KK Arnold

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KK Arnold
KK Arnold.jpg
Arnold with UConn in 2023
No. 2–UConn Huskies
Position Guard
League Big East Conference
Personal information
Born (2005-05-16) May 16, 2005 (age 19)
Germantown, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school Germantown (Germantown, Wisconsin)
College
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Mexico Team
FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hungary Team

Kamorea "KK" Arnold (born May 16, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference.

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Early life and high school career

Arnold was born to Kim and Mike Arnold, and has two older siblings, Mike and MiMi. She attended Germantown High School in Germantown, Wisconsin. [1] During her sophomore year, she averaged 22.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.8 steals per game, and was named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, and AP Wisconsin State Player of the Year. She led the Warhawks to a 29–1 record and the Division 1 state championship, where she scored 31 points in the 63–48 championship win over Hudson. [2] During her junior year, she averaged 24.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 4.4 steals, and was again named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year and AP Wisconsin State Player of the Year. [3]

During her senior year, she averaged 23.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game, and was named the AP Wisconsin State Player of the Year for the third consecutive year. She was also named Wisconsin Miss Basketball. [4] She had five 30-point games and four triple-doubles, including a career-high 43 points on December 8, 2022, with eight rebounds, six assists and five steals in a win over Menomonee Falls. She finished her high school career with 2,458 points, 765 rebounds, 695 assists, 415 steals and eight career triple-doubles, and was named a three-time AP Wisconsin State Player of the Year. [5]

She was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Girls Game and Nike Hoop Summit. [1] [6] She was rated a five-star recruit, and the No. 6 overall player in the class of 2023 by ESPN. She committed to play college basketball for UConn. [7]

College career

During the 2023–24 season, in her freshman year, she appeared in 39 games with 33 starts, and averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game. She led all freshmen in steals and assists per game while ranking third in points and fifth in rebounds per game. Following the season, she was unanimously named to the Big East All-Freshman Team. [8]

During the 2024–25 season, in her sophomore year, she appeared in 36 games and averaged averaged 5.4 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game. During the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament against UCLA, she scored nine points in 20 minutes to help UConn advance to the championship game. During the championship game, she came off the bench and scored nine points in 15 minutes, to help UConn win their record 12th national championship. [9]

National team career

Arnold represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship where she averaged 5.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in six games and won a gold medal. [10] [11] She also represented the United States at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup and won a gold medal. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
*Denotes seasons in which Arnold won an NCAA Championship

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023–24 UConn 393330.245.933.067.03.13.22.30.11.98.9
2024–25* UConn 40021.247.421.371.02.42.81.50.11.25.5
Career793325.746.529.068.62.73.01.90.11.67.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "KK Arnold". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Germantown High School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade Wisconsin Girls Basketball Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade. May 27, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Germantown High School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade Wisconsin Girls Basketball Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade. March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Germantown's Kamorea "KK" Arnold selected as 2023 Ms. Basketball by the WBCA". wissports.net. March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Whitlow, Michael; Venci, Scott (April 7, 2023). "Germantown's KK Arnold wins third straight AP player of the year; Notre Dame's Sara Rohde wins third coach of the year honor". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Germantown's KK Arnold named McDonald's All-American". cbs58.com. January 24, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Anthony, Mike (February 23, 2023). "UConn women's basketball recruit KK Arnold wrapping up storybook high school career in Wisconsin". CT Insider . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Huskies Earn Big East End-of-Season Honors". uconnhuskies.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ "KK Arnold celebrates after helping UConn women win NCAA basketball championship". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . April 6, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Kamorea 'KK' Arnold". usab.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "USA U16 Women Sprint Past Canada 118-45 for Golden Finish". usab.com. August 29, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Incoming Freshman KK Arnold to Participate in USA Basketball U19 Trials". uconnhuskies.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "KK Arnold College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 8, 2025.
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