The Southland Sharks have added another young talent to its National Basketball League roster with former Junior Tall Black and Wellington College prodigy Sione Helu signing for this season. When I first met Aliyah, I said to her that with her being from Invercargill all I wanted to do was play for the Sharks. The first year I played basketball the Sharks were in Wellington playing the Saints and I got to watch Shea Ili and Kevin Braswell play and I thought they were the best point guards I had ever seen. Ever since then I wanted to play for the Sharks so I am super grateful that I can pull that uniform on,” Helu said. He was a late starter to the sport, getting his first taste of basketball at 14 years of age.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2021 15:32 UTC