Andrea Gorski Explained

Andrea Gorski
Birth Date:May 16, 1970
Birth Place:Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Player Years1:1988–1992
Player Team1:Bradley
Player Positions:Point guard
Coach Years1:1992–1993
Coach Team1:Bradley (GA)
Coach Years2:1996–2008
Coach Team2:Ladywood HS
Coach Years3:2008–2013
Coach Team3:Concordia Ann Arbor
Coach Years4:2013–2016
Coach Team4:Southern Illinois (associate HC)
Coach Years5:2016–2022
Coach Team5:Bradley
Admin Years1:2010–2013
Admin Team1:Concordia Ann Arbor (associate AD)
Admin Years2:2011–2012
Admin Team2:Concordia Ann Arbor
(interim AD)
Overall Record:
  • (college)
  • (high school)
Tournament Record:
Championships:
Awards:
  • 2× WHAC Coach of the Year (2010, 2011)

Andrea Gorski (; born May 16, 1970)[1] is an American basketball coach who was the head women's basketball coach at Bradley University.

Playing career

Gorski 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

Gorski 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)

Gorski 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 a NCAA tournament bid, the first in Bradley program history.[8]

Head coaching record

College

Personal life

Gorski 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]

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Notes and References

  1. 996793377344704514. CoachHam. SCREAMING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOSS LADY @andreagorski ! You are the ONE today ! Have a blessed day and your best day !. Christena Hamilton.
  2. Web site: Then and now: Gorski's BU playing career shapes coaching experience . The Bradley Scout . 8 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Gorski Named New Concordia Women's Basketball Coach . Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference . 14 July 2008 . 8 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Andrea Gorski named Associate Head Coach for Women's Basketball . Southern Illinois University Athletics . 8 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Andrea Gorski returns to Bradley as women's basketball coach . ESPN . 9 April 2016 . 8 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Gorski Named 9th Bradley Women's Basketball Coach . Bradley University Athletics . 8 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Bradley Women's Basketball Coach Andrea Gorski Gets Contract Extension . WCBU . 30 August 2019 . 8 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Braves new world, a first-time tourney title . Quad-City Times . 8 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Mother and daughter strengthen their relationship on the court . The Daily Egyptian . 8 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Detroit Shock Identify One In a Million . WNBA . 8 June 2021.