Georgia Amoore went from having two offers to being a Top 10 pick

georgia-amoore-went-from-having-two-offers-to-being-top-10-pick — Photos of Georgia Amoore and Kenny Brooks via UK Athletics

In late 2019, Georgia Amoore was just an 18-year-old kid from Ballarat, Australia. Five years later, she’s a Top 10 pick in the WNBA Draft.

Heading into her collegiate career, the 5-foot-6 guard had just two offers. One of those was to Portland, where her cousin, Keeley Frawley, played. The other was from Kenny Brooks and Virginia Tech. Brooks was the only coach to really believe in Amoore from the beginning. Following a visit to Blacksburg, she committed to the Hokies and made the trip across the world to the United States.

At Virginia Tech, Amoore became an all-time great. In four years there, she helped lead the Hokies to their first-ever Final Four while becoming their all-time assists leader (656). Amoore was also a two-time All-ACC selection and AP Third Team All-American.

Then, in her lone season in Lexington, she was SEC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-SEC and an AP Second Team All-American. She became just the third player in the history of women’s college basketball to record 2,300 career points and 800 career assists, joining the likes of Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu.

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Expectations seemed rather minimal heading into her freshman year. She wasn’t a consensus five-star recruit, and she didn’t have God-given size to help her either. As she said just before she left Australia, “the dream is to get drafted, but that is a big dream”.

“The dream is to get drafted, but that is a big dream. So, if that doesn’t happen, then I’ll try to play internationally.”

That’s what Georgia Amoore said in late 2019 before her collegiate career began.

Congrats on achieving that “big dream”, Georgia. Wildcat for life. 💙 pic.twitter.com/pzWeVfsZdm
— Phoenix Stevens (@PStevensKSR) April 15, 2025

Under Brooks — a former collegiate point guard himself at James Madison — Amoore blossomed into one of the best players in the country. She was once unnoticed by practically everyone on the recruiting trail. Now, she’s undeniable. Thanks in large part to Brooks, she achieved that “big dream”.

If you’re a point guard, why play for anyone other than Kenny Brooks and Kentucky?