Haley Gorecki Is Going To Have The Opportunity To Suit Up For Phoenix Because Of Diana Taurasi's Sternum Injury
Haley Gorecki played four seasons on the hardwood at Duke as member of the Duke Women’s Basketball Program.
From 2015-2019!
As a freshman,
Haley Gorecki saw action in 14 games before being sidelined with a right hip injury for the remainder of the season ... averaged 4.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals ... scored a season-high 11 points against Texas State as she drained 3-of-3 from downtown ... hit 7-of-13 three-pointers in three games in Cancun, Mexico ... hit 15-of-17 free throws on the season for an 88.2 percentage.
As a sophomore 2016-2017 she didn’t see the hardwood!
Why?
Because of injuries!
As a junior in 2017-2018 Haley Gorecki burst on the national scene as a redshirt sophomore, prior to getting injured ... moved into the starting lineup on Dec. 10 against Winthrop and posted a then career-high 20 points, as she hit 5-of-7 treys and 7-of-11 field goals ... went on to score double-digits in seven straight starts ... this included 20+ points in four of those seven games ... averaged 17.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals over a span of 11 contests ... collected a career-high 29 points at North Carolina as she drained 7-of-15 three-pointers, grabbed nine rebounds and dished six assists ... added 28 points at Virginia Tech on 7-of-10 three-pointers and 9-of-14 field goals ... became the first Blue Devil to notch seven or more three-pointers in back-to-back games ... suffered a hip injury at the end of January and was limited in her final three games, before being sidelined the remainder of the year ... drained 37 three-pointers in a span of 12 games ... for the season, averaged 11.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals ... hit 42.3 percent from downtown and hit 44 treys on the year ... hit 8-of-8 field goals and had 19 first half points at third-ranked Louisville ... went on to finish with a then career-high 25 points, six assists, five rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots ... notched her first collegiate double-double against Maine with 13 points and 10 rebounds ... nearly missed two straight double-doubles in the next game against Wyoming with 14 points and nine rebounds ... hit five or more three-pointers in four different games.
As a senior in 2018-2019,
Haley Gorecki was One of four captains ... All-ACC First Team selection by the Blue Ribbon Panel ... All-ACC Second Team honoree by the ACC Coaches ... turned in one of the best all-around seasons in Duke history averaging 17.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals ... started all 30 contests ... averaged 36.0 minutes per game, which ranked second in the ACC and tied a Duke single-season record ... was the only player in the ACC to rank in the top 17 in all four categories (points, rebounds, steals and assists) and one of three in power five conferences to rank in the top 17 in all four categories in her conference (Bridget Carleton of Iowa State, Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon) ... averaged 18.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.0 steals against ranked opponents on the season ... averaged 18.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.0 steals against ranked opponents ... ranked tied fourth in the ACC with 11 games with 20+ points ... blocked only one shot the first 18 games of the season, but over the final 11 games totaled nine swats, including two at Notre Dame ... in the ACC stats, ranked fifth in the ACC in scoring (17.2), tied for second in steals (2.6), 17th in rebounding (7.1), tied 10th in assists (3.9) and second in minutes played (36.0) ... only two other Duke players had ever averaged at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals for an entire season (Alana Beard, 2001-02; Monique Currie, 2004-05) ... averaged 6.93 three-pointers attempted per game and 15.6 shots per game, which were school records ... collected eight double-doubles on the season ... ranked 86th nationally in points per game (17.2), 29th in steals (2.63) and 62nd in minutes (35.94) ... registered the eighth triple-double in Duke history with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Pitt on Feb. 3 ... had seven games with 24 or more points ... had at least one three-pointer in 26-of-30 contests ... was the only player in the ACC to rank in the top 17 in all four per game categories (points, rebounds, steals and assists)) and one of four in power five conferences to rank in the top 17 in all four categories in her conference (Bridget Carleton of Iowa State, Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon, Aari McDonald of Arizona).
Then following graduation at Duke in 2020, Gorecki spent the 2020 season playing for Casademont Zaragoza in Spain. She appeared in 13 contests, averaging 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 26.0 minutes of action per game.
“according to her biography on goduke.com”
Now she is going to have the opportunity to play in the WNBA!
With who?
The Phoenix Mecury!
Why?
Because she was granted a hardship roster spot!
Why?
Because of Diana Taurasi’s sternum injury!
“according to to an article on oursportscentral.com”