[2] Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League Pledger's hometown is Camden, Alabama.
[4][5] In 1996 Pledger was a second-team JUCO all-American after he averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks a game.
[6] With Wallace State, he was the 1996 Alabama Sports Writers Association Community College Athlete of the Year.
[3] Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in Israel.