Derwin Kitchen Class: Senior Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla. High School: Raines Last College: Iowa Western C.C. Height / Weight: 6-4 / 204 Position: Gaurd Birthdate: 03/14/1986 Experience: 2 VL

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ON KITCHEN: One of the top returning guards in the ACC for 2010-11 season who has been a starting guard on two NCAA Tournament teams, one ACC Tournament championship game team and who has started 48 career games entering his senior season as a Seminole...he is one of only four returning guards in the ACC (also Larry Drew III of North Carolina and Biko Paris and Reggie Jackson of Boston College) who ranked in the top 10 in both assists and assist:turnover ratio during the 2008-09 season...Kitchen earned a career-low 1.8:1 assist:turnover ratio (seventh in the ACC) and averaged a career-low 3.9 assists per game (10th) as he ranked among the league top guards as a junior...has started 48 of the last 57 games for the Seminoles at one of the guard positions for Florida State the last two seasons including 29 of the last 32 ACC games...has guided the Seminoles into two consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time since the 1992 and 1993 seasons...developed into a starter for the Seminoles and led them to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998 and into the ACC Tournament championship game for the first time in school history during his sophomore season...played in each of the Seminoles' final 26 games of the 2008-09 season and was a starter in 17 of the final 19 games of the year and started 31 of the 31 games he played in as a junior...was a valuable bench player in the first seven games of his Florida State career before moving into the starting line-up against NC State on Jan. 13, 2009...did not start in his first career ACC game against Duke on Jan. 10, 2009 and was a starter in 13 of the final 15 ACC games of the 2009 season, each of the Seminoles' three games in the ACC Tournament and against Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament...has played in five victories over ranked teams during the first two seasons of his career including a win over No. 1 ranked North Carolina in the semifinals of the 2009 ACC Tournament...the win over the Tar Heels was the third in school history over the nation's No. 1 ranked team and sent Florida State to the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history...played in three victories over ranked teams during his first season as a Seminole...helped the Seminoles defeat two ranked Clemson teams and No. 1 ranked North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament...a starter in two victories over ranked Georgia Tech teams during his junior season...a transfer from Iowa Western Junior College where he earned All-America First Team honors during his only season at the school...earned Junior College All-America First-Team honors at Iowa Western Community College in 2008 as he averaged 14.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists in leading the Reivers to a No. 11 ranking in the final national junior college rankings in 2008...rated as the 57th best overall player, the 22nd best shooting guard and a top four-star prospect in the 2005 high school class by rivals.com...originally signed with Florida and enrolled at St. John's before attending school and playing basketball at Iowa Western Community College...enters his senior season of 2010-11 with one year of eligibility remaining...earned the Tip of the Spear Award at the Seminoles' 2009 Honors Banquet and the Otto Petty Most Assists Award at Florida State's year end banquet in 2010...

AS A JUNIOR (2010): Averaged a career-high 8.1 points (fifth on the team), a career-high 3.9 assists (first), a career-high 1.5 steals (second) and a career-high 4.9 rebounds (third) as he played in 31 of the Seminoles' 32 games, including all 16 of Florida State's ACC games...started 31 of the Seminoles 32 games as he ranked among the team leaders in games played as we tied for third with his career-high 31 starts...Florida State's starting point guard as the Seminoles advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and finished in third place in the ACC standings with a 10-6 record....with Kitchen in the starting line-up in the last two seasons, the Seminoles have finished in third and fourth place with identical 10-6 conference marks....the Seminoles have won 20 games and have a winning percentage of nearly 65 percent in the ACC with Kitchen in the starting line-up in the last two seasons...he has started 29 of the Seminoles' 32 regular season ACC games in the last two seasons...in addition to leading the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year, he helped lead Florida State to the championship of the prestigious Old Spice Classic with wins over Iona, Alabama and Marquette...scored his career-high of 29 points as the Seminoles played host to Maryland in Tallahassee (Feb. 4) - his point total was the highest of any Florida State player in a single game during the 2009-10 season...was Florida State's leading scorer in four different games during the season -- 15 at Florida (Nov. 24), 16 vs. Iona (Nov. 26), 29 vs. Maryland; 8 vs. Clemson (Feb. 28) - and the Seminoles were 2-2 in those games...an exceptionally strong rebounder for a point guard who led Florida State in rebounding six times as a junior -- 6 vs. Alabama (Nov. 27), 5 vs. Miami (Feb. 6), 8 at Virginia (Feb. 17), 7 vs. Clemson, (Feb. 28), 6 at Miami (March 6,) and 11 vs. NC State (March 12) in the ACC Tournament...averaged a career-high 28.6 minutes played per game - the second highest per game average on the team behind Chris Singleton's team-high 31.4 minutes played per game average...he averages nearly 28 minutes played per game in the first two seasons of his career...played less than 20 minutes in only three games and played at least 30 minutes in 17 different games with his career high of 37 minutes coming as he poured in 29 points against Maryland at home...enjoyed his best season from the free throw line as he shot a career-high .707 to rank as one of only two Seminoles who shot better than 70 percent fro the line for the season...with 122 assists and his career-high 3.9 assists per game average, he totaled nearly twice as many assists (122-65) and averaged nearly 1.5 assists