Andrea Gorski (née McAllister; born May 16, 1970)[1] is an American basketball coach who was the head women's basketball coach at Bradley University.
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | May 16, 1970 Dearborn Heights, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1992 | Bradley |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Bradley (GA) |
| 1996–2008 | Ladywood HS |
| 2008–2013 | Concordia Ann Arbor |
| 2013–2016 | Southern Illinois (associate HC) |
| 2016–2022 | Bradley |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2010–2013 | Concordia Ann Arbor (associate AD) |
| 2011–2012 | Concordia Ann Arbor (interim AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
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| Tournaments | |
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Playing career
editGorski was a four-year point guard at Bradley, where she was a first-team all-conference selection as a senior, finishing her career in the top 10 of multiple career program records.[2]
Coaching career
editGorski began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at her alma mater Bradley in 1992. She left coaching for a job outside of basketball before returning as the head coach at Ladywood High School in Michigan. At Ladywood, she coached a team that won 11 district titles in 12 seasons and was also named the Michigan coach of the year in 2005 by the Associated Press.
Gorski was named the head coach at Concordia University Ann Arbor in 2008.[3] She spent five seasons at Concordia, helping turn around a team that went sub-.500 the previous three seasons into a Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) championship contender, making it to three NAIA tournaments and winning two WHAC coach of the year awards. Gorski left Concordia in 2013 to accept a position at Southern Illinois as their associate head coach, where her daughter Kiley committed to play basketball.[4]
Bradley (second stint)
editGorski was named the head coach at Bradley on April 9, 2016.[5][6] She received a contract extension in 2019 after leading the Braves to their best season in a decade, while also helping develop three first-team All-MVC players, the same amount of Bradley players selected in the previous 15 years.[7]
Gorski led Bradley to their first Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship in 2021, which also included an NCAA tournament bid, the first in Bradley program history.[8]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Concordia Ann Arbor Cardinals (Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference) (2008–2013) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Concordia Ann Arbor | 8–22 | 2–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Concordia Ann Arbor | 19–14 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2010–11 | Concordia Ann Arbor | 23–11 | 12–4 | 2nd | NAIA Division II Opening Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Concordia Ann Arbor | 29–6 | 16–2 | T–1st | NAIA Division II Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2012–13 | Concordia Ann Arbor | 28–7 | 20–2 | T–1st | NAIA Division II Second Round | ||||
| Concordia Ann Arbor: | 106–59 (.642) | 58–26 (.690) | |||||||
| Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference) (2016–2022) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Bradley | 12–19 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Bradley | 13–18 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Bradley | 20–10 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Bradley | 22–7 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Bradley | 17–12 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Bradley | 4–24 | 1–17 | 10th | |||||
| Bradley: | 88–90 (.494) | 37–61 (.378) | |||||||
| Total: | 194–149 (.566) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
editGorski has two children, Luke and Kiley. Kiley was a basketball player who committed to Southern Illinois but did not play after her freshman year due to suffering a career-ending injury.[9]
While coaching at Ladywood, Gorski was identified as the millionth fan to attend a Detroit Shock game, winning a prize package that included season tickets.[10]
References
edit- ^ Christena Hamilton [@CoachHam] (May 16, 2018). "SCREAMING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOSS LADY @andreagorski ! You are the ONE today ! Have a blessed day and your best day !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Then and now: Gorski's BU playing career shapes coaching experience". The Bradley Scout. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Gorski Named New Concordia Women's Basketball Coach". Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Gorski named Associate Head Coach for Women's Basketball". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Gorski returns to Bradley as women's basketball coach". ESPN. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Gorski Named 9th Bradley Women's Basketball Coach". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Bradley Women's Basketball Coach Andrea Gorski Gets Contract Extension". WCBU. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Braves new world, a first-time tourney title". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Mother and daughter strengthen their relationship on the court". The Daily Egyptian. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Shock Identify One In a Million". WNBA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.