Haley Marie Gorecki (born on November 13, 1996) is an American basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of La Liga Feminina. She played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Gorecki was selected to third team All-American by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)[1] and All-America Honorable Mention by the Associated Press (AP) in 2020.[2] Coming out of high school, she was Ms. Basketball of Illinois in 2015 as well as the state's Gatorade Player of the Year.
| No. 2 – Casademont Zaragoza | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | La Liga Feminina |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 13, 1996 Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | William Fremd (Palatine, Illinois) |
| College | Duke (2015–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 3rd round, 31st overall pick |
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
| Career history | |
| 2020–present | Casademont Zaragoza |
| 2021 | Phoenix Mercury |
| Career highlights and awards | |
College career edit
Gorecki appeared in 14 games as a freshman before a right hip injury sidelined her for the rest of the 2015–16 season. She red-shirted in 2016–17 and returned in the 2017–18 season to average 42.3% in 3-point shooting before another injury sidelined her once again after 23 games. Gorecki graduated in 2019 but returned for the 2019–20 season as a graduate student.
Professional career edit
WNBA edit
Gorecki was selected 31st overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2020 WNBA draft.[3] On May 26, she was waived by the Storm.[4]
On February 23, 2021, Gorecki signed a training camp contract with the Storm.[5] She did not make the team and was waived at the end of training camp.
On May 27, 2021, Gorecki was signed to a hardship contract with the Phoenix Mercury. She played three games for them, before being released.[6]
Overseas edit
In July 2021, Gorecki signed with Casademont Zaragoza.[7] During the 2020 season with Casademont Zaragoza, Gorecki averaged 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds a game.[8]
WNBA career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 years, 1 team | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Duke | 14 | 1 | 16.2 | .278 | .222 | .882 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .1 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 2017–18 | Duke | 23 | 13 | 25.0 | .423 | .423 | .717 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .2 | 2.1 | 11.0 |
| 2018–19 | Duke | 30 | 30 | 36.0 | .365 | .279 | .719 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | .3 | 3.6 | 17.2 |
| 2019–20 | Duke | 30 | 30 | 36.5 | .397 | .337 | .856 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 2.1 | .6 | 3.8 | 18.5 |
| Career | 97 | 74 | 30.7 | .381 | .323 | .788 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | .3 | 3.1 | 14.3 | |
Source: goduke.com[9]
Personal life edit
Gorecki is the daughter of Adam and Denise Gorecki.She have a Polish roots from father side. She has a sister, Brittany and a brother, Adam. Górecki holds a degree in Psychology from Duke.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "2020 women's basketball Associated Press All-America Team announced". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Storm Selects Guard Kitija Laksa In First Round of 2020 WNBA Draft". WNBA.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Storm waive Joyner Holmes and Haley Gorecki". Fansided. 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Storm signs Haley Gorecki". WNBA.
- ^ "Gorecki Signs with Phoenix Mercury". goduke.com. Duke. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Gorecki Signs With Casademont Zaragoza". Journal & Topics. 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Storm signs Haley Gorecki". WNBA.
- ^ "Haley Gorecki - Women's Basketball". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2020.