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Dorka Juhász

{{Short description|Hungarian basketball player (born 1999)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dorka Juhász

| image = Dorka Juhász (53063062868).jpg

| caption = Juhász with the Minnesota Lynx in 2023

| width =

| number = 1

| team = Famila Basket Schio

| league = Lega Basket Femminile

| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 191

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|18}}

| birth_place = Pécs, Hungary

| high_school = PTE Babits

| college =

| draft_league = WNBA

| draft_year = 2023

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 16

| draft_team = Minnesota Lynx

| career_start = 2023

| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2023}}–present

| team1 = Minnesota Lynx

| years2 = 2023–present

| team2 = Famila Basket Schio

| highlights =

}}

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

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.{{cite web |last1=Harrish |first1=Kevin |title=FOUR-STAR FORWARD DORKA JUHASZ COMMITS TO THE OHIO STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2018/03/91559/four-star-forward-dorka-juhasz-commits-to-the-ohio-state-womens-basketball-team |website=rlevenwarriors.com |publisher=Eleven Warriors |access-date=22 May 2023}} Juhász spent three seasons with the Buckeyes before entering herself into the transfer portal. Juhász 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.{{cite web |title=Dorka Juhasz Leaves Ohio State To Develop, Follow Professional Aspirations |url=https://www.buckeyesports.com/dorka-juhasz-leaves-ohio-state-to-develop-follow-professional-aspirations/?print=print |website=buckeyesports.com |publisher=Buckeye Sports |access-date=22 May 2023}} After a week in the portal, Juhász announced that she would be transferring to the UConn Huskies.{{cite web |last1=Lind |first1=Andrew |title=Former Ohio State Forward Dorka Juhasz Commits To UConn |url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/basketball/ohio-state-womens-basketball-dorka-juhasz-commits-to-uconn-huskies |website=si.com |publisher=SI |access-date=22 May 2023}}

Professional career

=Minnesota Lynx=

Juhász was selected 16th overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2023 WNBA draft.{{cite web |last1=Bromberg |first1=Lila |title=UConn’s Lou Lopez Sénéchal chosen fifth overall, Dorka Juhász taken 16th in WNBA Draft |url=https://www.courant.com/2023/04/10/uconns-lou-lopez-senechal-selected-5th-overall-by-dallas-wings-in-2023-wnba-draft/ |website=courant.com |publisher=Hartford Courant |access-date=22 May 2023}} She 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.{{cite web |last1=Hine |first1=Chris |title=Sky falls in on Lynx, who score only three points in second quarter of opening-night loss |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-lynx-chicago-sky-three-points-second-quarter-season-opener/600276405/ |website=startribune.com |publisher=StarTribune |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=Sky vs. Lynx boxscore |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/boxscore/_/gameId/401507132 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=22 May 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Across the Timeline |date=July 20, 2023 |title=An efficient game |url=https://twitter.com/WBBTimeline/status/1682211178368360449 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}} She was named to the 2023 WNBA All-Rookie Team along with her teammate, Diamond Miller.{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Lynx Dorka Juhász and Diamond Miller Named to 2023 WNBA All-Rookie Team |url=https://lynx.wnba.com/news/minnesota-lynx-dorka-juhasz-and-diamond-miller-named-to-2023-wnba-all-rookie-team/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Minnesota Lynx |language=en}}

= Famila Basket Schio =

Juhász signed with Italian team Famila Basket Schio in the EuroLeague to play in 2023 after the completion of the WNBA season.{{Cite web |last=Borman |first=Jack |date=2023-06-09 |title=Lynx Center Dorka Juhász Signs With Famila Basket Schio of EuroLeague |url=https://www.canishoopus.com/2023/6/9/23755507/wnba-news-minnesota-lynx-center-dorka-juhasz-signs-with-famila-basket-schio-euroleague-uconn |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Canis Hoopus |language=en}} 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.https://www.familabasket.it/capolavoro-famila-a-torino-vince-la-15-coppa-italia/

Juhász returned to Schio for the 2024–2025 season.{{Cite web |title=Juhasz is back at Schio |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Euroleague/news/884885/Juhasz-is-back-at-Schio |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}

National team career

File:Dorka Juhasz Sopron Olympic Qualifying.jpg

Dorka Juhász debuted in the Hungarian national team on November 9, 2023, when Hungary defeated Slovenia to 70-51.https://m4sport.hu/kosarlabda/cikk/2023/11/09/juhasz-dorka-debutalt-a-noi-kosarvalogatott-magabiztosan-legyozte-szloveniat-az-eb-selejtezo-rajtjan/ 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.https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/hungary/2024

Career statistics

{{WNBA player statistics legend}}

=WNBA=

==Regular season==

Stats current through end of 2024 season

{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA regular season statistics}}

|-

| align="left" | 2023

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 38 || 27 || 24.2 || .472 || .271 || .540 || 6.5 || 2.6 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 1.2 || 6.0

|-

| align="left" | {{wnbay|2024}}

| align="left" | Minnesota

|34||7||16.1||.479||.324||.650||3.8||1.1||0.4||0.4||0.6||4.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" | 2 years, 1 team

| 72 || 34 || 20.4 || .475 || .293 || .571 || 5.2 || 1.9 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 0.9 || 5.4

{{S-end}}

==Playoffs==

{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA playoff statistics}}

|-

| align="left" | 2023

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 3 || 3 || 24.0 || .500 || .000 || .455 || 5.0 || 2.7 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 1.7 || 5.0

|-

| align="left" | 2024

| align="left" | Minnesota

|7 ||0||5.7||.600||.000||.500||1.3||0.6||0.1||0.1||0.3||1.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" | 2 years, 1 team

| 10 || 3 || 11.2 || .533 || .000 || .462 || 2.4 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 2.2

{{S-end}}

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

|+ EuroLeague statisticshttps://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/23-24/player/Dorka-Kata-Juhasz

!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=

class="wikitable"; style="text-align:center";

|+ NCAA statistics{{cite web |title=Stats |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4398938/dorka-juhasz |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=22 May 2023}}

!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

class="sortbottom"

|colspan=2; align=center|Career

|136

|1620.477.301.5678.81.61.11.011.9

Personal life

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.https://hvg.hu/sport/20230411_Magyar_jatekost_draftolt_a_negyszeres_WNBAbajnok_Minnesotahttps://pvsk.hu/szakosztaly/noi-kosarlabda-utanpotlas/hirek/ma-van-a-szuletesnapja-balazs-hajnalka-kosarlabdazonak-3/

In 2024, Juhász was selected for the Hungarian Forbes 30 under 30.https://forbes.hu/lists/forbes-30-30-2024-evfolyam/juhasz-dorka/

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.instagram.com/dorkajuhasz_14/ Dorka Juhász instagram]
  • {{Basketballstats}}
  • [https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/dorka-juh-sz/12454 UConn Huskies bio]
  • [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/roster/dorka-juhasz/ Ohio State bio]

{{Minnesota Lynx current roster}}

{{2023 WNBA draft}}

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Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:Forwards (basketball)

Category:Hungarian expatriate basketball people in the United States

Category:Hungarian women's basketball players

Category:Minnesota Lynx draft picks

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Category:Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball players

Category:Sportspeople from Pécs

Category:UConn Huskies women's basketball players

Category:21st-century Hungarian sportswomen