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Alex Pledger will return to the basketball court at the end of the month, two years after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

The veteran Australian coach told Stuff the Southland community and the Sharks organisation had helped him regain the love of the game again, and he was keen at a shot at coaching the Sharks again next year. There is little doubt the Sharks management will want him back given Beveridge has made a positive impression not just on those close to the Sharks but also the wider Southland community. The only sticking point could be the Covid-19 situation. Beveridge works as a consultant in Australia which includes helping universities with basketball programmes. However, given the Covid-19 situ...

Brendon Egan11:29, Jul 14 2021 Marty Melville/Photosport Devondrick Walker and the Hawke’s Bay Hawks have found form at the right stage of the season. OPINION: It’s the final round of the NBL season and the top four is confirmed. The exact finishing order and semifinal match-ups are still to be determined though, setting up an interesting final weekend. BRENDON EGAN looks at the key talking points for round 12. Finals permutations The hometown Wellington Saints have top spot locked up for the Final Four in Porirua, which will be contested next Thursday and Friday. Southland and Hawke's B...

The six-foot eight guard is delighted to be home and couldn’t be happier to make Invercargill his new basketball home. “With all that’s going on, coming home made sense and for any young guy who has the goal of cracking the Australian NBL, playing for Bevo (Sharks coach Rob Beveridge) and the Sharks ticked all the boxes,” he said. After playing his high School basketball for Rangitoto College, Inger was signed to play for US Division 1 College Mount St. Mary’s before a late change in coaching staff saw the State-side opportunity close and a new one open up in Western Australia.