Emmett Naar

Australian basketball player

Emmett Naar
Naar with the Saint Mary's Gaels in 2017
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 29)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
High schoolSydney Boys
(Sydney, New South Wales)
CollegeSaint Mary's (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011Norths Bears
2018–2022Illawarra Hawks
2019Canterbury Rams
2021Ballarat Miners
2022Ringwood Hawks
2022–2023Heroes Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards
  • Dutch Supercup winner (2022)
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (2016, 2018)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2015)

Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2014 and 2018 before debuting in the National Basketball League (NBL), where he played four seasons for the Illawarra Hawks.

Early life

Naar was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.[1] He grew up in Sydney, New South Wales, where he attended Sydney Boys High School.[2]

In 2011, Naar played for the Norths Bears in the Waratah League.[3]

From January 2012 to July 2013, Naar was a basketball scholarship athlete at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[4]

College career

Naar joined Saint Mary's College of California just before classes started in 2013 and redshirted his first year.[5] He joined the Gaels for the 2014–15 season. he had a strong sophomore year, averaging 14.0 points and 6.4 assists per game.[6] As a junior, Naar was an Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference selection.[7] He averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game and shot 42.4% from behind the arc.[8] He was named first-team All-West Coast Conference as a senior.[9] He averaged 9.5 points and 7.9 assists per game as a senior.[10] He broke the school's all-time assist record formerly held by Matthew Dellavedova.[11]

Professional career

On 2 May 2018, Naar signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL).[11] Following the 2018–19 NBL season, he played for the Canterbury Rams in the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.[12]

On 15 July 2020, Naar re-signed with the Illawarra Hawks.[13]

In 2021, Naar had a three-game stint with the Ballarat Miners of the NBL1 South.[14]

Following the 2021–22 NBL season, Naar played for the Ringwood Hawks of the NBL1 South in the 2022 season.[14]

On 1 August 2022, Naar signed a one-year deal with Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch BNXT League.[15]

National team career

Naar competed for Australia at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Prague. He averaged 8.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists on the fourth-place team. His best game was a 20-point outing versus China.[16] Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games.[17]

Naar played for the Australian senior team in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Emmett Naar". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Emmett Naar". smcgaels.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Emmett Naar". Waratah League. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Illawarra Hawks signs dynamic PG Emmett Naar". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ^ Bennett, Brian (29 January 2018). "WCC Spotlight: Emmett Naar and Saint Mary's, the perfect match that almost didn't happen". The Athletic. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ Mull, Brian (20 October 2016). "College basketball: Seven strong candidates to join the 50/40/90 Club". NCAA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ Tripp, Darnay (28 February 2017). "Williams-Goss, Few earn WCC's top honors". KREM.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ^ "2017-18 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball: Preseason Information" (PDF). CSTV.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ "WCC ANNOUNCES 2017-18 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Naar using past Saint Marys Aussie success stories as inspiration". Basketball.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. ^ a b Cohen, Mitch (2 May 2018). "Naar worries as guard signs". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Canterbury Rams Announce The Signing Of Emmett Naar". canterburyrams.basketball. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Emmett Naar returns to Illawarra Hawks". Sportando. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Emmett Naar". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Emmett Naar nieuwe point-guard Heroes Den Bosch". Heroes Den Bosch (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Australia 4 - Emmett Naar Player Profile". FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  17. ^ "EMERGING BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR 2017 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Basketball.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Emmett Naar". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

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