Naomi Halman
{{short description|Dutch former basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Naomi Halman
| image = 20150502 Lattes-Montpellier vs Bourges 050.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Halman with Montpellier in 2015
| position = Power forward / center
| height_m = 1.91
| weight_kg =
| league = Women's Basketball League
| team = Triple Threat
| number = 26
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Haarlem, Netherlands
| nationality = Dutch
| high_school =
| college = UC Irvine
| draft =
| draft_year =
| draft_team =
| career_start = 2006
| career_end =
| years1 = –
| team1 = BV Lely
| years2 = 2008–2009
| team2 = Gran Canaria
| years3 = 2009–2010
| team3 = Basket Parma
| years4 = 2010–2011
| team4 = Faenza
| years5 = 2011–2013
| team5 = PF Umbertide
| years6 = 2013–2014
| team6 = Gesam Gas Lucca
| years7 = 2014–2018
| team7 = Montpellier
| years8 = 2020–2021
| team8 = Triple Threat
| awards = *LFB champion (2016)
- 2× French Cup winner (2015, 2016)
| medaltemplates =
}}
Naomi Halman (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch former basketball player who played for Triple Threat of the Women's Basketball League (WBL). During her career, she also played for the Netherlands national team in 44 international games.
Basketball career career
Halman played on the UC Irvine women's college basketball team in 2006, scoring 9.3 points per game in 10 games for the Anteaters.{{Cite web |title=Naomi Halman College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/naomi-halman-1.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} She left the team in December 2006 to attend to family issues in the Netherlands and did not play for the team again.{{Cite web |date=2006-12-29 |title=BRIEFS:Freshman Halman's status uncertain |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-xpm-2006-12-29-dpt-halman29-story.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Daily Pilot |language=en-US}}
Halman played four seasons for Montpellier in the French LFB and the EuroLeague Women. She retired in 2018 when she became pregnant.{{cite news |title=Gestopte basketbalinternational Naomi Halman maakt comeback bij 'hometownclub' Triple Threat |url=https://www.haarlemsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20200719_47234684 |access-date=27 December 2021 |work=Haarlems Dagblad |language=nl-BE}}
In July 2020, Halman came out of retirement to join Triple Threat, a team in her hometown of Haarlem, for its debut in the Women's Basketball League.{{Cite web |title=Triple Threat-speelster Naomi Halman is oud maar nog zeker niet versleten |url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/282050/triple-threat-speelster-naomi-halman-is-oud-maar-nog-zeker-niet-versleten |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=www.nhnieuws.nl |language=nl}} She played in 12 games for Triple Threat in the 2020–2021, averaging 14.6 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game.{{Cite web |last=Eurobasket |title=Naomi Halman, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Naomi-Halman/84682 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Eurobasket LLC}} She did not play for the team the following season.{{Cite web |last=Eurobasket |title=Triple Threat Basketball Roster 2021-2022 |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Triple-Threat/60928?page=1&Year=2021-2022 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Eurobasket LLC}}
Personal
Halman is the daughter of {{interlanguage link|Eddy Halman|lt=|nl}}, a former baseball player who played for the Dutch national team. Her brother Greg Halman played in Major League Baseball, but he died in 2011 after a stabbing involving another brother, {{interlanguage link|Jason Halman|lt=|nl}}.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Wright |date=2012-08-20 |title=The death of Greg Halman |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/8286055/seattle-mariners-gregory-halman-days-leading-death-hands-brother-jason |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Her sister, Eva Halman, played in the top Dutch softball league for several years.{{Cite web |title=Softball 2010 - DSS (Grand Slam - Stats & News) |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/dss10r.htm |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=catcher.home.xs4all.nl}}{{Cite web |title=Softball 2015 - Rosters Golden League (Grand Slam - Stats & News) |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/sb15-glr.htm |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=catcher.home.xs4all.nl}}
References
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External links
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- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Naomi_Halman/84682?Women=1 Profile] at eurobasket.com
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Category:Sportspeople from Haarlem
Category:Basketball players from North Holland
Category:Dutch women's basketball players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportswomen
Category:Dutch people of Aruban descent
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