Georgia Amoore Chosen to the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team
LOS ANGELES – University of Kentucky women’s basketball’s single-season school record holder in assists, Georgia Amoore, has been chosen to the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team, it was revealed by ESPN.
The Wildcat is one of 10 players featured on the esteemed list, which also included Lauren Betts (UCLA), Madison Booker (Texas), Paige Bueckers (UConn), Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame), Ta’Niya Latson (Florida State), Olivia Miles (Notre Dame), Aneesah Morrow (LSU), Hailey Van Lith (TCU) and JuJu Watkins (USC).
Amoore, a point guard from Ballarat, Australia, has hauled in four All-America honors thus far this season, also including All-America Second Team by the Associated Press, USBWA and The Sporting News.
The Wildcat is the leader behind the program’s turnaround this winter, leading a team that featured 11 new players and 11 new staffers to a 23-8 overall record, including a 11-5 mark in the Southeastern Conference. While playing in a brand new conference, her guidance on and off the court helped UK earn a four seed at the SEC Tournament, with a double bye, and a four seed at the NCAA Tournament, with a bid to host the First and Second Rounds.
Through 31 games in 2024-25, she averaged the best stats of her college career in five categories, including 19.6 points per game, 42.3 field-goal percentage, 6.9 assists per game, 2.2 assist-turnover ratio and 1.0 steals per game. The graduate guard also averaged 2.4 three-point field goals per game.
Amoore concluded her memorable season by breaking the more than four-decade-old, single-season school record in assists (213). She also is second in program history in assists per game (6.9) and third in three-point field goals (78).
The Wildcat scored in double digits in all but one game during the season (30 games), while she scored at least 20 points in 14 games on the season. Moreover, she knocked down at least three 3-pointers in 15 games, and she dished out at least seven assists in 20 games.
She produced 21 games this season – and 14 games against league opponents – with at least 15 points and five assists, which is more than any player in the SEC 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 were even better in league action.
Through 16 SEC games, she put up 20.4 points per game, 2.4 3-pointers per game and 6.6 assists per game. She became the lone SEC player to have at least 326 points and 106 assists in SEC regular-season action since at least 2002-03. With her 326 points and 106 assists in the SEC, she 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 (2,460) and 800 assists (869). 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).
Amoore declared for the 2025 WNBA Draft, which will be Monday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, held at The Shed in New York City.
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
2024-24 All-America Team by the John R. Wooden Award
2024-25 All-America Second Team by the Associated Press
2024-25 All-America Second Team by USBWA
2024-25 All-America Second Team by The Sporting News
2024-25 All-America Team Finalist by WBCA
2024-25 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Semifinalist
2024-25 ESPN Transfer of the Year
2024-25 John R. Wooden Award Top 15 National Ballot
2024-25 SEC Newcomer of the Year
2024-25 All-SEC First Team (coaches)
2024-25 All-SEC First Team (USA Today)
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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