Georgia Amoore Selected to Preseason All-SEC First Team, Voted on by Coaches
In addition, UK was picked to finish eighth in the conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Georgia Amoore, who recently earned the seventh-most votes in the Associated Press Preseason All-America women’s basketball poll, has been selected to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference First Team, voted on by coaches, it was announced by the league office Thursday. In addition, UK was once again picked to finish eighth in the conference.
Just 10 days ago, Amoore was named to the All-SEC First Team, voted on by media, while UK was projected to finish eighth in the league, also voted on by media.
The University of Kentucky women’s basketball point guard is new to the conference after playing four seasons under head coach Kenny Brooks at Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference (2021-24). Coming off an All-America season in 2023-24, she averaged 18.8 points per game and 6.8 assists per game as a senior. She concluded the season ranked first in the ACC and fourth in the nation in assists per game and fifth in the conference and 41st in the nation in points per game. She shot 41.9 percent from the field and 85.9 percent from the line, while she also made 85 3-pointers on the season, which ranked second in the league and 20th in the nation.
Her 85 3-pointers also marked the fourth most in a single season in Virginia Tech program history.
In 2023-24, the then-senior collected two 30-point games and 16 20-point games, while she also recorded nine double-doubles, all of which were on points and assists. She was the only player in the league to put up at least five games with at least 10 assists, and she did so nine times.
Amoore set several career highs last season, too, including dishing out 16 assists against Houston Christian on Nov. 16 and scoring 39 points against Virginia on March 3. Her 39 points were the highest scoring output in ACC action in 2023-24, while it marked the second highest in a game in program history.
During her four years in Blacksburg, she became Virginia Tech’s all-time career leader in assists (656), assists / turnover ratio (1.8) and average minutes played (34.3), while she also climbed to second in 3-pointers (330) and third in scoring (1,853).
Amoore helped the Hokies earn their first ACC Tournament title in program history in 2023 and their first ACC regular-season title in 2024. She also played an instrumental role in the Hokies’ four straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2021-24), including their storied run to the Final Four in 2023.
She has collected numerous individual honors in her career, including recently being named an All-American by the Associated Press, John R. Wooden Award and U.S. Writers Basketball Association in 2023-24. Amoore also was recently named one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award and picked up ACC First Team honors for the second straight season in 2023-24.
This offseason, Amoore competed for the Australian National Team, while she also was invited and attended the Kelsey Plum Dawg Class and the Nike Academy.
The 2024-25 SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll is as follows:
Order of Finish
1. South Carolina
2. Texas
3. LSU
4. Oklahoma
5. Alabama
6. Ole Miss
7. Tennessee
8. Kentucky
9. Auburn
10. Mississippi State
11. Texas A&M
12. Vanderbilt
13. Georgia
14. Florida
15. Missouri
16. Arkansas
Player of the Year
Madison Booker, Texas
First Team All-SEC
Sarah Ashlee Barker, Alabama
Georgia Amoore, Kentucky
Flau’Jae Johnson, LSU
Aneesah Morrow, LSU
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina
Madison Booker, Texas
Second Team All-SEC
Aaliyah Nye, Alabama
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Jerkaila Jordan, Mississippi State
Skylar Vann, Oklahoma
MiLaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina
Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Rori Harmon, Texas
Aicha Coulibaly, Texas A&M
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