Haley Gorecki
Haley Marie Gorecki (born on November 13, 1996) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Duke University. 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.
Personal information | |
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Born | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | November 13, 1996
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 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31st overall |
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
Position | Shooting guard |
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
Gorecki was selected 31st overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2020 WNBA draft.[3]
Career statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 high | ° | League leader |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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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[4]
Personal life
Gorecki is the daughter of Adam and Denise Gorecki. She has a sister, Brittany and a brother, Adam. Gorecki holds a degree in psychology from Duke.
References
- "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. 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.
- "Haley Gorecki - Women's Basketball". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2020.