Emmett Naar
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No. 3 – The Hawks | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory [1] | 3 July 1994
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 / The Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for The 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
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] He re-signed with The Hawks on 15 July 2020.[10]
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.[11] Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games.[12]
References
- ^ "Emmett Naar". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "2017-18 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball: Preseason Information" (PDF). CSTV.com. 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". Ilawarra Mercury. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Emmett Naar returns to Illawarra Hawks". Sportando. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
External links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Australian Institute of Sport basketball players
- Australian men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Sydney
- Canterbury Rams players
- Illawarra Hawks players
- People educated at Sydney Boys High School
- Point guards
- Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Canberra