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 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.

Haley Gorecki

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 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – USBWA (2020)

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] On May 26, she was waived by the Storm.[4] In July, Gorecki signed with Casademont Zaragoza.[5]

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 high	°	League leader

College

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[6]

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

1. "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. 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. "Gorecki Signs With Casademont Zaragoza". Journal & Topics.
6. "Haley Gorecki - Women's Basketball". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

Casademont Zaragoza roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 10 Ayuso, Aina 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 21 – 1 August 1999 C 34 Gatling, Markeisha 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – 14 July 1992 G 2 Gorecki, Haley 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – 13 November 1996 F 22 Handy, Chantelle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – 16 June 1987 G 17 Hernandez, Zoe 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 19 – 18 April 2001 C 4 Nicholls, Laura 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – 26 February 1989 C 15 Omerbasic, Samra 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – 29 January 1990 PF 62 Sangare, Aminata 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – 10 February 2002 PG 35 Vanloo, Julie 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 27 – 10 February 1993 G 7 Wurtz, Taylor 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – 13 August 1990	Head coach Carlos Iglesias Legend (C) Team captain Injured