Georgia Amoore

A native of Ballarat, Victoria, Amoore grew up playing several sports, including Australian rules football, before focusing on basketball at age 17.{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Mark |title=Choosing basketball pays off for Aussie Georgia Amoore of Virginia Tech |url=https://roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/choosing-basketball-pays-off-for-aussie-georgia-amoore-of-virginia-tech/article_37159a54-bd27-11ed-981a-773dedd7fbdc.html |website=The Roanoke Times |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=8 March 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311001857/https://roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/choosing-basketball-pays-off-for-aussie-georgia-amoore-of-virginia-tech/article_37159a54-bd27-11ed-981a-773dedd7fbdc.html |archive-date=11 March 2023}} She attended Loreto College and competed for her state team Victoria Country at the youth level.{{cite web |last1=Wildes |first1=Hayley |title=From Ballarat to Virginia Tech, Georgia Amoore's star is shining bright |url=https://pickandroll.com.au/p/from-ballarat-to-virginia-tech-georgia |publisher=The Pick and Roll |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=16 March 2023}} Amoore played for the Ballarat Rush in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2017 and 2018.{{cite web |title=Georgia Amoore - Player Statistics SEABL |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=203024982&client=0-3363-36749-478981-9968499 |website=GameDay |access-date=15 April 2025 |language=en}} She then played for the Rush, now in the NBL1, in the 2019 season and averaged 11.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 18 games.{{cite web |title=Georgia Amoore commits to Virginia Tech |url=https://pickandroll.com.au/p/georgia-amoore-commits-to-virginia-tech |publisher=The Pick and Roll |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=5 October 2019}}

Amoore committed to play college basketball in the United States for Virginia Tech over an offer from Portland.

As a freshman at Virginia Tech, Amoore averaged 11.8 points and 4.6 assists per game, and was an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman Team selection. In her sophomore season, she averaged 11.2 points and 4.4 assists per game, making the All-ACC honorable mention. On 1 December 2022, Amoore recorded the first triple-double in program history, with 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in an 85–54 win over Nebraska.{{cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Vince |title=Women's college basketball roundup: Amoore posts first triple-double in Virginia Tech history |url=https://richmond.com/sports/womens-college-basketball-roundup-amoore-posts-first-triple-double-in-virginia-tech-history/article_e5efadcd-9bb6-5932-9ac3-9bf45e3af68d.html |website=Richmond Times-Dispatch |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=1 December 2022}} She was named first-team All-ACC.{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Edward |title='I'd be very surprised if she didn't get a shot in the WNBA': ACC team-of-the-year honours for Georgia Amoore |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8104188/id-be-very-surprised-if-she-didnt-get-a-shot-in-the-wnba-amoore-earns-acc-honours/ |website=The Courier |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=1 March 2023}} Amoore led Virginia Tech to its first ACC tournament title in 2023, where she was named MVP and made a tournament-record 14 three-pointers.{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Edward |title=Georgia Amoore crowned tournament MVP as Hokies clinch ACC title |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8108820/amoore-crowned-tournament-mvp-as-hokies-clinch-acc-title/ |website=The Courier |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=5 March 2023}} She helped her team earn a one-seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament, and in the first round, she surpassed the program single-season record for three-pointers.{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Edward |title=Georgia Amoore's incredible year rolls into March Madness |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8127139/amoores-incredible-year-rolls-into-march-madness/ |website=The Courier |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=20 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=Amoore makes history in Tech's 58-33 win over Chattanooga |url=https://hokiesports.com/news/2023/3/17/virginia-tech-womens-basketball-game-recap-chattanooga-ncaa-tournament-first-round |publisher=Virginia Tech Athletics |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=17 March 2023}} In the Sweet 16, Amoore scored a season-high 29 points in a 73–64 win over Tennessee, helping the Hokies reach their first Elite Eight.{{cite web |last1=Philippou |first1=Alexa |title=Georgia Amoore leads surging Virginia Tech into Elite 8 |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35951907/georgia-amoore-leads-surging-virginia-tech-elite-8 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=9 July 2023 |date=25 March 2023}} She was named most outstanding player of the Seattle 3 Regional. In the Final Four, Amoore scored 17 points and surpassed the record for three-pointers in a single NCAA tournament in a 79–72 loss to LSU.{{cite magazine |last1=Koons |first1=Zach |title=Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore Breaks NCAA Tournament Three-Point Record |url=https://www.si.com/college/2023/04/01/virginia-tech-georgia-amoore-ncaa-tournament-record-final-four-lsu |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=9 July 2023 |date=31 March 2023}} As a junior, Amoore averaged 16.3 points, 4.9 assists and three rebounds per game. She ranked second in the NCAA Division I to Caitlin Clark in three-pointers made.{{cite web |title=Georgia Amoore – Women's Basketball |url=https://hokiesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/georgia-amoore/12477 |publisher=Virginia Tech Athletics |access-date=9 July 2023}} On 16 November 2023, Amoore scored 10 points and had a program-record 16 assists in a 105–36 win over Houston Christian.{{cite web |title=Writing HERstory: Amoore sets program record with 16 assists |url=https://hokiesports.com/news/2023/11/17/virginia-tech-womens-basketball-writing-herstory-amoore-sets-a-program-record-of-16-assists.aspx |publisher=Virginia Tech Athletics |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=17 November 2023}} On 25 February 2024, Amoore became the all-time assist leader in Virginia Tech basketball history.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

