Naomi Halman (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch

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player who plays for Triple Threat of the

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(WBL). During her career, she also played for the Netherlands national team, playing in 44 international games.

Professional career

Halman played four seasons for

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in the French LFB and the EuroLeague Women. She retired in 2018 when she got pregnant from her daughter. In July 2020, Halman returned out of retirement to join Triple Threat, a team from her hometown

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, for its debut in the

Personal

Halman is the daughter of Eddy Halman, a former

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player who played for the Dutch national team.

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at eurobasket.com 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Haarlem Dutch women's basketball players Small forwards Dutch people of Aruban descent {{Netherlands-basketball-bio-stub