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Dorka Juhász
Juhász with the Minnesota Lynx in 2023
No. 1 – Famila Basket Schio
PositionForward
LeagueLega Basket Femminile
Personal information
Born (1999-12-18) December 18, 1999 (age 25)
Pécs, Hungary
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolPTE Babits
College
WNBA draft2023: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentMinnesota Lynx
2023–presentFamila Basket Schio
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Dorka Kata Juhász (born December 18, 1999) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Famila Basket Schio of the Lega Basket Femminile. She played college basketball at Ohio State and UConn.

College career

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Juhász committed to play at Ohio State in March 2018. She was rated as the 12th-best international player from 2018 class and the 5th-best forward. She also considered Missouri and Louisville.[1] Juhász spent three seasons with the Buckeyes before entering herself into the transfer portal. Juhasz stated that the desire to continue to improve as a player, as well as her aspirations to play at the professional level as the key reasons why she ultimately decided it was her time to leave the Buckeyes.[2] After a week in the portal, Juhász announced that she would be transferring to the UConn Huskies.[3]

Professional career

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Minnesota Lynx

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Juhász was selected 16th overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2023 WNBA draft.[4] Juhász made her WNBA debut on May 19, 2023, when the Lynx played the Chicago Sky. She scored 5 points and got 3 rebounds in 15 minutes.[5][6] In the Lynx game on July 20, 2023, she became the only rookie to score 15+ points, 10+ rebounds, 3+ assists, and 2+ steals on 70% or better shooting from the field in the regular season.[7] She was named to the 2023 WNBA All-Rookie Team along with her teammate, Diamond Miller.[8]

Famila Basket Schio

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Juhász signed with Italian team Famila Basket Schio in the EuroLeague to play in 2023 after the completion of the WNBA season.[9] On February 18, 2024 Famila Basket Schio won the Italian Cup. They defeated the Umana Reyer Venezia in the final to 81-68. Juhász had 4 points and 9 rebounds.[10]

Juhász returned to Schio for the 2024–2025 season.[11]

National team career

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Dorka Juhász at FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2024

Dorka Juhász debuted in the Hungarian national team on November 9, 2023, when Hungary defeated Slovenia to 70-51.[12] She represented Hungary in February 2024, at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Sopron. She averaged 11.7 points, 8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Her efficiency per game was 15.7, which was the 3rd best performance in the tournament and she was selected as the All-Star 5.[13]

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 season

WNBA regular season statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Minnesota 38 27 24.2 .472 .271 .540 6.5 2.6 0.9 0.6 1.2 6.0
2024 Minnesota 34 7 16.1 .479 .324 .650 3.8 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.6 4.8
Career 2 years, 1 team 72 34 20.4 .475 .293 .571 5.2 1.9 0.7 0.5 0.9 5.4

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Minnesota 3 3 24.0 .500 .000 .455 5.0 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.7 5.0
2024 Minnesota 7 0 5.7 .600 .000 .500 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.0
Career 2 years, 1 team 10 3 11.2 .533 .000 .462 2.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.2

EuroLeague

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EuroLeague statistics[14]
Year Team GP MPG PPG PTS RPG APG FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT%
2023–24 Famila Basket Schio 13 23.6 8.2 107 7 1.3 3.3-8.4 39.4 0.5-2.2 25 1.1-2 53.8

College

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NCAA statistics[15]
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Ohio State 27 317 .458 .254 .629 9.0 0.8 1.2 0.7 11.7
2019–20 Ohio State 31 410 .476 .396 .532 9.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 13.2
2020–21 Ohio State 17 248 .481 .203 .429 11.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 14.6
2021–22 UConn 32 234 .457 .313 .429 5.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 7.3
2022–23 UConn 29 411 .503 .289 .602 9.9 3.2 1.5 1.4 14.2
Career 136 1620 .477 .301 .567 8.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 11.9

Personal life

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Her mother is the former basketball player Hajnalka Balázs, who is a 125-time national team member, she won a bronze medal at the European Championship in 1991, three-time Hungarian Championship and three-time Hungarian Cup winner for PVSK.[16][17] In 2024 Dorka Juhász was selected for the Hungarian Forbes 30 under 30.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Harrish, Kevin. "FOUR-STAR FORWARD DORKA JUHASZ COMMITS TO THE OHIO STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM". rlevenwarriors.com. Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Dorka Juhasz Leaves Ohio State To Develop, Follow Professional Aspirations". buckeyesports.com. Buckeye Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ Lind, Andrew. "Former Ohio State Forward Dorka Juhasz Commits To UConn". si.com. SI. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ Bromberg, Lila. "UConn's Lou Lopez Sénéchal chosen fifth overall, Dorka Juhász taken 16th in WNBA Draft". courant.com. Hartford Courant. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ Hine, Chris. "Sky falls in on Lynx, who score only three points in second quarter of opening-night loss". startribune.com. StarTribune. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Sky vs. Lynx boxscore". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. ^ Across the Timeline (July 20, 2023). "An efficient game". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Dorka Juhász and Diamond Miller Named to 2023 WNBA All-Rookie Team". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  9. ^ Borman, Jack (2023-06-09). "Lynx Center Dorka Juhász Signs With Famila Basket Schio of EuroLeague". Canis Hoopus. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  10. ^ https://www.familabasket.it/capolavoro-famila-a-torino-vince-la-15-coppa-italia/
  11. ^ "Juhasz is back at Schio". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  12. ^ https://m4sport.hu/kosarlabda/cikk/2023/11/09/juhasz-dorka-debutalt-a-noi-kosarvalogatott-magabiztosan-legyozte-szloveniat-az-eb-selejtezo-rajtjan/
  13. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/hungary/2024
  14. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/23-24/player/Dorka-Kata-Juhasz
  15. ^ "Stats". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  16. ^ https://hvg.hu/sport/20230411_Magyar_jatekost_draftolt_a_negyszeres_WNBAbajnok_Minnesota
  17. ^ https://pvsk.hu/szakosztaly/noi-kosarlabda-utanpotlas/hirek/ma-van-a-szuletesnapja-balazs-hajnalka-kosarlabdazonak-3/
  18. ^ https://forbes.hu/lists/forbes-30-30-2024-evfolyam/juhasz-dorka/
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