Lisa Harvey is a basketball coach with a lot of ties to the game. Many members of her family have gone on to play the sport at professional level.
Before getting into coaching, Harvey played college basketball at Louisiana Tech. While there, she was part of a team that won a national championship. Following her playing days, Harvey entered the world of coaching and served as an assistant coach at Bentor High School.
Aside from being a coach, Harvey is also a mother of two daughters. One of them, Kysre Gondrezick, went on to play in the WNBA for a brief stint. She is currently in the headlines after allegedly being assaulted by Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. Kysre was a top-five pick in the WNBA draft, but stepped away after just 19 games to focus on her mental health.
Harvey's other daughter, Kalabrya, also made it to the college level. She ended up going on to play for Michigan State. Harvey also has a son, Grant Gondrezick Jr.
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Who was Lisa Harvey married to?
Basketball is a family sport for Lisa Harvey. Not only did she and her daughters play, but her husband did so as well. In fact, he had a brief stint in the NBA.
Grant Gondrezick played college basketball at Pepperdine before entering the NBA draft. In 1986, the Phoenix Suns selected him in the seventh round.
The 6-foot-5 guard only ended up playing two seasons in the league, one with the Phoenix Suns and one with the LA Clippers. In 91 games, Gondrezick averaged 5.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
It is believed that Gondrezick did not hang around in the league because he had substance abuse problems. This led to him going overseas to play professionally. He did relatively well in Europe, suiting up for an array of different clubs before retiring in 1998.
Lisa Harvey had to deal with the tragic death of her husband in 2021. At just 57 years old, the former NBA guard passed away unexpectedly in his sleep.