Chloe Kitts was selected No. 1 overall in South Carolina after missing a game due to academic suspension

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina forward Chloe Kitts will be available to play after missing the game on Thursday. top-ranked Gamecocks Last match due to academic suspension.

Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said everyone, including Kitts, will be ready to play when the team opens its season at home against Coppin State on Thursday night.

Kitts held out of South Carolina 71-57 victory Then… No. 9 NC State were in Charlotte this past Sunday due to an “academic policy issue,” the team said.

Staley said last Sunday that Kitts is making progress athletically and academically. Even though he couldn’t play against the Wolfpack, Staley said, “we’re incredibly proud of the progress he’s made.”

Kitts is a 6-foot-1 junior forward from Oviedo, Florida, who averaged 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds during South Carolina’s 38-0 national championship season a year ago.

Kitts started and led the team’s season-opening 68-62 victory over Michigan on Nov. 4 in Las Vegas. Match roosters with 19 points and 14 rebounds.

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