Mystics select Kentucky's Georgia Amoore with No. 6 pick in 2025 WNBA draft

Caroline Makauskas, Lexington Herald-Leader on Apr 14, 2025

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Washington D.C. just gained Kentucky’s floor general.

All-America point guard Georgia Amoore was drafted sixth overall by the Washington Mystics in the first round of the 2025 WNBA draft on Monday night. She was supported at the draft by her parents, and head coach and beloved mentor Kenny Brooks.

Amoore is the fifth Wildcat to be selected in the first round of the WNBA draft, and eighth overall pick out of Kentucky dating back to Shantia Owens’ selection in 2000, the Wildcats’ first-ever draft pick. Amoore was the Mystics’ third pick of the first round, joining Notre Dame’s Sonia Citron (third) and USC’s Kiki Iriafen (fourth) as teammates.

During her sole season in Lexington, the Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, native amassed a slew of records and accolades to add to her already-impressive collection after four seasons with Virginia Tech. Once again, Amoore was named a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award. She also picked up some of the Southeastern Conference’s top honors, being named the SEC Newcomer of the Year and an All-SEC First Teamer.

As a graduate student this year, Amoore averaged 19.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.0 steal and 0.4 blocks in a conference-high 36.7 minutes per game across 31 contests. She helped lift the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022, and their first top-16 overall seed since 2021.

She was dominant during Southeastern Conference play, averaging 20.4 points, 2.4 3-pointers per game and 6.6 assists per contests as the Wildcats earned a fourth-place league finish. Per UK Athletics, Amoore became the only SEC player to have at least 326 points and 106 assists in SEC regular-season action since the 2002-03 campaign.

Amoore also joined elite company in her fifth year, becoming one of just three Division women’s basketball players to ever post at least 2,300 career points and 800 career assists. Only Iowa icon and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Oregon legend and New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu achieved the feat while in college.

Amoore’s draft night fashion was styled by NBA star Russell Westbrook. She wore a custom outfit from his brand Honor the Gift.

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