Derwin Kitchen

Biography

Derwin Kitchen, a three-year starter on three of Florida State’s NCAA Tournament teams, is in his first season as an assistant coach/player development at his alma mater.. He was a starter on Florida State’s 2011 team which advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and on three Seminoles teams that finished in the top four of the ACC standings during his career. While he played just three seasons as a Seminole (2009-11), he ranks in the top-25 of three different career statistical categories: assists (308 career assists, 18th), steals (133 career steals, tied for 19th), and games started (82 career starts, tied for 24th). Kitchen earned his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary social studies from Florida State on April 30, 2011 after leading the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 (first round), 2010 (first round), 2011 (NCAA Sweet 16) and to 70 overall victories. He helped lead Florida State to the ACC Tournament championship game in 2009 for the first time in school history. Kitchen averaged 8.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 91 games as a Seminole. He averaged his career-high of 10.4 points, a career-high 5.8 rebounds, and a career-high 1.6 steals as a senior in 2011. With Kitchen in Florida State’s starting line-up, the Seminoles were the third winningest program in the ACC in both overall games and ACC games only from 2009-11. Kitchen played in nine victories over ranked teams including two teams – No. 1 ranked North Carolina in 2009 and