Haley Gorecki

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Haley Gorecki
Personal information
Born (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 27)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 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
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2020Casademont Zaragoza
2021 Phoenix Mercury
2022CDB Clarinos Tenerife
2022–23 VBW Arka Gdynia
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-American – USBWA (2020)
  • ACC All-Defensive Team (2020)
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (2019,2020)

Haley Marie Gorecki (born on November 13, 1996) is an American basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. 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.

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College career

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

WNBA

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

In July 2020, Gorecki signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish LF Endesa. [7] During the 2020 season with Zaragoza, Gorecki averaged 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds a game. [8]

In January 2022, Gorecki signed with CDB Clarinos Tenerife of the LF Endesa. [9] In 16 games, she averaged 12.7 points and 3.5 rebounds a game.

Gorecki played for VBW Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basket Liga Kobiet for the 2022–23 season; she averaged 12.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. [10]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 Phoenix 302.0.000.000.0000.70.00.00.00.30.0
Career1 years, 1 team302.0.000.000.0000.70.00.00.00.30.0

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2015–16 Duke 14116.227.822.288.22.61.11.10.11.84.5
2017–18 Duke 231325.042.342.371.73.92.91.30.22.111.0
2018–19 Duke 303036.036.527.971.97.13.92.60.33.617.2
2019–20 Duke 303036.539.733.785.66.64.42.10.63.818.5
Career977430.7.381.323.7885.53.41.9.33.114.3

Source: goduke.com [11]

Personal life

Gorecki is the daughter of Adam and Denise Gorecki. She has Polish roots from father side. She has a sister, Brittany, and a brother, Adam. Gorecki holds a degree in Psychology from Duke.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 women's basketball Associated Press All-America Team announced". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Seattle Storm Selects Guard Kitija Laksa In First Round of 2020 WNBA Draft". WNBA.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Seattle Storm waive Joyner Holmes and Haley Gorecki". Fansided. 27 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Storm signs Haley Gorecki". WNBA.
  6. ↑ "Gorecki Signs with Phoenix Mercury". goduke.com. Duke. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gorecki Signs With Casademont Zaragoza". Journal & Topics. 10 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Storm signs Haley Gorecki". WNBA.
  9. ↑ "Clarinos add Gorecki to their roster". eurobasket.com. 1 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "HALEY GORECKI Basketball Profile". eurobasket.com. 1 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Haley Gorecki - Women's Basketball". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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