Naomi Halman | |
Position: | Power forward / center |
Height M: | 1.91 |
League: | Women's Basketball League |
Team: | Triple Threat |
Number: | 26 |
Birth Date: | 10 January 1986 |
Birth Place: | Haarlem, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
College: | UC Irvine |
Career Start: | 2006 |
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 |
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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.
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.[1] She left the team in December 2006 to attend to family issues in the Netherlands and did not play for the team again.[2]
Halman played four seasons for Montpellier in the French LFB and the EuroLeague Women. She retired in 2018 when she became pregnant.[3]
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.[4] She played in 12 games for Triple Threat in the 2020–2021, averaging 14.6 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game.[5] She did not play for the team the following season.[6]
Halman is the daughter of, 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, .[7] Her sister, Eva Halman, played in the top Dutch softball league for several years.[8] [9]
Halman has a daughter.