IN PHOTOS: South Carolina’s Chloe Kitts gets a shoutout from BF Collin Murray Boyles on National Girlfriends Day

Thursday was National Girlfriends Day and South Carolina's Chloe Kitts received a sweet declaration of love from her boyfriend, Collin Murray-Boyles. The South Carolina men's basketball forward posted a collage of the Kitts and the couple together on his Instagram Story and wrote:

"Happy National Gf Day. I love you [fire heart emoji]"

Collin Murray-Boyles Instagram story (Credit: Instagram/@30murrayjr)

Chloe Kitts and Collin Murray-Boyles have been rumored to be dating since early this year. Until now, they did not confirm their relationship status despite flirting with each other on social media.

Murray-Boyles is an incoming sophomore with the Gamecocks. The forward averaged 10.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in his freshman season. Despite being the same age, Kitts is in her junior year as she reclassified to the 2022 recruiting class. Last year, she averaged 9.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

Chloe Kitts stars in a new campaign for James Charles' makeup brand

Chloe Kitts added another brand partnership to her portfolio through her collaboration with painted.co., founded by YouTuber and makeup artist James Charles. The brand sells bright colored paints that can be used for different steps in a makeup routine.

On Thursday, Painted posted a photo of Kitts wearing their metallic shimmer paint with the caption:

"CHLOE KITTS ⭐️ Wearing our NEW METALLIC Create Paint in our best-selling shade, MOTHER OF 🤍 Introducing our 2024 UNDEFEATED 2x national champ playing basketball for the UofSC! 🏀"

Earlier in July, Chloe Kitts, along with her Gamecocks teammate Bree Hall, went on a business trip to Los Angeles, where they took part in the photoshoot for the campaign. Kitts documented the day on her Instagram story, starting from the moment she met Charles to her showing off the makeup. The YouTuber even showed some dribbling skills to the forward.

Chloe Kitts and Bree Hall were not the only student athletes present as UCLA gymnastics alum Gracie Kramer and two-way athlete Gabriela Jaquez, USC track star Nonah Waldron and Texas volleyball's Madisen Skinner, also joined in.

In a more recent video where James Charles announced the release of the new makeup line, he explained that the reason they chose the athletes was to highlight the rise in sporting events in the last few years. Charles also added that the athletes played a round of basketball on his home court.

Apart from her brand deals, Chloe Kitts is preparing for her junior season at South Carolina, where they will attempt to defend their 2024 NCAA championship win. They have the talent needed, but only time will tell if they are successful.

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