2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Senior Season (2010-11)
W&M's all-time leader in field goal percentage at 58.2 percent, while ranking third in career blocked shots (110) ... Named to the CAA All-Academic Second Team for the second straight season ... A 2010-11 team captain and was the lone senior on the Green and Gold roster... Stared 31 of the Tribe's 32 games … Ranked third on the team in scoring at 9.2 points per game and topped the team at 5.8 rebounds per game, which ranked 18th in the CAA ... His 55.7 percent shooting from the field in 2011 ranked sixth on the Tribe's single season list ... Finished the year third in CAA in blocked shots at 1.9 per game, which ranked 62nd nationally ... His 60 blocked shots were the fourth-best single season total in school history ... Scored in double figures 17 times and finished with 14 games of seven or more rebounds ... According to KenPom.com, ranked 11th in CAA in defensive rebounding percentage and 13th in the CAA in offensive rebounding percentage ... Became the fourth Tribe player in school history to block 100 career shots with his fourth rejection at Hofstra (2/15) ... Moved into third on the Tribe's career blocked shots with his 107th vs. Georgia State (2/23) ... Played in his 100th career game at JMU (2/2) and helped the Tribe defense limit All-CAA player Denzel Bowles to zero first half points in W&M's road win ... Registered his third career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at home against VCU (1/12) ... Led the Tribe with 16 points and five rebounds against JMU (1/8) after leading the Green and Gold with 11 points and seven rebounds at Delaware (1/5) ... Blocked a career high five shots against JMU, marking the most for a W&M player in single game since 1996 ... Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the field for 12 points at Longwood (11/29) ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the Legend's Classic Williamsburg Subregional after averaging 12 points and four rebounds per game and shooting nearly 64 percent from the field ... Scored a career-high 20 points on 8-of-12 from the field to go along with eight rebounds in the College's win over Mercer (11/27) ... Scored 16 points for the second straight game at #10/11 Syracuse (11/21) ... Just missed a double-double against the Orange with eight rebounds ... Registered his second career double-double with career highs in points (16) and rebounds (13) at Richmond (11/15) ... Despite missing most of the preseason with injury, scored 10 points in limited minutes (16) off the bench at Virginia (11/12) ... Finished his career ranked seventh in offensive rebounds (202) and 16th in defensive rebounds (298).
Junior Season (2009-10)
Named CAA All-Academic Second Team ... W&M's top low-post presence, averaging 7.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... Ranked eighth in the CAA in offensive rebounding (2.8), 10th in rebounding, 13th in blocked shots (1.0) and 15th in defensive rebounds (3.6) ... Was a force in the Tribe's NIT loss at North Carolina (3/16), finishing with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting to go along with five rebounds in 19 minutes of action ... According to KenPom.com, ranked second in the CAA and 20th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (14.9) ... Offensive rebounding percentage is a measure of the possible rebounds that are gathered by the offense ... His 33 blocks were the sixth most in school history and the most since 2003 ... His 1.03 blocks per game average ranked 15th in school history ... W&M was 10-3 this season when Kitts scored eight or more points in a game ... Recorded his fifth double-digit rebounding effort of the year at UNCW (2/27) with 10 rebounds ... His five 10-plus rebound performances tied for eighth in the CAA ... Narrowly missed a double-doubles with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds in the win over Northeastern (2/13), while finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Towson (2/24) ... Turned in his second-straight double-digit effort with 13 points and a career-high five assists against Delaware (2/10) ... Scored 10 points including the game-winning driving lay-up with 27.2 seconds remaining at Georgia State (2/6) ... Blocked a career-high four shots at Old Dominion (2/3), the most for a Tribe player in six years, while pulling down a team-best six rebounds ... Recorded his first collegiate double-double with a career-high 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting and a game-high 11 rebounds at VCU (1/20) ... Tied his career-high for the second straight game with 11 points at Hofstra (1/2) ... Registered 11 points, including a pair of thunderous dunks, in the win at Maryland (12/30), while adding a team-best five rebounds and two blocked shots ... Dished out four assists and blocked three shots in the win at Radford (12/22) ... Narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds against Longwood (12/2) ... Turned in a solid all-around game vs. the Lancers, finishing with a career-high 13 rebounds and a career-high tying four assists ... His 13 rebounds vs. LU were the most for a W&M player since 2005 ... Just missed his a double-double with an outstanding 9-point and 10-rebound effort against a starting front line of 6-9, 6-11 and 7-0 at Wake Forest (11/28) ... Pulled down a team-high and then-career high nine rebounds at Manhattan (11/21).
