‘A bit of dog in me’: How a 168cm baller from Ballarat made it big in America

‘A bit of dog in me’: How a 168cm baller from Ballarat made it big in America

Georgia Amoore grew up in Ballarat playing football, cricket, netball and taekwondo before choosing basketball, and has now become Australia’s highest WNBA draft pick since Liz Cambage 14 years ago.

Ballarat star realises her WNBA dream with top 10 pick

Ballarat's Georgia Amoore joins the WNBA, picked by the Washington Mystics, after an impressive college basketball career.

Aussie star Amoore picked sixth in WNBA draft

Australia's Georgia Amoore has been selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft, and will start her professional career with the Washington Mystics.

Washington Mystics take Georgia Amoore No. 6 in WNBA Draft - Nation of Blue

The Washington Mystics took Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore with the sixth overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday night. Amoore averaged 19.6 points and 6.9 assists per game for the Wildcats last season. She scored 2,460 points and dished out 869 assists during her All-American college career at Virginia Tech and Kentucky. Here is the moment Amoore was drafted: The moment Georgia Amoore became a Washington Mystic pic.twitter.com/9fO0r4oR8V — Phoeni…

Australian Georgia Amoore selected sixth in WNBA Draft

Australian basketballer Georgia Amoore has been drafted with pick six in the WNBA draft to the Washington Mystics. Originally from Ballarat, the 24-year-old will become the newest addition to the 13 Australian players currently playing in the league. Amoore played five seasons in America’s college system across two teams, averaging 19.6 points and 6.9 assists during the 2024-25 season for the Kentucky Wildcats. In her time in the NCAA Division I…

Georgia Amoore drafted 6th overall to the Washington Mystics

MANHATTAN, Ny. (ABC 36 SPORTS) – Georgia Amoore was selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA Draft on Monday night. She became the sixth Kentucky Wildcat in program history to be selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft. Amoore is also Kenny Brooks’ ninth draft selection. The Mystics had three selections in the first round (3rd, 4th and 6th). Washington secured Notre Dame shooting guard Sonia Citron as the third ove…