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KK Arnold
Arnold with UConn in 2023
No. 2 – UConn Huskies
PositionGuard
LeagueBig 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 schoolGermantown (Germantown, Wisconsin)
College
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Mexico Team
FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 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.

Early life and high school career

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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

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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

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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

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Legend
  GP Games 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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023–24 UConn 39 33 30.2 45.9 33.0 67.0 3.1 3.2 2.3 0.1 1.9 8.9
2024–25* UConn 40 0 21.2 47.4 21.3 71.0 2.4 2.8 1.5 0.1 1.2 5.5
Career 79 33 25.7 46.5 29.0 68.6 2.7 3.0 1.9 0.1 1.6 7.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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