Corpus Christi - The Corpus Christi Sports Commission (CCSC) announced Tuesday Night that Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball player Kaycee Groves would receive the Commission's Comeback Story of the Year award.

It is the first time that a Javelina has won the CCSC's Comeback award, an honor she received on the same night that the Commission handed out its inaugural Javelina of the Year award.

The redshirt junior guard had her 2024-25 season cut short with a torn ACL: the third of her career. Working relentlessly through a long rehab process, Groves returned to the best season of her career. She was named to the All-Lone Star Conference Second Team, the first All-Conference Team selection of her career, and the first time that a Javelina was selected to the All-LSC's Second Team since 2020-21. 

In her 20 conference games this past season, Groves averaged 12.5 points per game (13th in the LSC), 6.2 rebounds per game (15th in the LSC), 2.7 assists per game (15th per game), 1.9 3PM per game (seventh in the LSC), 2.2 steals per game (ninth in the LSC). 0.7 blocks (15th in the LSC). The end of the year saw Groves bring out her best, scoring double figures in seven straight games at the end of the season, the longest such streak of her career. Included in that streak was three separate games in which she scored at least 21 points, highlighted by a 25-point explosion in a win over St. Edward's, the most points scored by a Javelina in a single game since 2023. 

Groves will be one of a number of talented returners on next year's Javelina Women's Basketball team.

A complete list of the 2026 CCSC Award Winners.