more (3.9-2.5) as a junior as compared to his sophomore season...dished out a career-high 10 assists in two different games - 10 in the Seminoles' victory over Alabama A&M (Dec. 31) and at Duke (Jan. 27)... he became the first Seminole point guard to earn 10 assists in a single game since former Seminole guard Nate Johnson earned 10 assists in the Seminoles' 80-67 victory over Iowa on Dec. 2, 2002 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge...his 10 assists against Alabama A&M and Duke allowed him to earn double figures in assists in multiple games in a single season since Delvon Arrington had double digits in assists in four games during the 2001-02 season...biggest shot of his junior season and in the first two seasons of his career came against Boston College in the final minute of the Seminoles' win in Chestnut Hill...he hit a 3-point shot from the left elbow with 44 seconds remaining in the game and the outcome still hanging in the balance...his trifecta made the score 57-54 and allowed the Seminoles to take and hole the lead and win the game...he scored all five of his points for the game the final 44 seconds of the games in the Seminoles' 61-57 lead...helped Florida State ranked first in the nation and first in the ACC in field goal percentage defense, as well as first in the ACC in scoring defense...averaged 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds in 12 games against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament...shot .704 from the free throw line in those 12 games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament...averaged 6.2 points and 5.6 rebounds in five games against ranked teams during his junior season...(vs. Boston College): averaged 7.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two games against Boston College...shot .500 from the field and .400 from the 3-point line as the Seminoles took the two-game season series from the Eagles for the first time in school history...was Florida State's second leading rebounder against Boston College with 14 total rebounds - only five behind Chris Singleton's team leading 19 rebounds and 9.5 rebounds per game average...scored five points and pulled down nine rebounds in the Seminoles' victory over Boston College in Chestnut Hill (Jan. 30)...his five points all came in the final 44 seconds of the game and helped Florida State take the 61-57 victory for its first ever win on the road at Boston College...hit a 3-point shot from the left elbow with 44 seconds remaining in the game to break the seventh tie of the game and give the Seminoles a 57-54 lead...the bucket gave the Seminoles the largest lead by either team since the early part of the second half...he then made two free throws with seven seconds left in the game to give the Seminoles the 61-57 winning advantage...pulled down six of his nine rebounds in the second half as Florida State went from a 27-22 deficit at halftime to the 61-57 victory...scored nine points and pulled down five rebounds as the Seminoles defeated Boston College, 62-47, in Tallahassee (Feb. 14)...was credited with a game-high five assists and two steals in 32 minutes of playing time as the Seminoles held the Eagles to a school record low point total for an ACC game...scored seven points in the first half to help the Seminoles to a 30-30 tie at the intermission and helped lead a suffocating defensive effort that limited Boston College to 17 total points in the victory for Florida State...(vs. Clemson): averaged 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Clemson...shot .889 from the free throw line as he made eight of nine free throw attempts in the two-game regular season series against the Tigers...scored seven points to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Seminoles fell at Clemson (Feb. 10) to the Tigers, 77-67...scored all seven of his points in the second half highlighted by a perfect four of four performance from the free throw line...scored a team-high tying eight points and pulled down a team high tying seven rebounds as the Seminoles played host to the Tigers in Tallahassee (Feb. 28)....totaled six points in the second half as Florida State worked to hold the Tigers off from winning both games of the regular season series...scored four of the Seminoles' final seven points of the game on two free throws and a lay-up...(vs. Duke): scored three points, pulled down seven rebounds and as credited with a career-high tying 10 assists in the Seminoles' only game of the season against NCAA Tournament Champion Duke...totaled 10 assists against only three turnovers in 34 minutes of play as the Blue Devils won, 70-56, in a game played in Cameron Indoor Stadium (Jan. 27)...his three points for the game came on a 3-pointer with 16:09 left in the first half and pulled the Seminoles to within one at 6-5...five assists in the first half led to 10 points while five assists in the second half led to 12 points meaning he was directly accountable for 25 of the Seminoles' 56 points in the game...his 10 assists in game were the most in an ACC game since the 2001-02 season when Delvon Arrington was credited with 10 also against Duke on Jan. 6, 2002...(vs. Georgia Tech): averaged 4.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Georgia Tech...was Florida State's second leading rebounder in the regular season series sweep of the Yellow Jackets...secured nearly half (11) of Florida State's 24 total team assists against Georgia Tech...scored seven points, was credited with six assists and pulled down eight rebounds in leading Florida State to a 66-59 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta...the win opened the Florida State's ACC season in December and allowed the Seminoles to begin the conference schedule with a 1-0 record...totaled two points, three assists and three rebounds in the overtime period as the Seminoles outscored the Yellow Jackets, 12-5, in the overtime period to gain the win...assisted on Florida State's first two baskets of the third period on baskets by Ryan Reid to put the Seminoles up 58-57 with 3:03 left in the game...he then made two free throws to help the Seminoles increase their lead to four which led to the win...scored two points, pulled down five rebounds and added five assists as the Seminoles defeated Georgia Tech in Tallahassee (Jan. 24)...two first half points gave the Seminoles a 24-23 lead with 5:47 left in the second half...