Dorka Kata Juhász (born 18 December 1999) is a Hungarian professional
basketball
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player for the
Minnesota Lynx
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of the
Women's National Basketball Association
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The WNBA w ...
(WNBA) and for
Galatasaray
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of the
Women's Basketball Super League
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. She played college basketball at
Ohio State
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and
UConn
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. She was selected 16th overall by the Lynx in the
2023 WNBA draft
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.
College career
Juhász committed to play at
Ohio State
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in March 2018. She was rated as the 12th-best international player from 2018 class and the 5th-best forward. She also considered
Missouri
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and
Louisville
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. Juhász spent three seasons with the Buckeyes before entering herself into the
transfer portal
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. 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. After a week in the portal, Juhász announced that she would be transferring to the
UConn Huskies
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.
Professional career
WNBA
Minnesota Lynx (2023–present)
Juhász was selected 16th overall by the
Minnesota Lynx
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in the
2023 WNBA draft
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. She made her WNBA debut on 19 May 2023, when the Lynx played the
Chicago Sky
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. She scored 5 points and got 3 rebounds in 15 minutes. 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. She was named to the 2023 WNBA All-Rookie Team along with her teammate,
Diamond Miller
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.
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
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's absence. 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.
Europe
Famila Basket Schio (2023–2025)
In June 2023, Juhász signed with
Famila Basket Schio of the
Lega Basket Femminile
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and
EuroLeague
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to play in the 2023–2024 season. On 18 February 2024, Schio won the Italian Cup, defeating
Umana Reyer Venezia
S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the Italian basketball league sys ...
in the final 81–68. Juhász had 4 points and 9 rebounds.
Juhász returned to Schio for the 2024–2025 season.
Galatasaray (2025–present)
On June 16, 2025, she signed with
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
of the Turkish
Women's Basketball Super League
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(TKBL).
National team career

Dorka Juhász debuted in the
Hungarian national team on 9 November 2023, when Hungary defeated Slovenia to 70-51. 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.
Career statistics
WNBA
Regular season
''Stats current through end of 2024 season''
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Minnesota
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Minnesota
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Playoffs
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2023
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Minnesota
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2024
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Minnesota
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EuroLeague
College
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.
In 2024, Juhász was selected for the Hungarian
Forbes 30 under 30
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.
[https://forbes.hu/lists/forbes-30-30-2024-evfolyam/juhasz-dorka/]
References
External links
Dorka Juhász instagram*
UConn Huskies bioOhio State bio
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1999 births
Living people
Forwards (basketball)
Hungarian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Hungarian women's basketball players
Minnesota Lynx draft picks
Minnesota Lynx players
Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball players
Sportspeople from Pécs
UConn Huskies women's basketball players
21st-century Hungarian sportswomen
Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players