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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mystics rookie Georgia Amoore to miss 2025 WNBA season after ACL surgery
Washington Mystics rookie guard Georgia Amoore underwent successful surgery to repair her right ACL, the team announced on Friday. On April 30, the Mystics initially announced that Amoore tore her ACL during a team practice and they would "examine treatment and rehabilitation options and provide an update as appropriate." In their latest injury update, they confirmed that the 24-year-old will miss the 2025 WNBA season. Advertisement The Mystics drafted the Australian international with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Amoore joined fellow rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Irafen, whom the Mystics selected third and fourth, respectively. Amoore capped off her collegiate career at the University of Kentucky after four years at Virginia Tech. In her time with the Hokies, she averaged 14.7 points per game, including 18.8 as a senior. Amoore also helped lead the team to a Final Four appearance before losing to LSU, 72-79, in 2023. She averaged a career-high 19.6 points and 6.9 assists in her only season in Kentucky before the Wildcats fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement Before heading to the United States, Amoore played for the Ballarat Rush in Australia's NBL 1 South. She entered the 2025 WNBA Draft after making All-Conference first teams in her last three college seasons and being named the ACC Tournament MVP in 2023. The Mystics will host the Atlanta Dream on Friday to open their 2025 season. The game tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET from the CareFirst Arena in D.C.
USA Today
02-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Georgia Amoore's injury is a reminder the college-to-WNBA transition is too short
Georgia Amoore's injury is a reminder the college-to-WNBA transition is too short Georgia Amoore injured her right ACL during Tuesday's Mystics practice, the team announced. She and the team will examine treatment and rehabilitation options. Amoore was the No. 6 pick in the WNBA draft. — espnW (@espnW) April 30, 2025 Mystics rookie Georgia Amoore won't suit up this season. Washington announced earlier this week that Amoore suffered a right ACL injury and would provide updates as appropriate. The first update from new head coach Sydney Johnson wasn't great. Johnson confirmed that Amoore won't see the floor this year. "From a depth standpoint, there's some minutes there that we thought Georgia would be able to play," Johnson said. "We'll have to look forward to that in 2026." After a stellar college career, including a standout season at Kentucky, the 5-foot-6 guard was picked No. 6 overall during the 2025 WNBA Draft. The Mystics selected the Australian native to pair with Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron and USC Trojans forward Kiki Iriafen as part of central pieces for an ongoing rebuild. MORE WNBA: Allisha Gray talks Brittney Griner on Dream, A'Ja Wilson shoes There went the air right out of Amoore's sails during her maiden WNBA voyage. It's a cruel reminder that the transition from college to the pros, as little as five weeks in some cases, just isn't enough time to properly adjust. This is the timeline for any athlete who played in the March Madness this year and was subsequently drafted: April 4-6: Final Four and National Championship April 14: 2025 WNBA Draft April 27: Training camp starts May 2: WNBA preseason games begin May 16: 2025 WNBA season kicks off Sounds a bit ridiculous, right? It is. In 2024, we saw the short schedule impact multiple rookies, including Sparks center Cameron Brink and Sky forward Angel Reese, who suffered season-ending injuries. Though she didn't miss any time, Fever star Caitlin Clark also battled through an ankle injury, an underlying sign that the grind of playing an entire college season and going straight to the pros isn't talked about enough. WNBA legend Candace Parker spoke to For The Win in 2024 about that intense turnaround that Clark and so many rookies like Amoore trudge through. "When you come in, you're in postseason form because you've been playing since October," Parker said. "Then, you hit that mid-season wall where you're tired. You're exhausted. Essentially, [Clark's] going to have to play a year straight with the playoffs." Caitlin Clark went to the locker room with an ankle injury She has returned to the bench 🙏 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 20, 2024 So, what's the solution? Unfortunately, there probably isn't an immediate one. Re-configuring the WNBA's schedule to start later would likely be rather complicated. It's often predicated on the calendar of other sports and the shared use of venues occupied by neighboring professional franchises. Additionally, while starting later would significantly help with recovery and prep time, the number of games played during the season might still nullify that. The WNBA season now includes 44 regular-season games (up from 40 last year), and the WNBA Finals is moving from a five-game format to a best-of-seven series. In other words, fixing one problem won't instantly solve another. The grind is seemingly unrelenting ― curse you, basketball gods ― and showing no signs of stopping as the league pushes to new heights. There are more games, more names and a whole lot more at stake. We can only hope that when Amoore returns in 2026, she'll be just as she was: gutsy, fiery and ready to unleash.