(vs. Maryland): averaged 16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament participant...shot .583 from the field, 600 from the 3-point line and was perfect from the free throw line in the two games against Maryland...scored his career high of 29 points on a career-high 12 made field goals as the Seminoles played host to Maryland in Tallahassee (Feb. 4)...scored four points and pulled down two rebounds as the Seminoles traveled to play at Maryland (Jan. 10)...Florida State got themselves back into the game after falling behind in the first half and fell, 77-68...scored two points in each half and helped the Seminoles outscore the Terps 41-36 in the second half...totaled a game-high 29 points on 12 made field goals, a perfect three of three shooting from the 3-point line and a perfect two of two shooting from the free throw line as the Seminoles had the game taken from them in a 71-67 loss in Tallahassee (Feb. 4)...totaled 11 points in the first half and 18 in the second half to score the highest point total by a Seminole player during the 2009-10 season...scored four points on two lay-ups in the final 2:22 of the first half that allowed Florida State to earn a 29-25 lead at the intermission...from there here went toe to toe with Maryland's Greivis Vasquez in the second half in the epic battle of top tier ACC teams...outscored Vasquez 18-13 in the second half, but the Terps earned the win...tied the game twice and closed Florida State's gap twice in the second half...Florida State looked to have tied the game at 66-66 with 14 seconds remaining in the game but Florida State's Michael Snaer was called for a foul which nullified the game-tying basket...(vs. Miami): averaged 4.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games against Miami...was Florida State's leading rebounder with 11in the Seminoles' regular season sweep of the Hurricanes...was second on the team in assists with eight as he averaged 24.5 minutes played per game as the Seminoles took the two game regular season series with wins in Tallahassee (Feb. 6) and in Coral Gables (March 6)...the Seminoles' victory over the Hurricanes in March allowed them to finish league play with a 10-6 record and a third place finish in the ACC standings...scored six points to goal along with six assists and five rebounds in the Seminoles 71-65 victory over Miami at home...two first half points and two first half assists helped Florida State take a 32-31 lead at the intermission while four second half points allowed the Seminoles to take the win...an old fashioned three point play with 4:24 left in the game afforded Florida State a 59-47 advantage...added a free throw shot with 45 seconds remaining put the Seminoles up by eight at 66-58 and effectively closed the door on the Hurricanes...totaled three points, a team-high six rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes played in the Seminoles 61-60 victory on the road to close out the regular season...his 3-point shot with 15:48 remaining in the first half proved monumental as it not only gave Florida State an early 7-0 lead and momentum but it proved to be among the margin of victory baskets in the game that came down to the final second as the Seminoles took the win...(vs. North Carolina): scored 13 points, pulled down seven rebounds, was credited with six assists and earned three steals in the Seminoles only game of the season against NIT participant North Carolina...he was Florida State's third leading scorer, its third leading rebounder and tied for its team high in assists as the Seminoles won at the Dean E, Smith Center for the first time under head coach Leonard Hamilton...was two for three (.833) from the three point line as the Seminoles made 11 shots from the bonusphere and a five of six from the free throw line as the Seminoles made 12 of 18 free throws in taking the 77-67 win...13 points (seven in the first half and six in the second half) allowed the Seminoles to score the first basket of the game and hold as much as a 23 point lead during the game...the Seminoles never trailed in gaining the historic victory...his seven first half points came in the first 11 minutes of the half and helped the Seminoles take as much as a 17-point lead in the first half...scored on a 3-point basket, a 2-point basket and two free throws...six second half points allowed the Seminoles to keep the heat on the Tar Heels and gain the victory...(vs. NC State): averaged 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals in two games against NIT participant NC State...was a perfect four of four from the free throw line in the two games against the Wolfpack...scored 15 points and was credited with four assists and three steals as NC State defeated Florida State, 88-81 in Tallahassee (Jan. 12)...his 15 points allowed him to rank as one of five Seminoles to score in double figures...totaled 11 second half points as the Seminoles and Wolfpack got into a running battle with both teams scoring 50 points...his 15 points against the Wolfpack rank as the second most for him in an ACC game as a junior...totaled four points, a career-high 11 rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes played against NC State in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament...his 11 rebounds ranked as a high for the Seminoles and a high for the game...all four of his points came in the second half as Florida State worked to fend off the Wolfpack...(vs. Virginia): scored seven points, pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and had one assist in the Seminoles' only game of the season against Virginia...also added a blocked shot against the Cavaliers in the 69-50 victory in Charlottesville (Feb. 17)...part of Florida State's offensive and defensive effort early as the Seminoles jumped to and sustained an early lead...three points, five rebounds and one blocked shot in the first 20 minutes of play helped Florida State to a 33-24 advantage at the intermission...the Seminoles held Virginia to 24 first half points and .364 shooting from the field in the first half...four consecutive points on a pair of jumpers within 24 seconds of each other early in the second half helped Florida State keep the pedal to the floor in gaining its seventh ACC win of the season...