Naomi Halman

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.

Naomi Halman

Halman with Montpellier in 2015
No. 26 – Triple Threat
Position	Power forward / center
League	Women's Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1986-01-10) 10 January 1986 (age 39) Haarlem, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
College	UC Irvine
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
–	BV Lely
2008–2009	Gran Canaria
2009–2010	Basket Parma
2010–2011	Faenza
2011–2013	PF Umbertide
2013–2014	Gesam Gas Lucca
2014–2018	Montpellier
2020–2021	Triple Threat
Career highlights
LFB champion (2016) 2× French Cup winner (2015, 2016)

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.^[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.^[3][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]

Personal

Halman is the daughter of Eddy Halman [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, Jason Halman [nl].^[7] Her sister, Eva Halman, played in the top Dutch softball league for several years.^[8][9]

Halman has a daughter.^[4]