Emmett Naar

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Emmett Naar
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No. 4–Heroes Den Bosch
Position Point guard
League BNXT League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 28)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory [1]
NationalityAustralian
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
High school Sydney Boys
(Sydney, New South Wales)
College Saint Mary's (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2022 Illawarra Hawks
2022–present Heroes Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2018)

Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. He primarily plays as point guard. He competed in U.S. college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.

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College career

His junior career was played in Northern Surburbs Basketball Association competition in Sydney. From January 2012 to July 2013, he was a basketball scholarship athlete at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. [2] Naar joined Saint Mary's just before classes started in 2013 and redshirted his first year. [3] Naar had a strong sophomore year, averaging 14.0 points and 6.4 assists per game. [4] As a junior, Naar was an Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference selection. [5] He averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game and shot 42.4% from behind the arc. [6] Naar was named to the First-team All-West Coast Conference as a senior while his teammate Jock Landale was named conference player of the year. [7] He averaged 9.5 points and 7.9 assists per game as a senior. [8] He broke the school’s all-time assist record formerly held by NBA guard Matthew Dellavedova. [9]

Professional career

Illawarra Hawks (2018–2022)

On 2 May 2018, Naar signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks. [9] He re-signed with the Illawarra Hawks on 15 July 2020. [10]

Heroes Den Bosch (2022–present)

On 1 August 2022, Naar signed a one-year deal with Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch BNXT League. [11]

International career

Naar competed for Australia in 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. [12] Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games. [13]

Naar plays for the Australian senior team since 2022.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Illawarra Hawks signs dynamic PG Emmett Naar". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Mull, Brian (20 October 2016). "College basketball: Seven strong candidates to join the 50/40/90 Club". NCAA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Tripp, Darnay (28 February 2017). "Williams-Goss, Few earn WCC's top honors". KREM.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "2017-18 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball: Preseason Information" (PDF). CSTV.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Naar using past Saint Marys Aussie success stories as inspiration". Basketball.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. 1 2 Cohen, Mitch (2 May 2018). "Naar worries as guard signs". Illawarra Mercury . Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Emmett Naar returns to Illawarra Hawks". Sportando. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Emmett Naar nieuwe point-guard Heroes Den Bosch". Heroes Den Bosch (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Australia 4 - Emmett Naar Player Profile". FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "EMERGING BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR 2017 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Basketball.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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