Andrea Gorski

American basketball coach (born 1970)

Andrea GorskiBiographical details

Born|  (1970-05-16) May 16, 1970 (age 55)
Dearborn Heights, Michigan, U.S.
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
Overall|

* 194–149 (.566) (college)
* 184–99 (.650) (high school)

Tournaments|

* 0–1 (NCAA)
* 3–2 (NAIA)

Accomplishments and honors
Championships

* 2 WHAC regular season (2011, 2012)
* MVC tournament (2021)

Awards

* 2× WHAC Coach of the Year (2010, 2011)

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.

## Playing career

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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

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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)

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

## Head coaching record

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### College

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Statistics overview  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) |

National champion         Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

## Personal life

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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]

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Then and now: Gorski's BU playing career shapes coaching experience". The Bradley Scout. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
3. ^ "Gorski Named New Concordia Women's Basketball Coach". Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference. July 14, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
4. ^ "Andrea Gorski named Associate Head Coach for Women's Basketball". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
5. ^ "Andrea Gorski returns to Bradley as women's basketball coach". ESPN. April 9, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
6. ^ "Gorski Named 9th Bradley Women's Basketball Coach". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
7. ^ "Bradley Women's Basketball Coach Andrea Gorski Gets Contract Extension". WCBU. August 30, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
8. ^ "Braves new world, a first-time tourney title". Quad-City Times. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
9. ^ "Mother and daughter strengthen their relationship on the court". The Daily Egyptian. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
10. ^ "Detroit Shock Identify One In a Million". WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

## External links

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* Andrea Gorski on Twitter
* Bradley profile

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Bradley Braves women's basketball head coaches

* Annelle Griffin (1975–1977)
* Jan Winkler (1977–1981)
* Joe Stowell (1981–1983)
* Angela Beck (1983–1986)
* Lisa Boyer (1986–1996)
* Donna Frietag (1996–2000)
* Paula Buscher (2000–2012)
* Michael Brooks (2012–2016)
* Andrea Gorski (2016–2022)
* Kate Popovec (2022– )

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