It’s almost quaint and old-fashioned at this point. Instead of an “agent” telling someone at a website that primarily exists for transfer news, Tucsonan Achol Magot announced her transfer via a personal post on social media. Guard Kamryn Kitchen has stuck with the personal touch, as well, posting a thank-you to Arizona women’s basketball fans and announcing her transfer intentions.
Kitchen came to Tucson after a redshirt season at Virginia. Arizona head coach Becky Burke had spoken to Kitchen when she was a very young player, but she developed beyond the point where she would play at the mid-majors that Burke coached. Once Burke got the Arizona job, the two reconnected and the guard decided to give the West a try.
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Kitchen left personal ties behind in Virginia. She returned to the state after the Wildcats lost in the Big 12 Tournament and regularly posts pictures of herself at Virginia softball games supporting the Cavaliers.
Kitchen was originally ranked No. 57 in the 2025 class by ESPN HoopGurlz, but she enrolled a year early at Virginia with the intention of redshirting. She sat out her true freshman season to get ready for her second year. She was also hurt late in the year. Instead of playing that second year for the Cavaliers, she decided to transfer.
Like most of the Arizona roster, Kitchen’s minutes and role were not consistent during her single season as a Wildcat. She appeared in 22 of the Wildcats’ 30 games, making four starts. Her final appearance was against Baylor on Feb. 21. She played just five minutes in that game and didn’t get off the bench against Houston or Utah in the final two regular season games. She also didn’t play in the Wildcats’ Big 12 Tournament loss to ASU.
Prior to the three DNP games, Kitchen had eight games during which she averaged 28.4 mpg. That run started on Jan. 20 against Kansas. Kitchen had her best outing in cardinal and navy, scoring 16 points in 19 minutes on the court. She went 6 for 11 from the floor and had a 4-for-8 night from 3-point distance. She also grabbed 1 rebound and 2 steals.
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That game was followed by a 30-minute game against Iowa State. She went 3 for 3 from the floor and corralled 2 rebounds. She also had 2 assists, but she fouled out.
The foul problems cropped up again in the next game, but it took 39 minutes for her to foul out against Arizona State in Tempe. She scored 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting and hit 50 percent of her 3-pointers in her first start. She added 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals.
Another start followed. This time she picked up just two fouls against Oklahoma State in 37 minutes. She had 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
After that game, Kitchen’s 3-point accuracy seemed to desert her. She was 0 for 12 from distance over her final five appearances before disappearing from the lineup altogether.
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Her Arizona stat line ended with 4.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.2 apg, and 0.7 spg in 17.7 mpg. She hit 42 percent of her shots including 29.8 percent of her 3-point shots.
Kitchen is the fifth player who saw playing time to announce her transfer from Arizona. She is the sixth player who started the season on the roster to announce an intent to enter the portal when it opens on Apr. 6, 2026.
Her transfer announcement is the second by a guard, joining Tanyuel Welch. Arizona currently has Sumayah Sugapong, Mireia ‘MJ’ Jurado, and Molly Ladwig set to return. Incoming freshmen Jasleen Green and Mikayla Presser-Palmer will join the program over the summer. There is also an unannounced international commit, but her position is unknown. That leaves the Wildcats with five known guards on next year’s roster after Kitchen’s departure. With three players who are listed as centers or forwards set to be on the roster, that brings the total current number on the 2026-27 roster to nine.
Burke will need to add anywhere from three to six players from the portal, meaning she will once again be building a roster almost from scratch. With the five incoming freshmen and the potential return of Montaya Dew, her team will include nine to 12 players who have never played together before.
