Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the

Heroes Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

of the

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. He primarily plays as

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. He competed in U.S. college basketball for the

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College career

His junior career was played in Northern Suburbs Basketball Association competition in Sydney. From January 2012 to July 2013, he was a basketball scholarship athlete at the

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in Canberra. Naar joined Saint Mary's just before classes started in 2013 and redshirted his first year. Naar had a strong sophomore year, averaging 14.0 points and 6.4 assists per game. As a junior, Naar was an Honorable Mention All-

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selection. He averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game and shot 42.4% from behind the arc. Naar was named to the First-team All-

as a senior while his teammate

Jock Landale Jock Landale (born 25 October 1995) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Landale was part of the Australian ...

was named conference player of the year. He averaged 9.5 points and 7.9 assists per game as a senior. He broke the school’s all-time assist record formerly held by NBA guard

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Professional career

Illawarra Hawks (2018–2022)

On 2 May 2018, Naar signed a three-year deal with the

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. He re-signed with the Illawarra Hawks on 15 July 2020.

Heroes Den Bosch (2022–present)

On 1 August 2022, Naar signed a one-year deal with

of the Dutch

International career

Naar competed for Australia in the

2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA do 19 let 2013) was the 11th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national team ...

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. Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games. Naar plays for the Australian senior team since 2022.

References

External links

St. Mary's Gaels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naar, Emmett 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 Heroes Den Bosch players Illawarra Hawks players People educated at Sydney Boys High School Point guards Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball players Sportspeople from Canberra Sportsmen from New South Wales