When Kenny Brooks took the job coaching the women’s basketball team at Kentucky, one of the first big additions to the roster was that of Georgia Amoore. The former Virginia Tech guard followed her former coach from the Hokies to the Wildcats.
Amoore averaged almost 15 points and over 5 assists per game over her four years with Virginia Tech, and was one of their all-time greats. Most fans hoped she would finish her career there. However, she ultimately chose to transfer.
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On Sunday Morning Sports Talk, Amoore spoke about Virginia Tech, Kentucky, and Coach Brooks. She gave a lot of credit to Brooks in general.
Coach Brooks has made me into the player I am today, and I know there’s so much more to learn and to grow.
My early times in college were definitely tough, but all throughout that, he was there and he developed me as a player, but his whole family was there for me as a human.
She also had this to say about Brooks and Kentucky:
At the end of my time at Kentucky, I will have to move on from the college lifestyle, but, you know, what better place to do it than at Kentucky with Coach Brooks? And I’m super excited, and I’m very, very comfortable in my decision.
Amoore is a very talented player, and Virginia Tech fans will certainly remember what she did for them. Now, Kentucky gets to have her for a season, and if she does what she has in the past four years, she’ll be remembered by Big Blue Nation as well.