COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) -- South Carolina women's basketball player Chloe Kitts will miss the entire 2025-26 season due to a torn ACL in her right knee, requiring surgery this week.
Kitts, a senior and a key starter for the Gamecocks, has been instrumental in leading the team to consecutive national title game appearances, including winning the 2024 National Championship.
"We hate this first for Chloe, who has worked incredibly hard to become the best version of herself on the court this season," said South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley. "Her teammates are capable of stepping up, and I know that her competitive fire and tenacity will be felt from the sidelines as she pours what she can into them to ensure our team’s success."
Kitts achieved career-high averages last season with 10.2 poi