The USBWA (United States Basketball Writers Association) has named South Carolina women’s basketball junior forward Chloe Kitts one of its national players of the week, as announced on Tuesday. This recognition follows Kitts’ SEC co-Player of the Week selection on Monday. Notably, Gamecock guard MiLaysia Fulwiley received the same USBWA honor last week.
Kitts joins an elite group this week, including Audi Crooks (Iowa State), Shyanne Sellers (Maryland), JJ Quinerly (West Virginia), and JuJu Watkins (Southern Cal).
Chloe Kitts’ selection is well-deserved, considering her outstanding performance. Over the week, she averaged 14 points, 11.5 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks, while maintaining a 50% field goal percentage. A significant highlight was her achieving the ninth triple-double in South Carolina program history against Ole Miss. She followed this with a strong double-double against Kentucky, contributing to USC’s securing a share of the 2024-2025 SEC regular season championship.
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.”
“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).”
South Carolina, ranked No. 5/5, now heads to Greenville, S.C., for the SEC Tournament. As the No. 1 seed for the fourth consecutive season, the Gamecocks will begin their tournament play in the quarterfinals on Fri., March 7, at noon on ESPN.