(vs. Virginia Tech): scored 11 points, pulled down four rebounds, added three assists and one steal in Florida State's only game of the season against NIT participant Virginia Tech...was seven of 10 from the free throw line as he established career highs for free throws made and free throws attempted in the Seminoles' 63-58 win in Tallahassee (Jan. 16)...played big from the free throw line late in the game as Virginia Tech closed as much as a 14 point Florida State lead to as little as two...was four of six from the free throw line and made a lay-up in the last seven minutes of the game to help Florida State to the win that proved monumental at the end of the season...each of his free throws and his field goal late in the game extended Florida State's lead back to a comfortable working margin...his scoring late also proved monumental as Virginia Tech got to within one on a 3-point shot by Malcolm Delaney with four seconds remaining in the game...the win by the Seminoles in January over the Hokies in the fourth ACC game of the season allowed the Seminoles to earn the first tiebreaker over Virginia Tech to earn the third seed in the ACC Tournament to mark the second consecutive season the Seminoles have earned a top four seed and a bye in the first round of the conference championship tournament...(vs. Wake Forest): scored two points, pulled down four rebounds and was credited with six assists and a career-high five steals as Florida State defeated NCAA Tournament participant Wake Forest in the only meeting of the season between the two teams...despite scoring only two points (on a dunk to increase the Seminoles lead to seven points) he directly accounted for 11 points on his five assists and six points on his four steals for a total of 19 of the Seminoles' 31 first half points...his all around body of work helped Florida State take a 31-25 halftime lead...though he didn't score in the second half it was his help defense that didn't allow Wake Forest All-American Al-Farouq Aminu to score either as the Demon Deacon star was held scoreless for the only time in his career...his defensive effort helped Florida State limit Wake Forest to 20 second half points, .211 percent shooting in the second half and 47 total points and .366 shooting from the field during the game...one assist (on a jumper by Michael Snaer) and one steal (that led directly to a dunk by Xavier Gibson) added up to four points in the second half by Kitchen which equaled the margin of victory for the Seminoles...(vs. Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament): totaled seven points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals in the Seminoles' game against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament...the game was played in the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. and resulted in a 67-60 win for the Bulldogs...his five assists and four steals ranked as game high statistics for the game among both teams...scored the first basket of the game for the Seminoles to put Florida State up 2-0 only 18 seconds into the game...tied for the team lead with three free throws - all in the first half...(In three games during the Old Spice Classic): averaged 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in helping lead the Seminoles to the championship of the prestigious Old Spice Classic at the Disney/ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla...was Florida State's second leading scorer, shot .500 from the field, .556 from the 3-point line and .750 form the free throw line in leading the Seminoles to victories over Iona (54-49, Nov. 26), Alabama (60-51, Nov. 27) and Marquette (57-56, Nov. 29)...scored a team and game-high 16 points to go along with three rebounds and two assists in the Seminoles first round victory over Iona...scored nine of Florida State's 29 points in the second half including two on two free throws with 6:48 remaining in the game...the score was tied eight times during the game and he lead changed hands nine times...his two second half free throws allowed Florida State to keep the lead for the entire second half of the game...scored the first two points of the game on a dunk to tie the score at 2-2...pulled Florida State to within 8-7 lead with a 3-point shot at the 11:31 mark of the first half...Florida State outscored Iona, 29-25, in the second half to escape with the win...scored eight points, pulled down six rebounds and dished out six assists in the Seminoles' victory over Alabama which sent Florida State to the championship game of the tournament...all eight points came in the second half as Florida State held on for the victory...scored six points in span of 3:16 in the second half on one free throw shot, a lay-up and a 3-point shot to put Florida State up by nine at 41-32 with 13:21 left in the game...his scoring string kept Alabama at bay for the remainder of the game...five assists in the first half all helped account for 3-point shots and a total of 15 points while one assist in the second half also accounted for a 3-point shot and three more points, meaning all of his six assists accounted directly for 18 points on six made 3-point shots...totaled 14 points, five rebounds, one assist and one turnover in the Seminoles' championship game victory over Marquette...of his 14 points, six came in the first half and eight came in the second half...scored all eight of his second half points in the final 6:32 of the game to spark an amazing late-game comeback that saw the Seminoles rally from 12 points down at halftime, as many as 17 points down in the second half and 10 points down with 10 minutes to go to defeat Marquette who advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed...he scored on a 3-pointer to close the gap to two at 44-46 with 6:32 left...again closed the gap to two at 46-48 with 4:18 remaining and gave the Seminoles a 53-52 lead on a 3-pointer with 1:24 remaining in the game...beginning with Kitchen's 3-point shot at the 6:32 mark, the Seminoles outscored Marquette 16-10 to win the game and the championship...(vs. Florida): led Florida State with 15 points, four rebounds and four steals in the Seminoles' only game against NCAA Tournament participant Florida...totaled 11 of his 15 points in the second half as the Seminoles outscored the Gators, 33-29, in the second half in an attempt to climb back into the game...Florida earned the win, 68-52 in Gainesville (Nov. 24)...

