Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2014 and 2018 before debuting in the NBL, where he played four seasons for the Illawarra Hawks.
 Naar with the Saint Mary's Gaels in 2017 | |
| No. 41 – Brisbane Bullets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 July 1994 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Listed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sydney Boys (Sydney, New South Wales) |
| College | Saint Mary's (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–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 | Mackay Meteors |
| 2024–present | Brisbane Bullets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editNaar 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
editNaar 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
editOn 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] At the 2024 NBL1 National Finals, he helped the Meteors reach the championship game, where they lost 87–84 to the Knox Raiders despite Naar's triple-double of 21 points, 18 assists and 10 rebounds.[18] He was named to the NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.[19]
On 29 October 2024, Naar signed with the Brisbane Bullets as nominated replacement player for the remainder of the 2024–25 NBL season.[20]
National team career
editNaar 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.[21] Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games.[22]
Naar played for the Australian senior team in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Emmett Naar". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Emmett Naar". smcgaels.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Emmett Naar". Waratah League. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Illawarra Hawks signs dynamic PG Emmett Naar". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mull, Brian (20 October 2016). "College basketball: Seven strong candidates to join the 50/40/90 Club". NCAA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Naar using past Saint Marys Aussie success stories as inspiration". Basketball.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b Cohen, Mitch (2 May 2018). "Naar worries as guard signs". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Canterbury Rams Announce The Signing Of Emmett Naar". canterburyrams.basketball. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Emmett Naar returns to Illawarra Hawks". Sportando. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Emmett Naar". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Emmett Naar nieuwe point-guard Heroes Den Bosch". Heroes Den Bosch (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Mackay Basketball are excited to announce the addition of Emmett Naar to our McDonald's Mackay Meteors NBL1 roster for 2024". facebook.com/Mackay.Basketball. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Mackay Meteors win the 2024 NBL1 North championship". NBL1.com.au. 3 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Recap NBL1 National Finals | Men's Championship Game". NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Our Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 National Finals men's All-Star Five". facebook.com/NBL1. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "BULLETS SIGN NOMINATED REPLACEMENT PLAYER". Brisbane Bullets | Official NBL Website. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 4 - Emmett Naar Player Profile". FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "EMERGING BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR 2017 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Basketball.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Emmett Naar". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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