Kysre Gondrezick
Kysre Rae Gondrezick is an American professional basketball player and model who last played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. She has previously played for the WNBA's Indiana Fever.
Early life and college
Gondrezick played basketball at Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where her mother served 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. She holds the Michigan High School Athletic Association record for points in a game when she scored 72 in a playoff game. She played college basketball at the University of Michigan and West Virginia University.Professional career
Indiana Fever
Gondrezick was the 4th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. In January 2022, Gondrezick was waived by the Fever.Chicago Sky
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.On February 9, 2024, Gondrezick returned to the Chicago Sky for the team's 2024 training camp. On May 14, it was announced that Gondrezick had made Chicago's Opening Day roster. Gondrezick was released for a second time from Chicago on June 28.
Media and modeling career
In 2025, Gondrezick was featured by Playboy as Miss June 2025, becoming the first active professional female basketball player to hold a Playmate title.Personal life
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 was the victim of domestic violence by her boyfriend at the time, NBA player Kevin Porter Jr. The result of the criminal 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. One of Porter Jr.'s charges in the case against Gondrezick was later dropped. 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.
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."