Dalma Iványi

Dalma Iványi (born March 18, 1976)[lower-alpha 1] is a Hungarian basketball player and coach, who played as a guard. She won 10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A Championships. She also played for Utah Starzz, Phoenix Mercury, and San Antonio Silver Stars in the American Women's National Basketball Association.

The native form of this personal name is Iványi Dalma. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Dalma Iványi
Iványi (right) receiving Tüke medal in 2018
Personal information
Born (1976-03-18) March 18, 1976
Békéscsaba, Hungarian People's Republic
NationalityHungarian
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
CollegeFIU (1995–1999)
WNBA draft1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Utah Starzz
Playing career1994–2019
PositionGuard
Number8
Career history
1999–2000Utah Starzz
2003Phoenix Mercury
2004–2006San Antonio Silver Stars

Personal life

Iványi was born on March 18, 1976,[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Career

Iványi 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] 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] 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] Iványi played in the WNBA between 1999 and 2006.[6] Between 1999 and 2000 she played for the Utah Starzz,[7] and she did not play in the WNBA in the 2001 season, due to her commitments in the Hungarian league.[8] In 2003, she played for Phoenix Mercury, and from 2004 to 2006 she played for San Antonio Silver Stars.[7] Whilst with the Stars, she shared a car with Polish player Agnieszka Bibrzycka.[7]

Iványi 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 one EuroBasket bronze medal.[1]

After retiring, Iványi became youth coach of PINKK-Pécsi 424.[1] From 2019 to 2020, she coached the PINKK-Pécsi 424 senior team.[9] In April 2020, she announced a move to UNI Győr, to start coaching there from July 1, 2020.[9]

Notes
  1. Some sources give her birth date as March 13, 1976.

References
  1. "Iványi Dalma ma is mezőberényinek vallja magát". Beol (in Hungarian). August 28, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "EX-FIU STARS IVANYI, NAGY DRAFTED". Sun-Sentinel. May 5, 1999. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. "Rögtön bajnok lett a PVSK csapatában Iványi Dalma". Bama.hu (in Hungarian). April 16, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. "Negyedszázada született meg a pécsi Rátgéber-korszak első aranya". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. "Iványi Dalma lesz a győri kosarasok edzője". Blikk (in Hungarian). April 29, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  6. Grasso, John (November 2010). Historical Dictionary of Basketball. Scarecrow Press. p. 167.
  7. "Egész más ott ez a játék". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). April 7, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. "Transactions". The New York Times. May 3, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. "Elhagyja a PVSK-t Iványi Dalma". Bama.hu (in Hungarian). April 29, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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