Sophomore Season (2008-09)
Started eight games and averaged six points and 3.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 73.3 percent from the floor in eight games as a starter ... Appeared in 29 games and shot 56.5 percent from the floor, while averaging nearly four points and three rebounds per game ... Was a perfect 4-of-4 for eight points at Old Dominion ... Scored eight points on 4-of-5 from the floor to go along with four rebounds against UNCW ... Dished out a career-high four assists, while pulling down a season-high six rebounds in just 14 minutes against Northeastern ... Garnered his first collegiate start on his 20th birthday against Georgia State ... Topped the Tribe, scoring nine points on 4-of-4 from the field to go along with five rebounds ... Led the Tribe bench in rebounding on six occasions ... Scored four points on a pair of dunks to go along with a block and a steal at UNCW ... Registered a career-high three steals at Loyola (Chicago), while also scoring six points and pulling down four rebounds off the bench ... Enjoyed an exceptional two-game showing at the Liberty Thanksgiving Classic ... Scored a career-high 11 points and pulled down four rebounds to go along with three assists against South Carolina State ... Chipped in eight points and gathered six rebounds in a career-high 23 minutes vs. Liberty ... Pulled down four rebounds in each of the first two games of the season at Penn State and Ohio ... Scored five points, including a fast-break dunk, at Ohio.
Freshman Season (2007-08)
Appeared in 16 games, averaging nearly 10 minutes per contest to go along with 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... Spent most of the season learning the Tribe system, but came on late in the year to appear in 10 of the College's final 12 games ... Had a valuable 3-point play in the Tribe's CAA opening-round win over Georgia State ... Came off the bench and posted a team-high six rebounds, including four offensive boards against VCU (3/1/08) ... Finished with four points against Drexel (2/20) and his lay-up gave W&M the lead for good in the second half ... Ranked second on the Tribe squad in points (8) and rebounds (5) at Towson (2/16) ... Played a career-best 21 minutes and turned in a solid all-around performance with six points on 3-of-4 shooting to go along with two rebounds, two blocks and two assists at UNCW (2/13) ... Came off the bench and scored on a post-move lay-up on his first touch at Northeastern (2/9), also pulled down an offensive rebound against the Huskies ... Pulled down a team-high seven rebounds and tallied eight points in 17 minutes off the bench against Montreat (12/22) ... Scored his first collegiate points at North Florida (12/7/07), finishing with six while also pulling down three rebounds in 16 minutes of action ... Saw the first action of his W&M career, coming off the bench to play five minutes at N.C. State (11/15) ... Represented the United States playing for Athletes in Action at the 2008 William Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan ... Helped AIA to the silver medal at the event, averaging 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 56.8 percent from the floor ... Turned in a trio of double-digit performances during the preliminary rounds, including his best effort of 17 points and eight rebounds against the Korean University Select Team.
Prep
During his senior campaign, led Middle Creek to its first Tri-Eight Conference championship and the school's first-ever 4-A state playoff appearance and victory ... A three-time all-conference player ... Selected as a North Carolina All-Star for the 10th Annual Carolinas All-State Classic and led his team in rebounding with 10 ... A McDonald's All-American nominee ... As a senior, scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to help Middle Creek to a 59-46 victory over Apex in the Tri-Eight Conference tournament ... Scored a season-high 29 points against Panther Creek on Jan. 9 ... Averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds as a junior... Scored 419 points in 2005-06, including a season-high 36 against Lee County ... Averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game ... Earned MVP honors at the 2006 North Carolina State Games Tournament ... Played AAU basketball for the Carolina Celtics and Garner Road in Raleigh ... National Honor Society President as a senior... Has a passion for leadership and studied under John Maxwell, a Christian author and leadership speaker.
Personal
The son of Jon and Sally Kitts ... Father played college football at Central Michigan from 1978-81 ... Majoring in business.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2007-08Freshman
Forward
6'9"
210 lbs
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2008-09Sophomore
Forward
6'9"
225 lbs
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2009-10Junior
Forward
6'9"
230 lbs
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2010-11Senior
Forward
6'9"
230 lbs
