Georgia Amoore Named a Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Top Five Finalist

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Georgia Amoore, University of Kentucky women’s basketball point guard, has been named a Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Top Five Finalist, it was announced by The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday.

The Wildcat is one of five players named to the esteemed list, which also includes Olivia Miles (Notre Dame), Rori Harmon (Texas), Kiki Rice (UCLA) and Paige Bueckers (UConn). Amoore leads the finalists list in points produced per game (19.8), according to sports reference.

The Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award, which has been around for 26 years, recognizes the top point guard in NCAA DI women’s college 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.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting starting on Friday, March 7, on hoophallawards.com.

The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.

The winner will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Women’s Starting Five.

Through 28 games in 2024-25, Amoore is averaging 18.8 points, 2.4 three-point field goals per game and 6.9 assists per game. Her 6.9 assists per game are currently third in the nation and the most in the Southeastern Conference.

If the season ended today, Amoore’s 6.9 assists per game would rank second in program history, and close to breaking the more-than-four-decade-old school record (7.1). Amoore, who has 192 assists total this season, also needs just 18 more assists to break the single-season school record. No Cat has even cracked into the top 10 since Amber Smith in 2009-10, while Amoore is currently third.

The Wildcat has scored in double digits in all but one game this season, while she has scored at least 20 points in 12 games this season. Moreover, she has knocked down at least three 3-pointers in 12 games, and she has dished out at least seven assists in 18 games.

In fact, she has produced 18 games this season with at least 15 points and five assists, which is more than any player in the Southeastern Conference since at least 2002-03.

Earlier this season, Amoore set the school record for most games with at least seven 3-pointers in a single season with three (Belmont, Mississippi State, at Oklahoma).

Her stats this season are even better in league action.

Through 16 SEC games, she is putting up 20.4 points per game, 2.4 3-pointers per game and 6.6 assists per game.

Amoore has recorded 326 points and 106 assists in the SEC. Therefore, she has contributed – either by scoring or by assists – to nearly 50.0 percent of points in league action.

For her career, she is the only current DI player – men or women – to have at least 2,000 career points (2,379) and 800 assists (848). The Wildcat also is the third player in DI women’s basketball history to have at least 2,300 career points and 800 career assists, joining Caitlin Clark (Iowa, 2020-24) and Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon, 2016-20).

Previous winners of the Nancy Lieberman Award include Caitlin Clark, Iowa (2022-24), Paige Bueckers, UConn (2021), Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon (2018-20), Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2012-13), Diana Taurasi, Connecticut (2003-04), and Sue Bird, Connecticut (2000-02).

A list of her awards thus far this season are as follows:

Weekly Awards

• 2x Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Jan. 7 2025; Feb. 3, 2025)
• 2x SEC Player of the Week (Jan. 7 2025; Feb. 3, 2025)
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Feb. 3, 2025)

Annual Awards

• 2024-25 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Top Five Finalist
• 2024-25 The Dawn Staley Award Later Season Watch List
• 2024-25 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Midseason Team
• 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award Top 20 Late Midseason Watch List
• 2024-25 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Top 10 Finalist
• 2024-25 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List
• 2024-25 Women’s College All-Star Game Watch List
• 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List
• 2024-25 Wade Trophy Watch List
• 2024-24 John R. Wooden Award Top 50 Watch List
• 2024-25 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Watch List
• 2024-25 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Watch List
• 2024-25 All-SEC Preseason First Team (media)
• 2024-25 All-SEC Preseason First Team (coaches)
• 2024-24 AP Preseason All-America Receiving Votes (seventh player overall in vote rankings)

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