Kysre Gondrezick

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Kysre Gondrezick
Chicago Sky
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-07-27) July 27, 1997 (age 26)
Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school Benton Harbor
(Benton Harbor, Michigan)
College
WNBA draft 2021: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Indiana Fever
2024–present Chicago Sky

Kysre Rae Gondrezick (born July 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the WNBA's Indiana Fever.

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High school and college career

Gondrezick attended Benton Harbor High School in Michigan. She was named 2016 Michigan Miss Basketball and Michigan Gatorade POY playing for Benton Harbor High School with her mom serving as an assistant coach. Gondrezick averaged 40.5 points per game as senior and graduated as No. 2 scorer in Michigan girls history (2,827). She played college basketball at the University of Michigan and West Virginia University.

Professional career

Gondrezick was the 4th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. [1] [2]

In January 2022, Gondrezick was waived by the Indiana Fever. [3]

After joining the Chicago Sky for the team's 2022 training camp, Gondrezick was waived on May 4 and did not make the final roster for opening night. [4]

On February 9, 2024, Gondrezick returned to the Chicago Sky for the team's 2024 training camp. [5]

Personal life

Gondrezick is the daughter of the late former NBA player Grant Gondrezick and Lisa Harvey. Her father Grant played college basketball at Pepperdine, her mother Lisa won a national title at Louisiana Tech, and her sister Kalabrya played for Michigan State Spartans women's basketball. Kalabrya was also married to former NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins until his [6] death in 2022.

On September 11, 2023, Gondrezick fell victim to a domestic violence case by her boyfriend at the time, NBA player Kevin Porter Jr. [7] [8] The result of the domestic violence case led to Porter Jr.'s team at the time, the Houston Rockets, trading him to the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 17 and then having the Thunder immediately waive him afterward. [9] One of Porter Jr.'s charges in the case against Gondrezick was later dropped after it turned out that Manhattan's district attorney, Mirah Curzer, made multiple false statements on the case when trying to report in favor of Gondrezick, with Kysre saying false allegations came after Curzer "needed statements in a timely manner." [10] The case between Gondrezick and Porter Jr. concluded on January 23, 2024 with Porter Jr. taking a plea deal with the NYPD where he accepted a guilty verdict to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault and a second-degree harassment violation in exchange for completing a certain number of conditions in order to help him clear his criminal record after a year passes by. [11]

Endorsements

In April 2021, it was announced that Gondrezick and Adidas entered into a multiyear endorsement agreement.

Statistics

College

Source [12]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016-17Michigan3349242.6%42.9%67.0%3.62.81.20.014.9
2017-18West VirginiaSat due to NCAA transfer rules
2018-19West Virginia56637.3%23.1%64.0%3.44.02.40.213.2
2019-20West Virginia2639937.3%34.9%77.4%3.63.21.3-15.3
2020-21West Virginia2854642.1%36.4%77.5%2.94.51.70.019.5
Career92150340.7%37.4%73.4%3.43.51.40.016.3

WNBA Regular season

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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 Indiana 1909.1.283.286.5001.00.90.40.00.91.9
Career1 years, 1 team1909.1.283.286.5001.00.90.40.00.91.9

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  1. ↑ Glaspie, Akeem (April 15, 2021). "Indiana Fever No. 4 pick Kysre Gondrezick brings intensity, scoring boost to roster". Indianapolis Star . Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "How Kysre Gondrezick took the 2021 WNBA Draft by storm as Fever's surprise pick at No. 4 overall". CBS Sports. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ↑ espnW [@espnW] (January 18, 2022). "Kysre Gondrezick has been waived by the Indiana Fever, the team announced. Gondrezick was the fourth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. https://t.co/JYSKQt6ywQ" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Chicago Sky [@chicagosky] (May 4, 2022). "We have waived Kaela Davis, Kysre Gondrezick, Tina Krajisnik, Anneli Maley, and Sparkle Taylor" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-05-06– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C3GG_7HRTGj/
  6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Haskins
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