In The News
- 6/10/25: Lara Somfai: Stanford University's prized Aussie recruit - Hayley Wildes (basketball.com.au)
- 12/25/24: Inside the spellbinding rise of Lara Somfai - Will Crouch (The Pick and Roll)
Basketball Australia
- Has represented her country in four international tournaments around the globe
- Led Australia to a fifth-place finish at the FIBA U17 World Cup in Leon, Mexico in July 2024, averaging a team-best 14.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in seven games
- Finished ninth in the tournament in scoring and had a 23-point outing in the group phase against Croatia
- One month prior, was named to the All-Star Five at the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup in China, averaging 17.6 points and 10.8 rebounds
- Australia swept its five games en route to its second consecutive title
- Averaged 14.8 points and 11.5 rebounds at the 2023 FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Championship in Papua New Guinea
- Averaged 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games at the 2023 U16 Women's Asian Championship in Jordan
Prior to Stanford
- A 2025 graduate of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
- A five-star talent, rated as the No. 12 player in the country according to ESPN HoopGurlz
- McDonald's All-American (2025)
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2025)
- Nike Hoop Summit Team World roster (2025)
- In her final high school game, scored 10 points in 12 minutes to lead IMG back from down 17 and win the 2025 Chipotle Nationals title over Montverde Academy in overtime
Personal
- Born in Mór, Hungary
- Parents are Nora and Peter Somfai
- Moved to Adelaide when she was two years old
- Bilingual, Hungarian is her first language and she learned English at school
- Entire family still lives in Hungary and her parents are moving back this year to Székesfehérvár