Virginia Techs Kitley Picks Up ACC Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honors [Video]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WFXR) – For the third consecutive year, Virginia Tech graduate center Elizabeth Kitley was named the recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 2023-24 Kay Yow Award for women’s basketball.

The ACC women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is named in memory of the legendary Yow, who won 737 games as a head coach while directing NC State to four ACC Tournament championships and the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal. Yow, who passed away in January 2009, is also remembered for her leadership and courage in her fight against breast cancer.

ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. The award is based 60 percent on academic …