Haley Gorecki

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.

Haley Gorecki
No. 2 – Casademont Zaragoza
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLa Liga Feminina
Personal information
Born (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolWilliam Fremd
(Palatine, Illinois)
CollegeDuke (2015–2020)
WNBA draft2020: 3rd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Career history
2020–presentCasademont Zaragoza
2021Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards

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 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
Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021 Phoenix 302.0.000.000.0000.70.00.00.00.30.0
Career 1 years, 1 team 302.0.000.000.0000.70.00.00.00.30.0

Career statistics
Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2015–16 Duke 14116.2.278.222.8822.61.11.1.11.84.5
2017–18 Duke 231325.0.423.423.7173.92.91.3.22.111.0
2018–19 Duke 303036.0.365.279.7197.13.92.6.33.617.2
2019–20 Duke 303036.5.397.337.8566.64.42.1.63.818.5
Career 977430.7.381.323.7885.53.41.9.33.114.3

Source: goduke.com[9]

Personal life

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.

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.
  5. "Storm signs Haley Gorecki". WNBA.
  6. "Gorecki Signs with Phoenix Mercury". goduke.com. Duke. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. "Gorecki Signs With Casademont Zaragoza". Journal & Topics.
  8. "Storm signs Haley Gorecki". WNBA.
  9. "Haley Gorecki - Women's Basketball". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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