In April 2024, Amoore transferred to Kentucky to reunite with coach Kenny Brooks. Amoore was eligible to declare for the WNBA draft but also has a fifth and final season of collegiate eligibility remaining, as the NCAA granted student-athletes a waiver for an extra year of competition during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Philippou |first1=Alexa |title=Amoore reuniting with coach Brooks at Kentucky |url=https://www.espn.com.au/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39877359/ex-virginia-tech-g-georgia-amoore-transferring-kentucky |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=ESPN.com |date=5 April 2024 |language=en}} In the 2024–25 NCAA season, she started 31 games for the Wildcats and averaged 19.6 points per game.{{cite news |title=Aussie star Amoore picked sixth in WNBA draft |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-15/aussie-georgia-amoore-pick-six-in-wnba-draft/105177604 |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=ABC News |date=15 April 2025 |language=en-AU}}

On 14 April 2025, Amoore was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics. Less than a week into training camp, Amoore suffered an ACL injury{{cite news |title=Mystics Injury Update |url=https://mystics.wnba.com/news/mystics-injury-update-5 |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=mystics.wnba.com |date=30 April 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Kendra |title=Mystics' Amoore injures ACL, out indefinitely |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/44936030/mystics-georgia-amoore-no-6-draft-pick-acl-injury |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=ESPN.com |date=30 April 2025 |language=en}} and was subsequently ruled out of the entire 2025 season.{{Cite web |last=Zucker |first=Joseph |title=Mystics' Georgia Amoore Out For WNBA Rookie Season With ACL Injury |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25194526-mystics-georgia-amoore-out-wnba-rookie-season-acl-injury |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=bleacherreport.com |date=10 May 2025 |language=en}}

Amoore won a gold medal with the Australian national under-16 team at the 2017 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship in India. She recorded 10 points, four rebounds and two assists in a 61–60 win over Japan in the final.{{cite web |title=Georgia Amoore, Australia claim the FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship |url=https://www.ballaratbasketball.com/georgia-amoore-australia-claim-the-fiba-u16-womens-asian-championship/ |publisher=Ballarat Basketball |access-date=24 March 2023}} Amoore played in the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Belarus, where she helped her team win the bronze medal.

In 3x3 basketball, Amoore helped Australia win the gold medal at the 2019 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asia Cup in Malaysia.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Ben |title=Ballarat Rush star Georgia Amoore helps lead Australia to 3x3 victory |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6351649/amoore-helps-lead-australia-to-gold/ |website=The Courier |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=27 August 2019}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia Tech

| 25 || 23 || 31.5 || 38.9 || 39.6 || 82.9 || 2.4 || 4.6 || .8 || .2 || 3.0 || 11.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia Tech

| 33 || 33 || 33.2 || 40.3 || 40.0 || 80.0 || 2.4 || 4.4 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.3 || 11.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia Tech

| 36 || 36 || 36.7 || 37.9 || 34.5 || 80.0 || 3.0 || 4.9 || .7 || .1 || 2.8 || 16.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia Tech

| 32|| 32|| 34.9 || 41.2 || 33.5||85.9|| 2.6 || 6.8 || .9 ||.4|| 3.4 || 18.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25

| style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky

| 31 || 31 || 36.7 || 42.3 || 33.6 || 83.7 || 2.3 || 6.9 || 1.0 || .4 || 3.1 || 19.6

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 157 || 155 || 34.8 || 40.3 || 35.6 || 82.6 || 2.5 || 5.5 || .9 || .2 || 2.9 || 15.7

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Amoore's mother is a horse trainer. Amoore's cousin, Keeley Frawley, is a former University of Portland women's basketball player.

From 2023–25, Amoore attended Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Sinatra |title=WNBA draft pick Nika Mühl headlines 2024 Kelsey Plum Dawg Class |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba-draft-pick-nika-m-195750915.html |website=Yahoo Sports |date=18 April 2024 |access-date=28 April 2024}}{{cite web|title=(Dawg) Class Is Back in Session |url=https://about.underarmour.com/en/stories/2024/04/-dawg--class-is-back-in-session---.html |website=Under Armour |date=19 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=WNBA Star Kelsey Plum Drops 2025 Dawg Class Roster |url=https://justwomenssports.com/reads/wnba-star-kelsey-plum-drops-2025-dawg-class-roster-under-armour-training-camp/ |website=Just Women’s Sports |date=April 10, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2025}}

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• [https://ukathletics.com/sports/wbball/roster/player/georgia-amoore/ Kentucky Wildcats bio]
• [https://hokiesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/georgia-amoore/12477 Virginia Tech Hokies bio]

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