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

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player for

Casademont Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is th ...

of La Liga Feminina. She played college basketball for the

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. Gorecki was selected to third team All-American by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (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 Seattle Storm in the 2020 WNBA draft. 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 Phoenix Mercury. She played three games for them, before being released.

Overseas

In July 2021, Gorecki signed with

. During the 2020 season with Casademont Zaragoza, Gorecki averaged 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds a 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 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorecki, Haley 1996 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Spain 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