week, she averaged 14 points, 11.5 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks while shooting 50% from the field. The 6’2″ Florida native also logged just the ninth triple-double in South Carolina program history last week against Ole Miss. She followed that up with a strong double-double in a closer-than-expected contest against Kentucky. USC won both games to earn a share of the 2024-2025 SEC regular season championship.
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From the South Carolina Athletics release:
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina women’s basketball forward Chloe Kitts was named one of the USBWA National Players of the Week today for her historic triple-double and contributions to the Gamecocks’ two wins that clinched a share of the SEC Regular-Season Championship.
Kitts averaged a double-double for the week with 14.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. She opened the week with a triple-double at Ole Miss (16 pts, 13 rebs, 10 assts), becoming just the second Gamecock to post a triple-double in an SEC game. She posted nine points, seven rebounds and six assists in just 16 minutes of first-half action. After halftime, she scored five straight to open an 11-3 run early in the third quarter after the Rebels had cut their deficit to two points. Her stat line also included a career-high four steals.
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In Sunday’s season finale, Kitts picked up another double-double with 12 points and 10 boards against #15/14 Kentucky. She led the offense in the second quarter with six points to help the Gamecocks take an eight-point lead into halftime. She added four points, four rebounds and a blocked shot in the 13-2 run that closed the game and turned a one-point margin into a 12-point victory.
The other USBWA National Players of the Week were Audi Crooks (Iowa State), JJ Quinerly (West Virginia), Shyanne Sellers (Maryland) and JuJu Watkins (Southern Cal).
No. 5/5 South Carolina heads to Greenville, S.C., for the SEC Tournament later this week. The Gamecocks drew the No. 1 seed at the event for the fourth straight season and will open play in the quarterfinals on Fri., March 7, at noon on ESPN.
Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockWBB) for the most up-to-date information on the women’s basketball season.
