Sonia

Citron

Amoore spent her four seasons at Virginia Tech before following head coach Kenny Brooks to Kentucky for his final college campaign. A two-time Associated Press All-American and an All-SEC selection in her lone season at Kentucky, the 5-foot-6 guard averaged 19.6 points, 6.9 assists, and 2.5 three-pointers per game. Amoore is one of three players in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history to record at least 2,300 points and 800 assists in a career, joining Sabrina Ionescu and Caitlin Clark. Holding three of the first six picks in Monday’s draft, the Mystics clearly needed backcourt help. The selections of Amoore and third-overall pick Sonia Citron undoubtedly help, and they’ll have the opportunity to earn rotation minutes immediately.

If you watch college basketball, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with Citron, who started over 100 games for four Notre Dame teams that each reached the Sweet 16. She proved to be one of the country’s top-tier 3-and-D wing players during her four seasons with the Fighting Irish, averaging nearly 2.0 steals per game and knocking down 37 percent of her three-pointers. Citron led her team in scoring as a sophomore and logged a career-high 17.3 points per game as a junior. As a two-time All-ACC First Team performer and All-ACC Defensive team member, it’s feasible that Citron’s game will translate to the professional ranks, where she’ll join 2024 first-round pick Aaliyah Edwards to help the Mystics retool. As she enters the WNBA, she leaves Notre Dame as the only player in program history with 1,700 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists.