Nicole Kaczmarski

Who is Nicole Kaczmarski?

Nicole Anne Kaczmarski is a former professional basketball player. A standout player in high school, she received a Gatorade Player of the Year award, was named Miss New York Basketball and earned a spot on the 1999 USA Today All-USA high school basketball team. Heavily recruited by colleges, Kaczmarski eventually enrolled at UCLA and played one season for their women's basketball team but took time off during her sophomore year to deal with health issues and personal problems. She then transferred to the University of Georgia, but left the school before the team’s first practice.

Kaczmarski then left college basketball altogether and enrolled at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Afterward, she had brief stints with two WNBA teams, the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks. In 2011, she became an analyst for the television network MSG Varsity.

Kaczmarski’s high school career and college recruitment were chronicled in the documentary film Running Down a Dream.