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Michael VoepelOct 13, 2025, 09:58 AM ET
- Michael Voepel is simply a elder writer who covers the WNBA, women's assemblage hoops and different assemblage sports. Voepel began covering women's hoops successful 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
South Carolina women's hoops elder starting guardant Chloe Kitts volition miss the 2025-2026 play with a torn ACL successful her close knee, the schoolhouse announced connected Monday. She is expected to person country this week.
The 6-foot-2 Kitts started the past 2 seasons for the Gamecocks, who won the nationalist title successful 2024 and fell successful the NCAA last past twelvemonth to UConn.
Kitts started 38 games past season, averaging 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds. She was MVP of the SEC tourney and the Birmingham 2 Regional. As a sophomore, Kitts started 31 games, averaging 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds.
"We hatred this archetypal for Chloe, who has worked incredibly hard to go the champion mentation of herself connected the tribunal this season," South Carolina manager Dawn Staley said successful a statement. "Her teammates are susceptible of stepping up, and I cognize that her competitory occurrence and tenacity volition beryllium felt from the sidelines arsenic she pours what she tin into them to guarantee our team's success."
Kitts has been projected to beryllium a first-round WNBA draught prime adjacent spring. She could inactive participate the draught oregon opt to instrumentality for different assemblage season.
"Thank you to everyone who has reached retired with emotion and support," Kitts wrote connected an Instagram post. "While this isn't however I expected my elder play would go, I'm trusting God's timing and purpose. I'll proceed to lead, enactment and propulsion my squad from the sidelines. We person large things ahead!"
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