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Averaged 7.9 points (fifth on the team), 4.6 rebounds (fourth), 2.5 assists (third) and 1.2 steals (third) while playing in 26 of the Seminoles' 35 games in his first season as a member of the Florida State basketball team... finished the season as Florida State's fifth highest scorer and with its third highest assist total despite playing in only 26 games...helped lead Florida State into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998 and into the ACC Tournament championship game for the first time in school history...started 17 of the final 19 games of his first season and was a starter in 13 of the Seminoles' 16 ACC games...he earned starting assignments in all three of the Seminoles' games in the ACC Tournament and against Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament...his 17 starts came despite missing the first nine games of the season and were the fourth highest total of starts on the team during the 2008-09 season...finished third on the team with a 25.7 minutes played per game average and was one of only three players on the team who averaged more than 25 minutes played per game...played in double figure minutes in 25 of his 26 appearances including each of his final 25 games of the season...played the first game of his Seminole career at Georgia State (Dec. 13)...scored two points in six minutes of play as the Seminoles defeated the Panthers, 62-57...his two points came on two free throws with four seconds left to up Florida State's lead to 62-57 and seal the important road victory for the Seminoles...earned three minutes of playing time in the first half and three minutes in the second half...finished as Florida State's leading rebounder with nine against No. 1 North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament (March 14), eight against Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament (March 20), seven at Wake Forest (Feb. 14) and six at Virginia Tech (Feb. 21)...his season-high scoring game of 19 points came in a victory at Virginia Tech (Feb. 21)...his 19 points against the Hokies were one of nine times he scored in double figures in his first season as a Seminole...16 points came in his first career ACC game against Duke at home in Tallahassee (Jan. 16) while 11 points came in the Seminoles' ACC Tournament semifinal victory over No. 1 North Carolina...three consecutive double figure scoring games against Western Kentucky in the Orange Bowl Classic (11 points, Dec. 28), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (13 points, Jan. 3) and at home against Duke 16 points, Jan. 10) and four consecutive double figure scoring games in ACC play against Miami (13 points, Feb. 18), at Virginia Tech (19 points), at Boston College (14 points, Feb. 24) and Clemson (10 points, Feb. 28)...the biggest basket of the first season of his Florida State career came against Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament (March 13)...he took an inbounds pass from guard Luke Loucks and made a reverse lay-up to put Florida Sate ahead, 63-62...he was fouled on the play and made the free throw to give the Seminoles their 64-62 margin of victory...the win was the Seminoles' first in the 2009 tournament as the advanced to play in the ACC Tournament championship game for the first time in school history...may have been at his best in the ACC Tournament as he scored the game-winning basket in the Seminoles' quarterfinal victory over Georgia Tech, led the Seminoles in rebounds with nine in their semifinal victory over No. 1 North Carolina and led the Seminoles in assists during two of the three games and in steals in all three games...averaged more points in 16 conference games (8.3) than he did in non league games (7.3) which included the first six games of his career, three games in the ACC Tournament and one game in the NCAA Tournament...averaged 7.7 points and 5.2 rebounds in 13 games against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament and averaged 9.5 points in four games against teams that played in the 2009 NIT...(vs. Boston College): scored 14 points, pulled down five rebounds and was credited with three assists in the Seminoles' only game of the 2008-09 season against NCAA Tournament participant Boston College...his 14 points ranked as his second scoring total against an ACC opponent during his first season as a Seminole...he shot 60 percent (six of 10) from the field including two of three from the 3-point line in 33 minutes of play as Florida State fought valiantly but fell on the road at Boston College , 72-67, in Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Feb. 24)...totaled six points in the first half and eight in the second half as the Seminoles nearly pulled out the victory...began Florida State's comeback from as many as nine down in the second half with a 3-point shot at the 14:51 mark...his long range shot made the score 42-36 (down six) and was the beginning of a 14-6 Seminole run that saw the Seminoles go from nine down (42-33) to only one down (48-47) in a span of just over four minutes...each of his three baskets (two 3-pointers and a lay-up) in the second half helped Florida State cut into the Eagles' lead...a 3-pointer at the 18:03 mark cut a Seminole deficit to one (32-31), his second 3-pointer of the half cut the deficit to six and a lay-up with 5:04 remaining cut the lead to five at 64-59...additionally, two second half assists led directly to six points on a pair of 3-point shots by All-American Toney Douglas...(vs. Clemson): averaged 5.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Clemson...was Florida State's fourth leading scorer as the Seminoles defeated nationally ranked Clemson twice with wins at Clemson and in Tallahassee...scored one point, pulled down four rebounds, earned one steal and one assist in the Seminoles' monumental, season-changing, come-from-behind victory over No. 10/10 Clemson, 65-61, on the road in Clemson, S.C. (Feb. 7)...the Seminoles trailed by as many as 19 in the second half but rallied to win the game...his one point in the game was a free throw at the 16:29 mark to pull the Seminoles to within 17 at the 16:29 mark of the second half...his free throw came with the Seminoles trailing 42-24 and began a 41-19 game-ending and game-changing and run...in rallying to gain the victory on the road, Florida State improved its record to 18-5 overall and 5-3 in the ACC...the win allowed the Seminoles to finish the first half of their ACC season with a 5-3 record...totaled 10 points, four rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes played as the Seminoles defeated Clemson, 73-66, in Tallahassee (Feb. 28)...the victory over the Tigers gave Florida State a 9-5 record in ACC play and virtually assured them of their first NCAA Tournament bid since 1998...scored five first half points to propel the Seminoles to a 73-66 halftime lead and totaled five in the second half as Florida State held on for the victory...his prominent plays in the first half included a jumper in the paint to tie the game at 6-6 with 4:50 elapsed in the game, an assist on a 3-point shot by Deividas Dulkys to put the Seminoles up 14-13 with 10:19 left before intermission and a 3-pointer with 9:40 left in the half to give Florida State a 17-13 advantage...it was Kitchen who earned an assist on the game-winning basket by Dulkys because the Seminoles led for the entire remainder of the game...