Dorka Juhász

The native form of this personal name is Juhász Dorka Kata. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dorka Juhász
Juhász with the Minnesota Lynx in 2023
Galatasaray
PositionForward
LeagueTurkish Super League
EuroCup Women
Personal information
Born (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999
Pécs, Hungary
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolPTE Babits
College
WNBA draft2023: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Drafted byMinnesota Lynx
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentMinnesota Lynx
2023–2025Famila Basket Schio
2025–presentGalatasaray
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Dorka Kata Juhász (born 18 December 1999) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Galatasaray of the Women's Basketball Super League. She played college basketball at Ohio State and UConn. She was selected 16th overall by the Lynx in the 2023 WNBA draft.

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.[1] 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.[2] After a week in the portal, Juhász announced that she would be transferring to the UConn Huskies.[3]

Professional career

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx (2023–present)

Juhász was selected 16th overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2023 WNBA draft.[4] She made her WNBA debut on 19 May 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]

Juhász arrived late for the start of her second season after finishing her season with Schio, making her season debut with Minnesota on 25 May. She played from the bench for most of the season, starting in only seven games, mostly in July during Napheesa Collier's absence.[9] In her 34 appearances, she averaged 4.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per game.

On 11 May 2025, the Lynx announced that Juhász would miss the 2025 season, wanting to rest after playing year-around for two years.[10]

Europe

Famila Basket Schio (2023–2025)

In June 2023, Juhász signed with Famila Basket Schio of the Lega Basket Femminile and EuroLeague to play in the 2023–2024 season.[11] On 18 February 2024, Schio won the Italian Cup, defeating Umana Reyer Venezia in the final 81–68. Juhász had 4 points and 9 rebounds.[12]

Juhász returned to Schio for the 2024–2025 season.[13]

Galatasaray (2025–present)

On June 16, 2025, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[14]

National team career

Dorka Juhász debuted in the Hungarian national team on 9 November 2023, when Hungary defeated Slovenia to 70-51.[15] In February 2024, she played in the Sopron 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. 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.[16]

Career statistics

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

Regular season

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

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

EuroLeague statistics[17]
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

NCAA statistics[18]
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

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.[19][20]

In 2024, Juhász was selected for the Hungarian Forbes 30 under 30.[21]

References

  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 (20 July 2023). "An efficient game". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Dorka Juhász and Diamond Miller Named to 2023 WNBA All-Rookie Team". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. ^ Hettesheimer, Cassidy (12 July 2024). "For Lynx's Dorka Juhász, last season's rookie experience fueled this year's dependability". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  10. ^ Youngblood, Kent (11 May 2025). "Backup center Dorka Juhász won't play for the Lynx this season". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  11. ^ Borman, Jack (9 June 2023). "Lynx Center Dorka Juhász Signs With Famila Basket Schio of EuroLeague". Canis Hoopus. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Capolavoro Famila! A Torino vince la 15° Coppa Italia". www.familabasket.it. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Juhasz is back at Schio". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Dorka Kata Juhász Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!". Galatasaray S.K. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  15. ^ https://m4sport.hu/kosarlabda/cikk/2023/11/09/juhasz-dorka-debutalt-a-noi-kosarvalogatott-magabiztosan-legyozte-szloveniat-az-eb-selejtezo-rajtjan/
  16. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/hungary/2024
  17. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/23-24/player/Dorka-Kata-Juhasz
  18. ^ "Stats". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  19. ^ https://hvg.hu/sport/20230411_Magyar_jatekost_draftolt_a_negyszeres_WNBAbajnok_Minnesota
  20. ^ https://pvsk.hu/szakosztaly/noi-kosarlabda-utanpotlas/hirek/ma-van-a-szuletesnapja-balazs-hajnalka-kosarlabdazonak-3/
  21. ^ https://forbes.hu/lists/forbes-30-30-2024-evfolyam/juhasz-dorka/
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