Hungarian basketball player drafted to four-time WNBA champions Minnesota Lynx

Published: April 12 2023

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Hungarian basketball player Dorka Juhász has been selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA amateur draft. Juhász played for the UConn Huskies and helped the team reach the top 16 of the playoffs.

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Juhász's Career
The Minnesota Lynx
Pre-season game
Juhász's teammates

Juhász's Career

Dorka Juhász, a 23-year-old Hungarian basketball player, has spent three seasons playing for Ohio State before moving to 12-time champion UConn for two seasons. In her last season, Juhász started in 28 games, averaging 33.4 minutes, 11.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

The Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx, the North American Women’s National Basketball Association champions in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, finished ninth in the regular season last year, missing the playoffs. However, with Cheryl Reeve, the head coach of the US national team in charge, the team looks to make a comeback this year.

Pre-season game

On May 13th, the Chicago Sky and the Minnesota Lynx are set to face each other in Toronto in the first Canadian game in WNBA history. With Juhász on board, the team looks to make history.

Juhász's teammates

Napheesa Collier, a Tokyo Olympic champion, is also on the roster for the Lynx, as is three-time WNBA All-Star Kayla McBride and Nikolina Milic, who played for Szekszárd.