Dalma Iványi (born March 18, 1976)[a] is a Hungarian basketball player and coach, who played as a guard. She won 10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A Championships with Mizo Pécs 2010 and PINKK-Pécsi 424. She also played for Utah Starzz, Phoenix Mercury, and San Antonio Silver Stars in the American Women's National Basketball Association. Iványi is the current coach of Hungarian club UNI Győr.
.jpg) Iványi (right) receiving Tüke medal in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1976 Békéscsaba, Hungarian People's Republic |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | FIU (1995–1999) |
| WNBA draft | 1999: 4th round, 37th overall pick |
| Selected by the Utah Starzz | |
| Playing career | 1994–2014 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 8 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1994–2011 | Mizo Pécs 2010 |
| 1999–2000 | Utah Starzz |
| 2003 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2004–2006 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2012 | Botaşspor |
| 2012–2014 | PINKK-Pécsi 424 |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2020 | PINKK-Pécsi 424 |
| 2020– | UNI Győr |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Personal life
editIványi was born on March 18, 1976,[a] in Békéscsaba, Hungarian People's Republic (now Hungary).[1] She started playing basketball at the age of 5 in Mezőberény.[1] Her husband is Bulgarian, and they have two children.[1]
Club career
editIványi played as a guard.[2] Iványi started out as a youth player at Pécs 2010 (PVSK), the women's basketball team in Pécs, Hungary.[3] She was a captain of the youth team, before being promoted to the senior team in 1994.[3] In the final game of her first season, Iványi scored 22 points, as PVSK won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[3][4] She also played for PINKK-Pécsi 424.[1] During her career, Iványi won 10 Hungarian Championships,[5] including nine with Pécs 2010 between 1994 and 2011.[1]
In the US, Iványi played college basketball for Florida International University (FIU),[2] before graduating from FIU in 1999.[6] She played for four years at FIU, and averaged 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 3.6 steals per game.[2] In her sophomore year, Iványi was one of seven non-American players in the FIU team.[7] In the 1997 season, Iványi had the most assists in the league.[6]
Iványi was drafted by the Utah Starzz in the fourth round of the 1999 Women's National Basketball Association draft.[2] Fellow Hungarian Andrea Nagy was also drafted,[2] and Iványi was one of 12 college basketball players selected in the draft.[6] Iványi played in the WNBA between 1999 and 2006.[8] Between 1999 and 2000 she played for the Utah Starzz,[9] and she did not play in the WNBA in the 2001 season, due to her commitments in the Hungarian league.[10] In 2003, she played for Phoenix Mercury, and from 2004 to 2006 she played for San Antonio Silver Stars.[9] Whilst with the Stars, she shared a car with Polish player Agnieszka Bibrzycka.[9]
International career
editIványi played internationally for Hungary over 130 times.[1] She represented them in four EuroBasket Women tournaments, and one FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, winning two EuroBasket bronze medals.[1]
Coaching career
editAfter retiring, Iványi became youth coach of PINKK-Pécsi 424.[1] In April 2020, she announced a move to UNI Győr, to start coaching there from July 1, 2020.[11] From 2022 she is the assistant coach for NKA Universitas Pécs.
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage |
| FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Data not available | * | Led Division I |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | FIU | 28 | - | - | 41.2 | 26.9 | 75.7 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 | - | 14.2 |
| 1996–97 | FIU | 17 | - | - | 40.0 | 37.0 | 78.7 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 | - | 11.6 |
| 1997–98 | FIU | 31 | - | - | 47.2 | 32.1 | 78.9 | 5.1 | *9.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | - | 14.6 |
| 1998–99 | FIU | 30 | - | - | 43.1 | 40.6 | 86.6 | 3.8 | *8.8 | 3.4 | 0.1 | - | 15.0 |
| Career | 106 | - | - | 43.3 | 34.6 | 80.3 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | - | 14.1 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[12] | |||||||||||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Iványi Dalma ma is mezőberényinek vallja magát". Beol (in Hungarian). August 28, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "EX-FIU STARS IVANYI, NAGY DRAFTED". Sun-Sentinel. May 5, 1999. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rögtön bajnok lett a PVSK csapatában Iványi Dalma". Bama.hu (in Hungarian). April 16, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Negyedszázada született meg a pécsi Rátgéber-korszak első aranya". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Iványi Dalma lesz a győri kosarasok edzője". Blikk (in Hungarian). April 29, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "New Starzz". The Salt Lake Tribune. May 5, 1999. p. 29. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Foreign Power". Sun-Sentinel. November 21, 1996. p. 55. Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grasso, John (November 2010). Historical Dictionary of Basketball. Scarecrow Press. p. 167.
- ^ a b c "Egész más ott ez a játék". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). April 7, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. May 3, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Elhagyja a PVSK-t Iványi Dalma". Bama.hu (in Hungarian). April 29, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Dalma Iványi College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.