South Carolina women’s basketball announced on Monday, Oct. 13, that senior forward Chloe Kitts will miss the entire 2025-26 season due to injury.
Kitts, the Gamecocks’ most experienced player with 69 career starts in three seasons, averaged 10.2 points and a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game last season. She scored in double figures in four of South Carolina’s six NCAA tournament games in 2025.
“We hate this first for Chloe, who has worked incredibly hard to become the best version of herself on the court this season,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said in a statement. “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 was named the MVP of the SEC tournament last season after scoring 15 points with nine rebounds and three assists against Texas in the conference title game. She also scored 25 points in South Carolina’s first-round matchup of the tournament against Vanderbilt.
Kitts is a huge loss for South Carolina, who’s expected to be one of the top national championship contenders once again in 2025-26.
Here’s everything to know of Kitts’ injury:
Chloe Kitts injury update
Kitts suffered a torn ACL that will keep her sidelined for the entirety of the 2025-26 season, South Carolina announced on Oct. 13.
The program added she’s expected to have surgery this week to repair her knee.
‘Thank you to everyone who has reached out with love and support,’ Kitts wrote on Instagram. ‘I recently suffered an ACL tear and, unfortunately, will be out for this season. While this isn’t how I hoped my senior season would go, I’m trusting God’s timing and purpose. I’ll continue to lead, support, and push my team from the sidelines. We have big things ahead.’
Chloe Kitts stats
Here are Kitts’ year-by-year per-game averages in college:
- 2022-23: 1.6 points with 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game on 37.5% shooting.
- 2023-24: 9.1 points with 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game on 54.4% shooting.
- 2024-25: 10.2 points with 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game on 52% shooting.