Emmett Naar

Emmett Naar (born 3 July 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2014 and 2018 before debuting in the National Basketball League (NBL), where he played four seasons for the Illawarra Hawks.

Early life
Naar was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. He grew up in Sydney, New South Wales, where he attended Sydney Boys High School.

In 2011, Naar played for the Norths Bears in the Waratah League.

From January 2012 to July 2013, Naar was a basketball scholarship athlete at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

College career
Naar joined Saint Mary's College of California just before classes started in 2013 and redshirted his first year. He joined the Gaels for the 2014–15 season. he had a strong sophomore year, averaging 14.0 points and 6.4 assists per game. As a junior, Naar was an Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference selection. He averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game and shot 42.4% from behind the arc. He was named first-team All-West Coast Conference as a senior. 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 Matthew Dellavedova.

Professional career
On 2 May 2018, Naar signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). Following the 2018–19 NBL season, he played for the Canterbury Rams in the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.

On 15 July 2020, Naar re-signed with the Illawarra Hawks.

In 2021, Naar had a three-game stint with the Ballarat Miners of the NBL1 South.

Following the 2021–22 NBL season, Naar played for the Ringwood Hawks of the NBL1 South in the 2022 season.

On 1 August 2022, Naar signed a one-year deal with Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch BNXT League.

National team career
Naar competed for Australia at 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. Naar was named to the Australian roster at the 2017 World University Games.

Naar played for the Australian senior team in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers.