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Dorka Juhasz finds new home at UConn after leaving Ohio State

After completing her degree at Ohio State, Dorka Juhasz will take advantage of the NCAA’s extra year of eligibility by playing for UConn.

We told you a couple of weeks ago that Ohio State women’s basketball star Dorka Juhasz entered the transfer portal. The native Hungarian finished her degree and with the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19, Juhasz decided to play one more season with a fresh start.

We found out today where the 6-feet, 4-inch forward will play her final year of college basketball and it’s a big one. Juhasz announced that she will be joining Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies via her personal Twitter account.

UConn is already one of the favorites to win the national championship next year with national player of the year, Paige Buekers, back for another run. The Huskies made it to the women’s Final Four this past season before falling to the Arizona Wildcats in the national semifinal.

The addition of Juhasz will only make UConn that much more of a favorite in 2022 to win it all and add to Auriemma’s record 11 national titles.

Dorka Juhasz to transfer from women’s basketball team

Ohio State lost a key member of its squad on Saturday with Dorka Juhasz announcement to enter the transfer portal and play elsewhere.

The Ohio State women’s basketball team lost a key member of its program on Saturday. Dorka Juhasz, arguably the team’s best player, announced a decision to enter the transfer portal and finish her career elsewhere.

It’s a big hit. Juhasz has already spent three years at OSU, upping her averages in rebounds and points each year, leading the team each season. Just last year, she averaged a double-double with 14.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per contest to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors.

Juhasz finished up her degree this year, and with the extra year of eligibility afforded to NCAA athletes because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she will have two years left to make a mark elsewhere. She was grateful and gracious in her announcement shared on Twitter.

“This year has been full of ups and downs,” Juhasz said. “I have faced many challenges that required an immense amount of faith and persistence. Our basketball season was cut short this year. As a basketball player, a postseason ban is one of the most difficult and disappointing things that can happen. Not being able to play in the tournaments and compete for the championships definitely left emptiness and sadness in my heart. Nevertheless, I’m proud of how my team and I handled the situation.

“Fulfilling my lifelong dreams both in basketball and in my education is still the number one priority for me. With that being said, after careful consideration and discussion with my family, I have decided to enter the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining.”

We wish nothing but the best for the Hungarian native and there’s going to be a program out there that gets one whale of a player the next couple of years.

Once a Buckeye …

Ohio State women’s basketball standout Dorka Juhasz on Naismith Watch List

Ohio State women’s basketball standout Dorka Juhasz has been placed on the Naismith Award Watch List for the 2020-2021 season.

We may be in the midst of the Ohio State football season, but basketball is just around the corner. In fact, the men’s basketball team released its complete schedule Wednesday that begins just one week from now.

Of course, the Lady Buckeyes will presumably not be too far behind and there’s news to report there as well. Ohio State junior Dorka Juhasz was one of fifty players selected to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday.

Juhasz has already been selected to the 10-member Preseason All-Big TEn Team. She averaged 13.2 points and 9.4 rebounds last season and was fourth in the conference with 10 double-doubles. Originally hailing from Hungary,  she was a Second-Team All-Big Ten and all-freshman team honoree in 2019 and followed that up with First-Team recognition last year. Want to know how good Juhasz is when comparing her to the best players in program history? She is the first Buckeye to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding in each of her first two seasons.

The Naismith list will be trimmed down to 30 players in February, then 10 national semifinalists on March 2, 2021. Four finalists will be named on March 19, 2021 with the winner being announced on April 3, 2021.

 

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Buckeyes on the Bubble: Women’s Basketball looks safe after dominating Purdue

The Ohio State Women’s Basketball team dominated Purdue on the road, and now look pretty safe for the NCAA Tournament.

Though not quite a lock, but it looks like the Ohio State Women’s Basketball will reach the NCAA Tournament this season. The Buckeyes have had an up-and-down year, including a win over a Top 5 Louisville team but losses to Ohio and South Dakota. Still, finishing the regular season on a 7-3 stretch seems to be enough to get the Buckeyes playing in March Madness.

Are the Buckeyes a tournament lock yet? Not quite, and for two reasons. First of all, Ohio State’s first opponent in the Big Ten Tournament will be a potential bad loss. Second, and more importantly, it’s a little hard to know exactly what the committee will do with a team like Ohio State–good resume numbers, a few good wins but a poor winning percentage against top-level teams, and some bad losses weighing it down. That’s why different Bracketology outlets have the Buckeyes in different places. For example, ESPN has had the Buckeyes smack on the bubble all season, including as a No. 9 seed at last update. Meanwhile, RealTime RPI has Ohio State at a No. 6 seed, safely in the bracket.

