Emmett Naar

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.

Emmett Naar
No. 41 – Illawarra Hawks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory [1]
NationalityAustralian
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 career2018–present
Career history
2018–presentIllawarra Hawks
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2018)

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

On 2 May 2018, Naar signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks.[9]

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.[10] Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games.[11]

References
  1. "Emmett Naar". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  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. Cohen, Mitch (2 May 2018). "Naar worries as guard signs". Ilawarra Mercury. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. "Australia 4 - Emmett Naar Player Profile". FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. "EMERGING BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR 2017 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Basketball.net.au. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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