In South Carolina's 75-59 win over Ole Miss on Thursday night, Gamecocks forward Chloe Kitts did something that only seven other South Carolina women's basketball players did before her. Kitts scored her first career triple-double against the Rebels with 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists.
This is the first triple-double for South Carolina since Aliyah Boston did it back in 2021. Boston is the only player in South Carolina women's basketball history to have more than one triple-double in her college career. Kitts became the eighth Gamecocks women's basketball player to record a triple-double, and this is only the ninth triple-double in program history.
THERE IT IS!!
— South Carolina Women's Basketball (@GamecockWBB) February 28, 2025
Triple-double for @chloe1kitts - the first since Aliyah Boston in 2021 😤 pic.twitter.com/0AWszGSaHg
Kitts was on it all night long, but she was only the second-leading scorer for the Gamecocks behind Sania Feagin, who scored a career-high 22 points. Joyce Edwards was the only other player in double digits for the Gamecocks, finishing the game with 10 points.
Kitts had the points and the rebounds locked up in the third quarter for the double-double on the night, something she is very used to achieving. However, going into the fourth quarter, she was just two assists away from the highlight-reel triple-double. After getting that last assist in the fourth quarter, the camera panned to Kitts celebrating down the court, pointing at the "Carolina" on the front of her jersey.
The triple-double coming against Ole Miss has some history behind it as well, and Kitts' accomplishment is only the second time a USC women's basketball player scored a triple-double against an SEC team. Boston did it against Georgia in 2021, but both players are in elite company with each other.
Kitts has been a solid player for the Gamecocks all season. As the fourth leading scorer on the team, Kitts averaged just 9.4 points per game, but she leads USC in rebounds with 7.8 per game. The star junior forward is certainly making her season count, knowing she has another season next year to take an even bigger step forward.