(vs. Duke): averaged 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in three games against ACC Tournament champion and NCAA Tournament participant Duke...the Seminoles played the Blue Devils twice during the regular season and in the championship game of the ACC Tournament - the first time the Seminoles had ever played on Championship Sunday in the ACC Tournament...made his ACC debut against Duke with a 16-point, five rebound and five steal performance against the Blue Devils in Tallahassee (Jan. 10)...despite his best efforts the Seminoles fell, 66-58, to Duke at home in Tallahassee...all 16 of his points came in the second half as the Seminoles mounted a comeback after trailing by as many as 25 midway through the second half...all 16 of his points came in the final 11 minutes of the game as Florida State outscored Duke, 31-20, to get back to within six points after trailing only 19-14 at the intermission...from the 10:52 mark through the 5:22 mark of the second half he scored four points and then scored 10 of the Seminoles' final 16 points in the final five minutes of the game...scored seven points, pulled down five rebounds and dished out four assists as the Seminoles fell to Duke, 84-81, in Cameron Indoor Stadium (March 3)...all seven of his points came in the second half as Florida State held as much as an eight point deficit, lost the lead and re-gained the lead before falling in the final minutes of the game...gave the Seminoles their largest lead of the second half (and tied their largest lead of the game) with a jumper at the 19:33 mark to put Florida State up 42-34...another jumper at the 17:28 mark gave Florida State a 44-40 advantage and a 3-point shot at the 8:56 mark to give the Seminoles the lead back at 62-60...pulled down five rebounds and was credited with two assists in 19 minutes of playing time as Florida State played Duke for the championship of the ACC Tournament at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta (March 15)....the Blue Devils claimed the crown with a 79-69 victory...his five rebounds ranked tied for second on the team behind Chris Singleton's nine rebounds and tied with Solomon Alabi's five...(vs. Georgia Tech): averaged 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two games against Georgia Tech...the Seminoles defeated the Yellow Jackets twice during the season - once during the regular season in Tallahassee and again in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta...the Seminoles' victory over the Jackets in the ACC Tournament was their first win in the tournament as they advanced to the championship game for the first time in school history...scored 13 points and pulled down four rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time as the Seminoles' registered a come-from-behind victory over the Yellow Jackets, 62-58, in a game played in Tallahassee...his 13 points were tied for the third highest scoring total in his first season as a Seminole...the Seminoles trailed by as many as seven in the first half, were behind 31-25 at the intermission and did not take the lead for good until just over five minutes remained to be played in the game...totaled 11 points in the second half to help lead the Seminoles' comeback...scored four of the Seminoles' first six points of the second half with a short jumper at the 18:09 mark tying the game at 31-31...the tie was one of nine times the score was tied during the game...two free throws with 6:32 left in the game drew Florida State to within one at 45-44 and two free throws in the final 2:09 of the game helped Florida State take the win and keep its home court advantage in ACC play...totaled eight points, three rebounds and five assists in the Seminoles' 64-62 victory over Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament (March 13)...made his biggest basket of the season and one of the biggest baskets of the season for Florida State with 7.7 seconds left in the game and the Seminoles trailing by one...he took an inbounds pass from Seminole freshman guard Luke Loucks and scored on a reverse lay-up to give Florida State a 63-62 lead...he was fouled on the play by Georgia Tech's Alade Aminu...he completed the old fashioned three-point play and the Seminoles held on to gain the win...said Kitchen after the game: "When Luke passed it to me, I knew my man was trailing me. I was going to have a clear lane to the basket unless a big man was to help up. As soon as I caught it, I just tried to finish."...after scoring five points in the first half to help Florida State to a 33-27 lead at the intermission, his only three points of the second half came on the Seminoles' final offensive play of the game...(vs. Maryland): scored six points, pulled down five rebounds and earned four assists in Florida State's only game against NCAA Tournament participant Maryland...Florida State outscored Maryland, 10-7, in overtime to take the 76-73 win in Tallahassee (Jan. 17)...was perfect four-of-four from the free throw line in the Seminoles' 15th victory of the season...scored four points in the final 4:04 of regulation to help the Seminoles hold the lead until the final minute of regulation...two of two free throws with 4:04 left gave the Seminoles a 64-58 lead and a lay-up with 1:00 left gave Florida State a 66-64 advantage...both scores became important as Landon Milbourne tied the game and sent it into overtime with a lay-up with 22 seconds left in the game...