I have, unfortunately, not had the time to look through all the resumes and set up an S-curve to look at the women’s bracket. And while eyeballing the bubble leans me towards saying the Buckeyes are safer than not, I understand the potential differences and where the disparity comes from.

Ohio State did an excellent job this weekend avoiding another resume-hurting loss, as the Buckeyes dominated Purdue on the road. Purdue led 4-2 early, but never held the lead again. Dorka Juhasz went off for yet another double-double for the Buckeyes, while Jacy Sheldon, Kierstan Bell, and Aaliyah Patty each scored in double figures as well.

The Buckeyes concluded their regular season with an 18-11 record. They have locked up either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, which means they will play the winner of either the 11 vs 14 or 12 vs 13 game in the second round on Thursday. That means facing either Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, or Penn State. Any of those four opponents would be a potential bad loss for the Buckeyes. Ohio State went a combined 6-0 against those teams in the regular season, and one more win against any of them would essentially lock up an NCAA Tournament bid for the Scarlet and Gray.

Buckeyes on the Bubble: Women’s Basketball on the cusp of berth

The Ohio State Women’s Basketball team looks in good stead to reach the NCAA Tournament, but there’s still a bit of work to do.

When I started this “Buckeyes on the Bubble” series, I said that Ohio State’s Women’s Basketball team probably needed to finish 3-3 to get into the NCAA Tournament, and 4-2 to feel safe about it.

Well, since that article, the Buckeyes went on a 3-0 run, including a huge road win over a ranked Indiana team. Ohio State’s last two opponents were also ranked teams. The Buckeyes barely fell to a solid (but slumping) Rutgers team on the road, and they were clearly beaten by a very strong Northwestern team in Columbus on Tuesday.

So now that leaves Ohio State at 3-2 since we set the initial benchmark, with an important road matchup against Purdue coming up on Saturday. It’s far from a must-win, but the Buckeyes will feel far safer about getting into the tournament with a win.

There’s plenty of good news for Ohio State. Dorka Juhasz is playing like a star, and she always gets help from someone–whether it’s Braxtin Miller, Jacy Sheldon, or others. The Buckeyes will need support around Juhasz to make a deep run in Match.

After the game against Purdue is the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State can end up anywhere from the No. 4 through No. 7 seed in the tournament (though getting the No. 7 seed would require incredibly unlikely circumstances). Getting the No. 4 seed would be huge, as it would earn byes through the first two rounds. However, that would require Indiana losing its last two Big Ten games.

Assuming the Buckeyes get the No. 5 seed, they will have a risky second-round game on Thrusday against either Wisconsin, Illinois, or Penn State. That game would be high-risk low-reward, as a loss would hurt their bubble standing. However, a win in that game means there shouldn’t be any resume-bursting opponents left from the quarterfinal onwards, so Ohio State should feel safe if it reaches that point.

The Buckeyes are still on the bubble, and they likely won’t be a tournament “lock” without reaching the Big Ten semifinals. But win the next two games, and Ohio State is looking at an NCAA Tournament berth.

Buckeyes on the Bubble: Women’s Basketball earns resume-boosting win over Indiana

The Ohio State Women’s Basketball team made its NCAA tournament dreams a lot safer with a huge road win at Indiana.

We’ve been following Ohio State Women’s Basketball’s bubble status for a while now, mostly because it’s been so volatile.

The Buckeyes started the season with a mix of bad losses and good wins, including an upset of then-No. 2 Louisville. They continued in this manner all year–winning enough to stay in the bracket, but losing some head-scratchers.

When we last checked on Ohio State’s bubble status, we assumed that the Buckeyes needed to go 4-2 in its final six games to feel safe, and 3-3 at the very least.

Well, two games later, and Ohio State is definitely on the right side of the bubble. Not only did the Buckeyes drop 99 points in a win over Minnesota on Thursday, but they went to Bloomington and upset No. 20 Indiana on the road on Sunday.

The Buckeyes, led by Madison Greene’s 22 points, came back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to pull off the upset. Ohio State exploded for 31 points in the final 7:45 of the fourth quarter, including 14 by Greene. The Buckeyes took the lead with a 25-8 run and never relinquished it. Jacy Sheldon, Dorka Juhasz, and Janai Crooms also scored double digits for the Buckeyes.

The Buckeyes have now won five straight and are up to No. 22 in the RPI (women’s basketball doesn’t use the NET rankings). Ohio State also has two Top 20 RPI wins, with good SOS numbers. It’s a little early to call Ohio State safe for the bracket–the Buckeyes should still avoid losses to Nebraska and maybe Purdue, but the path to the bracket just got much easier. A win over Rutgers or Northwestern would all but cement it.