News.com.au
01-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Rising Australian WNBA star Georgia Amoore suffers ACL injury
Georgia Amoore's WNBA dream has quickly turned to a nightmare with the Australian basketball young gun facing months on the sideline after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The No.6 pick in this year's WNBA draft, Amoore's debut season in America could be over before it began after Washington Mystics announced the 24-year-old had injured her right knee during a Wednesday training session. While the severity of the injury remains unclear, the Mystics' statement read Amoore and the team would 'examine treatment and rehabilitation options and provide an update as appropriate'. The Ballarat-born point guard was one of the best players in US college basketball last season, leading Kentucky to its first NCAA tournament berth since 2022, averaging 19.6 points and 6.9 assists. Amoore was the highest Australian-born WNBA draft pick since 2011, when Liz Cambage was selected No.2 overall. She was set to partner fellow Aussie young gun Jade Melbourne in the Mystics' back court in a potential preview of the Opals future. ACL injuries can take between six-12 months recovery time, depending on the severity.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Washington Mystics rookie guard Georgia Amoore tears ACL ahead of WNBA debut
Washington Mystics rookie guard Georgia Amoore tore her right ACL in practice on Tuesday night. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images) Washington Mystics rookie guard Georgia Amoore's WNBA debut will be pushed back after she tore her right ACL in practice on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the team released a statement about the injury. Without a timeline, the Mysitcs noted that they will "examine treatment and rehabilitation options and provide an update as appropriate." Advertisement The 24-year-old Australian was selected by Washington with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. She joined fellow rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Irafen, whom the Mystics selected third and fourth, respectively. The Mystics begin their preseason slate on Friday against the Indiana Fever, and start the regular season on May 16. Amoore spent four years at Virginia Tech before capping off her collegiate career at the University of Kentucky. In her time with the Hokies, Amoore averaged 14.7 points per game, including 18.8 as a senior. In 2023, she also helped lead the team to a Final Four appearance before losing to LSU, 72-79. Advertisement After leaving for Kentucky, Amoore averaged a career-high 19.6 points and 6.9 assists before the Wildcats fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Amoore, who played for the Ballarat Rush in Australia's NBL 1 South, made All-Conference first teams in her last three college seasons and was named the ACC Tournament MVP in 2023.
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Georgia Amoore injury update: Washington Mystics rookie tears ACL in practice
Georgia Amoore injury update: Washington Mystics rookie tears ACL in practice Show Caption Hide Caption A'ja Wilson talks South Carolina, Paige Bueckers and the upcoming WNBA season A'ja Wilson stops by to talk all things women's basketball and tell us about her new project with Gatorade. Georgia Amoore's rookie season in the WNBA suffered a setback just days before the season opener. The Washington Mystics announced on Wednesday that Amoore, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during practice on Tuesday. The team did not specifically say she tore the ligament or offer a timeline for how long she will be out. "Amoore and the team will examine treatment and rehabilitation options and provide an update as appropriate," the news release read. REQUIRED READING: Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark talks difference between seasons If the injury turns out to be a torn ACL, she is in danger of missing her entire rookie season in 2025. According to the Cleveland Clinic, a typical recovery time for torn ACLs is 6-9 months. The 2025 WNBA season will last five months from the start of the regular season on May 16 through Oct. 17, the last possible date of the WNBA Finals. The former Virginia Tech and Kentucky was drafted on April 14, just over a week after the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament concluded. The Mystics are scheduled to play Caitilin Clark and the Indiana Fever in a preseason game on Saturday, with the season starting on May 16 against the Atlanta Dream. The 5-foot-6 guard transferred to the Wildcats as a graduate transfer for the 2024-25 season and helped lead Kentucky to a 23-8 record and the program's first NCAA Tournament berth since 2021-22. Amoore averaged 19.6 points and 6.9 assists in 36.7 minutes per game, appearing in all 31 games. Washington finished 14-26 last season and had three of the top six picks in the WNBA draft. Amoore was the third Mystics draft pick, joining Notre Dame's Sonia Citron (third) and USC's Kiki Iriafen (fourth).
