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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Big East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2005-05-16)May 16, 2005 (age 20) Germantown, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Germantown (Germantown, Wisconsin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamorea "KK" Arnold (born May 16, 2005) is an Americancollege basketball player for theUConn Huskies of theBig East Conference.
Arnold was born to Kim and Mike Arnold, and has two older siblings, Mike and MiMi. She attendedGermantown High School inGermantown, 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 namedWisconsin 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 the2023 McDonald's All-American Girls Game andNike Hoop Summit.[1][6] She was rated a five-starrecruit, and the No. 6 overall player in the class of 2023 byESPN. She committed to playcollege basketball forUConn.[7]
During the2023–24 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 theBig East All-Freshman Team.[8]
During the2024–25 season, in her sophomore year, she appeared in 36 games and averaged 5.4 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game. During theFinal Four of the2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament againstUCLA, she scored nine points in 20 minutes to help UConn advance to thechampionship game. During the championship game, she came off the bench and scored nine points and three assists in 15 minutes, to help UConn win their record 12th national championship.[9][10]
Arnold represented theUnited States at the2021 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.[11][12][13] She also represented theUnited States at the2022 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup and won a gold medal.[14][15]
| 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 anNCAA Championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 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 fromSports-Reference.[16] | |||||||||||||
In 2024 and 2025, Arnold was invited toKelsey Plum's Dawg Class, anUnder Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.[17][18]