(vs. Miami): averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two games during the regular season against NIT participant Miami...he shot a team-leading .556 (five of nine) from the field and was a perfect two-of-two from the 3-point line as the Seminoles and Hurricanes split the two games series with each team winning on their home court...scored zero points and pulled down two rebounds in 17 minutes of playing time as Florida State fell on the road to Miami, 75-69, in Coral Gables (Jan. 21)...was one of only two games in which he was held scoreless during the first season of his Seminole career...one of three Seminoles in double figures with 13 points to go along with his ACC season-high tying seven rebounds as the Seminoles defeated Miami, 80-67, in Tallahassee (Feb. 18)...the victory was the magical win No. 20 for the Seminoles who also upped their ACC record to 7-4...totaled 10 second half points as Florida State scored 50 points after halftime to put the game away and gain the win...five consecutive points for Florida State with a 3-pointer at the 16:51 mark and a lay-up at the 15:42 mark to give Florida State a 43-37 advantage...Florida State scored the first basket of the second half to take a lead they would not relinquish...an assist on a dunk by Florida State's Jordan DeMercy closed out the scoring and the Seminoles' victory at home...also helped on the superb defensive effort against All-ACC First Team selection Jack McClinton in holding the all-star to a near season-low 13 points in the win...(vs. North Carolina): averaged 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 assists in two games against ACC regular season champion and NCAA National Champion North Carolina...shot .500 (six of 12) from the field, .500 (one of two) and was a perfect 1.000 percent (two of two) from the free throw line as the Seminoles' split two games against the Tar Heels...after falling to the Tar Heels by three points on a buzzer beater in Tallahassee the Seminoles defeated the No. 1 ranked Tar Heels in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament...the victory over the Tar Heel in the ACC tournament was the third ever over the nation's No. 1 ranked team in school history and propelled the Seminoles into the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history...a near double-double as he scored 11 points, pulled down nine rebounds and earned four assists in a career-high 38 minutes in the Seminoles' thrilling 73-70 ACC Tournament victory over North Carolina (March 14)...scored seven second half points as the Seminoles rallied for the victory...put the Seminoles on the path to victory with a 3-pointer at the 9:33 mark of the second half to give the Seminoles a 58-55 lead...his basket from the bonusphere broke the fifth of six ties in the game and began a game capping run of 18-15 for the Seminoles...closed out the Tar Heels with two of two free throws with 15 seconds left in the game...his two free throws gave Florida State their final margin of victory (three points at 73-70) in the victory...scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in 29 minutes of playing time as North Carolina defeated Florida State, 80-77, in Tallahassee (Jan. 28)...the Tar Heels won the game on a buzzer-beating half court shot by All-American guard Ty Lawson...two points in the first half and two in the second as Florida State held a lead in both halves as they worked to gain the win...two points in the second half came on a lay-up and gave Florida State a 66-63 advantage with 7:26 left in regulation...the Tar Heels outscored the Seminoles17-11 from that point on to gain the win...(vs. NC State): scored nine points and pulled down four rebounds in the Seminoles' only game against NC State during the 2008-09 season...also added three assists as Florida State won, 78-65, in Raleigh (Jan. 13)...the win marked the second consecutive win on the road against NC State...the game at NC State marked the first starting assignment of his career after coming off of the bench in the first seven games of his career...five points in the first half helped Florida State rally from as much as an eight-point deficit to take a 35-32 lead at the half...four points in the second half proved vitally important as the see-saw game was tied seven times in the second half before the Seminoles took control of the game with less than six minutes remaining before the final buzzer...two points on a lay-up with 8:20 remaining gave Florida State a 57-56 lead and two free throws with 31 seconds remaining gave the Seminoles their final margin of the game...(vs. Virginia): averaged 3.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in two games against Virginia...Florida State won both games against the Cavaliers with victories coming in both Charlottesville and Tallahassee...also added a total of three steals in the pair of Seminole victories...scored six points to go along with three rebounds, three assists and three steals as Florida State defeated Virginia, 73-62, at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville (Jan. 24)...helped the Seminoles lead wire-to-wire as he scored the game-winning basket only 35 seconds into the game...Kitchen was credited with a steal on a turnover by Virginia's Mike Scott and scored on a lay-up to put the Seminoles up to stay...his second basket of the game - a 3-pointer - gave Florida State a 21-point advantage of 59-38 with 9:04 left to play...scored one point and pulled down three rebounds as the Seminoles defeated Virginia, 68-57, in a game played in Tallahassee (Feb. 10)...his lone point came on a free throw with 45 seconds left in the game and put Florida State up comfortably, 64-52...(vs. Virginia Tech): averaged 12.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals as the Seminoles' defeated NIT participant Virginia Tech twice during the regular season...he shot .600 (nine of 15) from the field, .600 (three of five) form the bonusphere and was a perfect .1000 (four of four) from the free throw line as he finished as the Seminoles' second leading scorer and tied for the team lead in average rebounds in the two important victories over the Hokies...scored his season-high of 19 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the most complete all-around performance of his first season as Florida State went into Blacksburg and came away with a 67-65 win (Feb. 21)...led Florida State with 13 of his 19 points in the first half of the game to lead the Seminoles to a 43-33 lead at halftime...each of his 13 first half points became important as the Hokies took the lead in the second half before the Seminoles stormed back to take the lead and earn the victory...eight first half points in a 3:03 span helped Florida State