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Kysre Gondrezick

Kysre Rae Gondrezick (KY-zuhr GONE-dre-zick;[1] born July 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has previously played for the WNBA's Indiana Fever.

Kysre Gondrezick
Personal information
Born (1997-07-27) July 27, 1997 (age 27)
Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenton Harbor
(Benton Harbor, Michigan)
College
WNBA draft2021: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2021–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2021Indiana Fever
2024Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Early life and college

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Gondrezick played basketball at Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan with her mom serving as an assistant coach. She was named 2016 Michigan Miss Basketball and Michigan Gatorade POY. Gondrezick averaged 40.5 points per game as senior and graduated as No. 2 scorer in Michigan girls history (2,827). She played college basketball at the University of Michigan and West Virginia University.

Professional career

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Indiana Fever

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Gondrezick was the 4th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.[2][3] In January 2022, Gondrezick was waived by the Fever.[4]

Chicago Sky

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After joining the Chicago Sky for the team's 2022 training camp, Gondrezick was waived on May 4 and did not make the final roster for opening night.[5]

On February 9, 2024, Gondrezick returned to the Chicago Sky for the team's 2024 training camp.[6] On May 14, it was announced that Gondrezick had made Chicago's Opening Day roster.[7] Gondrezick was released for a second time from Chicago on June 28.[8][9]

Personal life

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Gondrezick is the daughter of the late former NBA player Grant Gondrezick and Lisa Harvey. Her father Grant played college basketball at Pepperdine, her mother Lisa won a national title at Louisiana Tech, and her sister Kalabrya played for Michigan State Spartans women's basketball. Her late uncle, Glen Gondrezick, was a swingman in the NBA.

On September 11, 2023, Gondrezick fell victim to a domestic violence case by her boyfriend at the time, NBA player Kevin Porter Jr.[10][11] The result of the domestic violence case led to Porter Jr.'s team at the time, the Houston Rockets, trading him to the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 17; the Thunder immediately waived him afterward.[12] One of Porter Jr.'s charges in the case against Gondrezick was later dropped after it turned out that Manhattan's district attorney, Mirah Curzer, made multiple false statements on the case when trying to report in favor of Gondrezick, with Kysre saying false allegations came after Curzer "needed statements in a timely manner."[13] The case between Gondrezick and Porter Jr. concluded on January 23, 2024 with Porter Jr. taking a plea deal with prosecutors where he accepted a guilty verdict to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault and a second-degree harassment violation in exchange for completing a certain number of conditions in order to help him clear his criminal record after a year passes by.[14]

In 2024, she accompanied Boston Celtics player Jaylen Brown during the Celtics' NBA Championship parade and to the ESPY Awards. Brown described Gondrezick on the latter occasion as "my date."[15]

Endorsements

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In April 2021, it was announced that Gondrezick and Adidas entered into a multiyear endorsement agreement.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 regular season

WNBA regular season statistics[16]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021 Indiana 19 0 9.1 .283 .286 .500 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.9
2022 Did not play (waived)
2023 Did not play
2024 Chicago 5 0 3.2 .286 .167 — 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 24 0 7.9 .283 .265 .500 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.7

College

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NCAA statistics[17]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2016–17 Michigan 33 16 27.8 .426 .429 .670 3.6 2.8 1.2 0.0 2.2 14.9
2017–18 West Virginia Did not play to NCAA transfer rules
2018–19 West Virginia 5 4 31.2 .373 .231 .640 3.4 4.0 2.4 0.2 3.2 13.2
2019–20 West Virginia 26 24 33.0 .373 .349 .774 3.6 3.2 1.3 0.0 2.1 15.3
2020–21 West Virginia 28 28 37.3 .421 .364 .775 2.9 4.5 1.7 0.0 2.7 19.5
Career 92 72 32.3 .407 .374 .734 3.4 3.5 1.4 0.0 2.4 16.3

References

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  1. ^ "Kysre Gondrezick - Women's Basketball - West Virginia University". West Virginia University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ Glaspie, Akeem (April 15, 2021). "Indiana Fever No. 4 pick Kysre Gondrezick brings intensity, scoring boost to roster". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "How Kysre Gondrezick took the 2021 WNBA Draft by storm as Fever's surprise pick at No. 4 overall". CBS Sports. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ espnW [@espnW] (January 18, 2022). "Kysre Gondrezick has been waived by the Indiana Fever, the team announced. Gondrezick was the fourth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. https://t.co/JYSKQt6ywQ" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Chicago Sky [@chicagosky] (2022-05-04). "We have waived Kaela Davis, Kysre Gondrezick, Tina Krajisnik, Anneli Maley, and Sparkle Taylor" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-05-06 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Instagram".
  7. ^ "Benton Harbor's Kysre Gondrezick makes Chicago Sky opening day roster". wsbt.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ^ @chicagosky (June 28, 2024). "The Chicago Sky announced today that the team has waived Kysre Gondrezick" (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Costabile, Annie (28 June 2024). "Sky waive Kysre Gondrezick as team looks to find right mix of contracts, fresh help". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Public Media. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter busted for assaulting former WNBA player girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick: Sources". 11 September 2023.
  11. ^ Margolin, Josh; Katersky, Aaron (September 11, 2023). "Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. arrested for domestic violence: Sources". ABC News. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Rieken, Kristie (October 2, 2023). "Kevin Porter barred from Houston Rockets after domestic violence arrest in New York". AP News. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  13. ^ "'He Didn't Hit Me': Kysre Gondrezick Drops a Bombshell Statement Claiming Everything Anybody Knows About Her Abuse Situation with Kevin Porter Jr. Was Falsified by the DA". 3 November 2023.
  14. ^ Rosenstein, Kelly Iko and Greg. "Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal on assault, harassment charges". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  15. ^ McDonald, Carrie. "Kysre Gondrezick, Jaylen Brown appear to confirm relationship on ESPY red carpet". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  16. ^ "Kysre Gondrezick WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  17. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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