University of Kentucky women’s basketball point guard Georgia Amoore is having a season for the ages. Her play has earned her a spot on the John R. Wooden Award Top 15 National Ballot, placing her among the elite candidates for the Wooden Award All-America Team and the coveted Wooden Award Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s most outstanding college women’s basketball player.
Amoore has been the engine behind Kentucky’s impressive 22-7 overall record this season, including a dominant hom record of 11-2 and an 11-5 record in the competitive Southeastern Conference. Despite being on a team packed with new faces and navigating through a new league, Amoore has emerged as a guiding force, showing why she’s considered one of the best in the nation.
Setting records for Kentucky women's basketball
Through 29 games this season, Amoore is averaging 19.1 points, 2.4 three-pointers, and 6.9 assists per game. Her 6.9 assists per game (3rd nationally) are the best in the SEC, proving her ability to create opportunities for her teammates while also delivering impressive scoring performances.
Amoore’s 199 total assists this season have her on the brink of making history. She needs just 11 more assists to break Kentucky’s single-season record, a mark that has stood for over40 years. You have to go back to 2009 to find a similar assist output in modern Kentucky history.
The star guard’s consistency has been phenomenal, with double-digit scoring in 28 of her 29 games, including 13 games with 20 or more points. Amoore’s shooting range is just as impressive, having drained at least three three-pointers in 13 games this season. Her ability to deliver when it matters most has been on full display, with at least seven assists in 19 games.
Amoore’s impact has been even more noticeable in SEC play. In 16 SEC games, she averaged 20.4 points, 2.4 three-pointers, and 6.6 assists per game. No other SEC player has achieved at least 326 points and 106 assists in regular-season conference play since at least 2002-03. Nearly 50% of Kentucky’s points in SEC action have been directly influenced by Amoore. She is quite literally half of the offense.
The milestones keep coming for Amoore too. With 399 career three-pointers, she’s just one triple away from eclipsing the 400-mark. She’s also just 16 three-pointers shy of breaking the school’s single-season record of 84. If Kentucky can make a run in the NCAA tournament, that record could be in her sights.
The accolades are piling up even faster. Amoore has twice been named the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week and the SEC Player of the Week this season, as well as the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Week. Her name appears on nearly every prestigious watch list and award ballot imaginable.
Amoore is the only current Division I player—men or women—with at least 2,000 career points and 800 assists. Her career total of 2,408 points and 855 assists places her among the all-time greats in college basketball, joining names like Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu as one of only three DI women’s players to achieve such numbers.
The Wildcats will continue to lean on Amoore as they push through the postseason. With her leadership, talent, and relentless drive, Kentucky fans have every reason to believe this special season will continue to deliver unforgettable moments.