Former Virginia Tech guard Georgia Amoore is transferring to Kentucky, she announced on social media Thursday, following former Hokies women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks, who accepted the coaching job with the Wildcats on March 26.
Amoore entered the transfer portal Monday and had a “do not contact,” meaning she did not want coaches to reach out to her. That implied that Amoore likely already knew where she wanted to go or had a few finalists.
The news of Amoore heading to Kentucky comes a day after Virginia Tech announced it hired Megan Duffy as its next women’s basketball coach. Duffy spent the past five years coaching Marquette, taking the Golden Eagles to the NCAA Tournament three times.
Amoore started 124 of 126 games over her four-year tenure with the Hokies. She averaged 18.8 points, 6.8 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 steals on 41.2 percent shooting this season, leading the team in assists and steals. Her points, assists and field goal percentage were all career highs. She has career averages of 14.7 points, 5.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds.
The Victoria, Australia, native had a storied career with the program, initially being named to the ACC All-Freshman team after the 2020-21 season. She continued to stack accolades from there. They include being named an AP…
