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Alistair Granger (born 22 November 1991) is a New Zealand former basketball player. He played in Australia and New Zealand, most notably for the Nelson Giants of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Early life
Born and raised in Nelson, New Zealand, Granger grew up idolising Nelson Giants star guard Phill Jones. As a child, he had a replica Phill Jones uniform and a life-sized Jones cutout. He started playing basketball at Broadgreen Intermediate School in Stoke, before continuing with the sport at Nelson College. After finishing at Nelson College, he joined a team that travelled to the United States to gain exposure to college scouts. While no one from the U.S. system approached him, Nathan Vogt from the Keysborough Cougars in Melbourne, Australia, told Granger to stay in touch if nothing else came up.

Pakenham Warriors (2010–2011)
With Keysborough's Div 2 roster already set, Vogt found Granger a spot on the Pakenham Warriors Big V Division Three team. The Warriors missed the playoffs in 2010 with a fifth-place finish and an 8–13 record. In 17 games, he averaged 7.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Granger returned to Pakenham for the 2011 season, with the Warriors now playing in Division Two. The Warriors again missed out on the playoffs in 2011, finishing in fifth place in their pool with a 9–13 record. Granger appeared in all 22 games, averaging 7.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Keysborough Cougars (2012–2013)
In 2012, Granger joined the Keysborough Cougars in the Big V Division Two. At the midpoint of the season, Granger was named in the All Star team which played in the Big V Big Bounce tournament held over Queen's Birthday weekend. He helped the Cougars win the minor premiership with a first-place finish and a 14–6 record, before going on to reach the grand final series, where they lost 2–1 to the Craigieburn Eagles. Granger appeared in all 25 games for the Cougars in 2012, averaging 15.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He subsequently earned the 2012 D2M Rising Star Award, and was named team MVP.

In 2013, Granger averaged 12.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 20 games. He helped the Cougars finish fourth with a 10–8 record, before losing 2–0 in the semi-finals to the Melton Thoroughbreds. He was subsequently nominated for an All-Star Five guard spot for the second straight year,  but was once again not selected.

Waverley Falcons (2014)
For the 2014 season, Granger joined the Waverley Falcons in the Big V State Championship division, where he averaged 4.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 16 games. He did not enjoy his time with Waverley as much as he did with Keysborough, so he decided against re-joining the Falcons for a second season.

Nelson Giants (2015–2019)
Granger returned home and joined the Nelson Giants for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season. He thus became a teammate of childhood hero and Giants legend, Phill Jones. He appeared in all 19 games and averaged 4.3 points per game.

In 2016, Granger averaged 4.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in 18 games for the Giants. He became a popular figure in Nelson over his first two seasons due to his incessant bench celebrations and his wearing of a headband. Following the 2016 season, he attended a two-day combine in Melbourne.

In 2017,  Granger appeared in all 18 games for the Giants and averaged 5.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. On 15 April, he scored a team-high 19 points with five 3-pointers in 21 minutes off the bench in a 99–87 loss to the Super City Rangers.

Granger's production in 2018 reduced to 2.2 points in 15 games. For the 2019 season, Granger averaged 2.9 points in 17 games.

Personal
Both of Granger's parents have been involved in the Nelson Giants. His mother Janie owned a stake in the franchise for a long time and was a regular winner of the NBL's administrator of the year award, while his father Lloyd managed the team and filled an unofficial role as its social secretary.

During his time playing for Pakenham, Granger worked as a concreting labourer. Upon returning to Nelson, he continued as a concreter.

In February 2016, Granger was controversially released from his coaching position at Nelson College. He was in his second year of coaching and was paid a small amount as a contractor. In October 2016, he was re-hired following an internal investigation, returning in a slightly different contractor's role.