take as much as a 13-point lead in the first half...he made a 3-pointer to up the Seminoles' lead to 16-9 at the 14:34 mark, sank another 3-pointer at the 13:00 minutes mark to increase the Seminoles' lead to 20-9 and was good on a lay-up to increase their lead to 22-9 with 11:30 left in before halftime...among his season-high 19 points was an acrobatic 3-point shot that was named as the No. 6 Play of the Day on ESPN's SportsCenter following the game...his acrobatic 3-point shot gave the Seminoles a 41-31 lead with 46 seconds left in the half...as he was falling out of bounds to save an errant pass, he threw the ball towards the rim and much to chagrin of the Hokie coaching staff...it went in the basket...Kitchen made his season-high of eight field goals and was a perfect three of three from the bonusphere in the game... helped Florida State celebrate Senior Day for All-American Toney Douglas and teammates Uche Echefu and Brian Hoff with a six-point, three-round performance in the Seminoles' 63-53 victory in Tallahassee (March 8)...the victory helped close out the Seminoles regular season with a record of 23-8 and a conference mark of 10-6...the Seminoles' 10-6 conference mark allowed them to finish in a tie for fourth place and earn a bye in the first round of the ACC Tournament...totaled two first half points and four second half points as the Seminoles led wire-to-wire in gaining the victory...(vs. Wake Forest): scored seven points, pulled down seven rebounds and was credited with four assists in the Seminoles' only game against NCAA Tournament participant Wake Forest...scored five of his points in the first half of the game which was won by Wake Forest, 86-63, in Winston-Salem (Feb. 14)....(in three games during the ACC Tournament): averaged 6.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and a team-leading 4.3 assists in helping lead the Seminoles to the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history...the Seminoles defeated Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals, topped No. 1 ranked North Carolina in the semifinals and played No. 7 ranked Duke in the championship game...was Florida State's fourth leading scorer as he scored eight points (including the game-winning basket) against Georgia Tech and totaled 11 points against No. 1 North Carolina and leading rebounder with 17 total in the tournament...led (or was tied for the team) lead in both assists and steals in two of the Seminoles three games (five assists and three steals against Georgia Tech; six assists and three steals against No. 1 North Carolina) and was tied for the Seminoles' lead in assists in the championship game against Duke...averaged 26.7 minutes of playing time in the three-game series - exactly one minute more played than he averaged per game for the entire season...(vs. Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament): scored six points and pulled down a game-high and team -leading eight rebounds as the Seminoles played Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament...the Badgers rallied to force overtime and rallied again to defeat the Seminoles, 61-59, in overtime in the first round game played at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho...scored two first half points to help Florida State to a 31-19 halftime edge, scored two in the second half and added two in the overtime period as the Seminoles fell in their first NCAA Tournament game since 1998...

AT IOWA WESTERN: Graduated from Iowa Western Community College with an Associates Degree in 2008...averaged 14.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists during the 2007-08 season in his only active year at Iowa Western...ranked among the IWCC leaders in scoring (third / 14.0 ppg), rebounds (third / 6.1 rpg) and steals (first / 1.8 spg) during his only season as a Reiver...finished second on the team with an .805 free throw shooting percentage and a .529 field goal shooting percentage...started 32 of IWCC's 32 games and led the team in minutes played...led the Reivers to a 28-5 record including a 5-1 record in conference play...helped IWCC to within one game of the National Junior College Championship tournament as the Reivers lost to Indian Hills in the Region XI championship series...led IWCC with a team-leading 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 61-42 victory over Marshalltown in the opening game of the 2008 region XI tournament semifinals...he earned three double/doubles in the final six games of the season.

AT RAINES: Graduated from Raines High School in Jacksonville in 2005...runner-up for the Mr. Basketball award in the state of Florida in 2005 and he averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 steals per game as a senior...an All-State First-Team selection and the runner-up for the Mr. Basketball award as a senior...earned All-State First-Team honors three times during his high school career...named as the Jacksonville Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 by the Florida Times Union...and was a four-time all-city and all-conference selection and was selected as the First Coast Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005...closed his prep career as the all-time leader in points, steals and assists at Raines...led Raines to a pair of state championships in 2003 and 2004...scored 31 points in the regional semifinal game to propel Raines past Bucholz and into the championship game...he then won the championship game for Raines with a 25-foot jumper with 1.3 seconds remaining to give the Vikings the Class 5A championship clinching victory over Boynton Beach in 2003...his basket broke a 47-47 tie and gave Raines the 50-47 state title clinching victory...named the MVP of the state tournament for his buzzer-beating performances...led the Vikings to a 63-57 victory over Winter Haven for the Class 4A state title in 2004...were the second and third state championship titles in school history...finished his high school career as one of only 11 players in Jacksonville high school history to score 2,000 or more career points...led Raines to a 98-26 record during his varsity career.

PERSONAL: Born May 14, 1986...Derwin is the son of Geraldine Oliver and Vincent Kitchen...mentored by his AAU coach David Jones...his AUU team (The Lee Bulls) won the Under 19 national championship in 2004...his AAU team won five state championships in his six years as a member of the team...selected Florida State over National Champion Kansas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Miami and UNLV.