Emmett Naar

Emmett Naar
No. 41 – Illawarra Hawks
Position Point guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994
Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
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 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Illawarra Hawks
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2018)

Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He primarily plays as point guard. He competed in U.S. college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.

College career

Naar did not join Saint Mary's until just before classes started in 2013 and redshirted his first year.[1] Naar had a strong sophomore year, averaging 14.0 points and 6.4 assists per game.[2] As a junior, Naar was an Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference selection.[3] He averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game and shot 42.4% from behind the arc.[4] 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.[5] Ha averaged 9.5 points and 7.9 assists per game as a senior.[6] He broke the school’s all-time assist record formerly held by NBA guard Matthew Dellavedova.[7]

Professional career

On 2 May 2018, Naar signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks.[7]

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.[8] Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Mull, Brian (20 October 2016). "College basketball: Seven strong candidates to join the 50/40/90 Club". NCAA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Tripp, Darnay (28 February 2017). "Williams-Goss, Few earn WCC's top honors". KREM.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "2017-18 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball: Preseason Information" (PDF). CSTV.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "WCC ANNOUNCES 2017-18 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM". West Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Naar using past Saint Marys Aussie success stories as inspiration". Basketball.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. 1 2 Cohen, Mitch (2 May 2018). "Naar worries as guard signs". Ilawarra Mercury. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Australia 4 - Emmett Naar Player Profile". FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "EMERGING BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR 2017 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Basketball.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.