GREENVILLE, S.C. — South Carolina’s Chloe Kitts was dominant in a double-double performance Friday at the Southeastern Conference tournament, pouring in a career-high 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while seemingly doing everything right on the court to help the Gamecocks close out a victory.
It was only in the postgame news conference when, in an attempt to explain what allowed her to have so much success while scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter, the 6-foot-2 junior stumbled a bit.
“I was just going out there and playing confident,” Kitts said. “My coaches and the point guard kept saying, ’14,’ which is kind of get the ball to me, and I just delivered.”
Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley, seated to her left, then said, “Hey, Chloe. Thanks.”
“For what?” she responded.