Georgia Amoore undergoes successful ACL surgery, will miss rookie season

A little over two weeks ago, the Washington Mystics announced that rookie point guard Georgia Amoore had suffered an ACL injury. On Friday, the franchise confirmed what most expected: she’ll miss the entire 2025 season.

Amoore, who was the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, recently underwent successful surgery to repair a right ACL injury. The former Kentucky point guard originally suffered the injury just a couple of days into the Mystics’ preseason practices. The franchise did not note if it was a full tear of her ACL or just a partial one, but either way, Amoore’s professional debut will have to wait a bit longer.

Washington begins its season tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET against the Atlanta Dream, which is led by fellow Kentucky WBB alum and former No. 1 overall pick, Rhyne Howard.

Amoore began her college career at Virginia Tech, where she was named an All-American as a senior in 2023 while helping the Hokies reach the Final Four. She ended up following head coach Kenny Brooks to Lexington and went from being a borderline first-round pick last offseason to a top-six pick in this year’s draft.

During the 2024-25 season at Kentucky, Amoore averaged 19.6 points and 6.9 assists in 36.7 minutes per outing for the Wildcats. She was named a consensus All-American while leading UK to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2021. The native of Australia went on to be the program’s first first-round WNBA Draft pick since Howard went No. 1 overall in 2022.