Georgia Amoore Chosen for Player of the Year, Point Guard of the Year Watch Lists
The point guard will lace up for the season opener one week from today
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball point guard Georgia Amoore has been named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Watch List and the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Watch List, it was announced by the Naismith Awards and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday.
Fifty players line the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List, while just 20 players were chosen for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Watch List. Amoore was named to both watch lists this time a year ago, while she was one of five finalists for the Point Guard of the Year Award last March.
Amoore, who recently earned the seventh-most votes in the Associated Press Preseason All-America women’s basketball poll, also was selected to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference First Team by both the media and the coaches this October.
The graduate student played 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 last season, including 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 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.
About the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Award
The Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Award is presented annually to the most outstanding women’s basketball player who achieves tremendous on-court success. The prestigious Naismith Trophy symbolizes excellence, tradition and prestige – many of the same attributes of Jersey Mike’s, which believes that making a sub sandwich and making a difference can be one and the same. In striving to “Be A Sub Above,” Jersey Mike’s wants to honor players and coaches who go above and beyond in their sportsmanship.
About the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Watch List
Now in its 26th year, the Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I college women’s basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.
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