All-big Ten forward Juhasz to transfer from Ohio State USA Basketball picks Grant Hill as Colangelo’s replacement
Dorka Juhasz, a two-time all-big Ten selection the past two seasons, is entering the transfer portal and leaving Ohio State.
The 6-foot-4 forward from Hungary made the announcement on social media on Saturday.
Juhasz averaged 14.6 points and a team-leading 11.1 rebounds this season. She was one of only two Big Ten players to average a double-double.
Grant Hill helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1996. He would have been on the team again in 2000 if not for injury. And he was among the college kids who famously beat the first “Dream Team” in a scrimmage before the 1992 Olympics.
Now, USA Basketball is bringing him back.
Hill will become the men’s national team managing director following the Tokyo Olympics, USA Basketball said Saturday. He’ll replace the retiring Jerry Colangelo, in a move where one Basketball Hall of Famer takes over for another in the critical role of assembling teams that will compete for gold.
“It’s just an incredible opportunity, also an incredible challenge,” Hill said Saturday.
“I had the good fortune of participating in international play — the Pan American Games, of course the Olympic team — and I have been a fan of Team USA going back to the 1984 Olympic team when I first started to fall in love with basketball. The more I thought about it, the more intrigued, excited and the more willing I was to roll up my sleeves and move forward with this awesome responsibility.”
Hill’s resume is elite. He played 19
NBA seasons, was an All-star seven times — likely would have been more if not for the ankle problems that derailed his career — and made five ALL-NBA teams. At Duke, he helped the Blue Devils win national championships in 1991 and 1992.
Hill went into the Hall of Fame in 2018 and has worked as an NBA and college basketball analyst for Turner Sports for nearly a decade.
And he’s part of the broadcast team for the men’s Final Four this weekend in Indianapolis, the sixth straight year he’s been on that crew.
He will remain in broadcasting after assuming his USA Basketball job.
“Grant is a proven leader of consequence and character who will continue to help us achieve on our twin goals of winning international competitions and representing our country with honor,” USA Basketball Board of Directors chair and retired Gen. Martin Dempsey said.
— Wire services