Haley Marie Gorecki (born November 13, 1996) is an American

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player who last played for the

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of the WNBA. She played college basketball for the

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. Gorecki was selected to third team

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by the

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(USBWA) and All-America Honorable Mention by the

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(AP) in 2020. Coming out of high school, she was Ms. Basketball of Illinois in 2015 as well as the state's Gatorade Player of the Year.

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

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in the

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. On May 26, she was waived by the Storm. On February 23, 2021, Gorecki signed a training camp contract with the Storm. 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

. She played three games for them, before being released.

Overseas

In July 2020, Gorecki signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish LF Endesa. During the 2020 season with Zaragoza, Gorecki averaged 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds a game. In January 2022, Gorecki signed with CDB Clarinos Tenerife of the LF Endesa. In 16 games, she averaged 12.7 points and 3.5 rebounds a game. Gorecki played for VBW Arka Gdynia of the Polish

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for the 2022–23 season; she averaged 12.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Career statistics

College

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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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorecki, Haley 1996 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Poland American people of Polish descent American women's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Duke Blue Devils women's basketball players People from Hoffman Estates, Illinois Phoenix Mercury players Seattle Storm draft picks Shooting guards 21st-century American sportswomen