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Tony Kitchings
Tony Kitchings

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Aiken, S.C.

High School:
South Aiken

Height / Weight:
6-10 / 260

Position:
C

Birthdate:
09/08/1979

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Retailing

2001-02: 6.7 ppg/6.1 rpg/1.0 bpg
NIT: 11.0 ppg/10.7 rpg/3.0 bpg/2.0 apg
SEC: 4.1 ppg/4.5 rpg

  • 10 PT, 13 REB in NIT contest at Virginia & 11 PT, 11 REB vs. UNLV ...
  • Had 12 PT & 8 REB vs. Ball State and leads USC in REB & BS in the NIT
  • Had great showing in SEC Tournament and became just 2nd USC player ever (BJ McKie, 1998) to be named to the All-Tournament team
  • Had just 4.3 ppg over his last 16 games before leading USC with 14.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 5 BS in the SEC Tournament ...
  • Had scored 4 PT or less 12 in that 16-game span
  • Has turned up his rebounding over the last 8 games with 68 REB (9.5 rpg)
  • Had four-straight double-doubles before just missing 5th vs. Ball State (12 PT/8 REB)
  • Is playing excellent postseason ball, with 12.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg and 2.3 bpg in 6 games (54.5% FG)
  • Played only 5 MIN at Ole Miss & 7 MIN vs. Florida — the lowest totals since his redshirt season ...
  • Played season highs of 27, 26 and 29 MIN in SEC Tournament (27.3 mpg)
  • Played 21 MIN vs. Georgia Jan. 30, scoring 11 PT for highest PT total in 11 games, eclipsing combined PT total of previous 5 tilts (8 PT)
  • Team FG% leader in non-conference play, but hit only 27-75 FG in SEC games (36%)
  • Recent rebounding surge has lifted him into team lead with 6.1 rpg (15th in SEC)
  • Has 2 scoreless games, only his 2nd & 3rd scoreless game since his redshirt season
  • Had season-high 4 AS at Arkansas
  • Struggled to make just 37-67 FT (55.2%) ... 62.5% shooter last season ... But has made 24 of last 34 over last 11 games (70.6%) after 13-33 start 3rd on team in charges taken with 13 ...
  • Has 37 career charges taken, including 3 vs. Georgetown
  • Has 32 BS and 95 for career to rank 6th on USC all-time list in his fourth season after being redshirted in ’98-99
  • Led Carolina in both rebounding and blocked shots as a sophomore ... 3rd in scoring, 2nd in FG% (51.5%)
  • Also led team in charges taken (13), 20-point games (2) and slam dunks (16)

    12 PT, 8 REB, 5-10 FG, 2-2 FT, 2 BS vs. Ball State
    11 PT, 11 REB, 4-5 FG, 4 BS vs. UNLV
    10 PT, 13 REB, 4-8 FG, 3 AS, 3 BS at Virginia
    16 PT, 11 REB, 7-15 FG vs. Alabama in SECs
    10 PT, 13 REB, 4-8 FG, 4 BS vs. Kentucky in SECs
    6 PT, 8 REB, 3 BS, 24 MIN at Georgia
    9 PT, 4 REB, 3-4 FG, 3-3 FT, 29 MIN vs. LSU
    9 PT, 8 REB, 1 AS, 5-6 FT at Vanderbilt
    11 PT, 6 REB, 1 AS, 2 ST, 4-8 FG vs. Georgia
    9 PT, 4 REB, 2 ST, 3-6 FG, 15 MIN vs. Chas. So.
    9 PT, 9 REB, 3-8 FG, 3-4 FT, 2 ST at Clemson
    12 PT, 7 REB, 1 AS, 1 ST, 6-11 FG vs. Georgetown
    7 PT, 9 REB, 3-6 FG, 1 AS, 1 ST vs. Wofford
    9 PT, 5 REB, 4-6 FG, 1 BS, 15 MIN vs. ETSU
    11 PT, 7 REB, 1 AS, 1 TO, 5-7 FG vs. Chaminade

    BEST GAME: 16 PT, 9 REB, 6-9 FG, 4-4 FT, 1 AS, 27 MIN vs. Ole Miss in SECs (3/7)
    CAREER HIGHS
    POINTS: 23 vs. Clemson (12/9/00)
    REBOUNDS: 18 vs. Auburn (1/21/01)
    ASSISTS: 7 vs. VMI (12/28/00)
    BLOCKS: 6 vs. South Carolina State (13/30/99)
    STEALS: 4 vs. 3 teams (last 12/9/00 vs. Clemson)
    SEASON HIGHS
    POINTS: 16 vs. Ole Miss (3/7/02)/Alabama (3/9/02)
    REBOUNDS: 13 vs. Kentucky (3/8/02)/UVa (3/13/02)
    ASSISTS: 3 at Arkansas (1/16/02)/Virginia (3/13/02)
    BLOCKS: 4 vs. Kentucky (3/8/02)/UNLV (3/19/02)
    STEALS: 3 at Florida (1/5/02)

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