Paratene McLeod
# Paratene McLeod

Paratene McLeod (born 6 April 1991) is a New Zealand basketball player.

## Early life

Born in Tauranga, McLeod and raised in Invercargill, where he attended Southland Boys' High School. While attending Southland Boys', he competed with the New Zealand under-16 and under-18 sides, and in 2009, he was invited to trial for the Junior Tall Blacks, but withdrew because of a knee injury.

## Professional career

In January 2010, McLeod signed with the newly-established Southland Sharks for the 2010 NBL season. In August 2010, he re-signed with the Sharks for the 2011 season. He continued on with the Sharks in 2012 and 2013. He was a member of the Sharks' 2013 championship-winning squad.

In December 2017, McLeod was named in a 14-man local Southland Sharks pre-season training squad ahead of the 2018 NBL season.

