Emmett Naar

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Emmett Naar
Emmett Naar.jpg
Naar with the Saint Mary's Gaels in 2017
No. 3–Mackay Meteors
Position Point guard
League NBL1 North
Personal information
Born (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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 career2011–present
Career history
2011 Norths Bears
2018–2022 Illawarra Hawks
2019 Canterbury Rams
2021 Ballarat Miners
2022 Ringwood Hawks
2022–2023 Heroes Den Bosch
2024–presentMackay Meteors
Career highlights and awards

Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Mackay Meteors of the NBL1 North. 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.

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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]

Naar joined the Mackay Meteors of the NBL1 North for the 2024 season. [16] He helped the team win the NBL1 North championship. [17]

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. [18] Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games. [19]

Naar played for the Australian senior team in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers. [20]

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