Welcome to the Magic

Manchester Magic have enjoyed plenty of National League success since 2000, having collected more than 70 national titles at junior and senior level.

Their junior programme is generally regarded as one of the best in the UK, with numerous players earning representative honours at regional and international level. In 2018/19, the U14s were crowned national champions, while their U16 and U18 teams made it to Final Fours.

This season, the senior team will play in Division 2 North and will be coached by Pete Paraskeva. Pete also coaches the Magic U18 and Academy teams. Senior games take place at the Manchester Basketball Centre in Whalley Range.

For 2019/20, the club has decided to waive entry fees but we would like to encourage spectators to make a donation to its community programme, which serves children and adults from across Greater Manchester.

NBL Division 2 North Men Fixtures and Results 2019-20

Magic Season Stats Links

Date	Opposition	Venue	Time	Comp.	Game #	Score	Result	Stats/Highlights
Sat 05 Oct	Derbyshire Spartans	Home	6:30pm	League	B1	80-70	WIN	Stats
Sat 12 Oct	Team Newcastle	Away	5:00pm	League	B10	76-64	LOSS	Stats
Sun 13 Oct	Newcastle Eagles U23	Away	2:00pm	Cup R2	G21	50-73	WIN	-
Sat 19 Oct	Myerscough College	Home	6:30pm	League	B12	63-65	LOSS	Stats
Sat 26 Oct	Team Birmingham Elite	Away	8:00pm	League	B17	53-67	WIN	Stats
Sat 02 Nov	Derbyshire Arrows	Home	6:30pm	League	B23	90-84	WIN	Stats
Sun 03 Nov	Myerscough College	Home	6:30pm	Cup R3	G40	79-80	LOSS	Stats
Sat 09 Nov	Charnwood College Riders	Away	3:30pm	League	B27	88-95	WIN	Stats
Sat 16 Nov	Bristol Academy Flyers	Home	6:30pm	League	B31	64-57	WIN	Stats
Sat 30 Nov	University of Chester	Home	6:30pm	League	B43	63-65	LOSS	Stats
Sun 01 Dec	Bristol Hurricanes	Home	6:15pm	League	B95	76-62	WIN	Stats
Sat 04 Jan	Team Newcastle	Home	6:30pm	League	B61	86-63	WIN	Stats
Sat 18 Jan	Team Birmingham Elite	Home	6:30pm	League	B74	76-68	WIN	Stats
Sat 25 Jan	Sheffield Hallam Sharks	Away	2:20pm	League	B46	49-87	WIN	Stats
Sun 26 Jan	Derbyshire Arrows	Away	4:15pm	League	B78	98-84	LOSS	Stats
Sat 08 Feb	Charnwood College Riders	Home	6:30pm	League	B81	66-83	LOSS	Stats
Sun 09 Feb	Derbyshire Spartans	Away	5:00pm	League	B60	91-85	LOSS	Stats
Sat 15 Feb	Bristol Academy Flyers	Away	5:15pm	League	B86	86-80*	LOSS	Stats
Sat 22 Feb	Bristol Hurricanes	Away	5:30pm	League	B40	67-59	LOSS	Stats
Sat 07 Mar	University of Chester	Away	6:00pm	League	B97	63-72	WIN	Stats
Sat 14 Mar	Sheffield Hallam Sharks	Home	6:30pm	League	B105	P-P	-	LiveStats
Sun 15 Mar	Myerscough College	Away	4:00pm	League	B70	P-P	-	LiveStats

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Player Profiles

Magic roster for 2019-20

Number	Name	Height	Position	Nationality
4	Josh Grant	6' 05"	Guard	British
5	Noah Togo	5' 11"	Guard	British/American
6	Saul May	6' 06"	Guard	British
7	Kyle Elly	5' 11"	Guard	British
8	Malachi Boakye-Yiadom	6' 04"	Guard	British
9	Andre Gayle	6' 04"	Guard	British
10	Elgin Govan	6' 02"	Guard	British
11	Mahamed Shegow	6' 06"	Forward	British
12	Bailey Goodall	6' 05"	Forward	British
13	Luke Gordos	6' 04"	Guard	British
14	Jason Ani	6' 04"	Guard/Forward	German
15	Ty Jordan	6' 05"	Guard	British
16	Richard Bell	6' 11'	Forward	British
17	Danny Pilkington	6' 05"	Forward	British
18	Noah Tchifounga	6' 05"	Forward	British

Head Coach:	Peter Paraskeva
Assistant Coach:	David Williams
Assistant Coach:	Alen Ramic
Physiotherapist:	Ali Barvareh

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OUR NEWS

July 31 2020

Manchester Magic and Manchester Mystics are recruiting boys and girls for their new U10 development programme. They are looking for players
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July 29 2020

Mystics U18s and Academy gets new head coach

The Manchester Mystics have appointed Paul Cantwell as the new head coach of their Academy and U18 teams. The former pro player, who has co
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July 28 2020

Magic and Mystics expand NBL programme

Manchester Magic and Manchester Mystics will field one of their largest ever entries in the National Basketball League for the 2020/21 seaso
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June 12 2020

Q&A with US-bound Jade Mbam

Jade Mbam is one of Manchester’s rising basketball stars. The Wythenshawe teenager is a Great Britain U16 and U18 international who ha
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April 14 2020

Alumni Pro-player Update 2020

We've covered our former players in the US College System, now it's time to take a look at how our former players have been getting on in pr
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March 27 2020

NBL and JNBL 2019-20 league placings confirmed with league titles galore for Magic and Mystics

Basketball England have announced league placings of all teams after the premature conclusion of the NBL regular season due to the COVID-19
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March 23 2020

US College Update 2020

It's March, usual the time of year when US Colleges are in National Championship action, however, with the ongoing situation with the corona
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March 17 2020

WBBL Statement: decision to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season

WBBL statement: It is with the deepest regret that the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) has taken the decision to cancel the
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March 17 2020

Basketball England statement: Decision to cancel all affiliated basketball activity

Basketball England has taken the decision to cancel all affiliated basketball activity for the remainder of the 2019/20 season because of th
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March 13 2020

Coronavirus: Basketball England to suspend all basketball activity for two weeks

Basketball England has taken the decision to suspend all affiliated basketball activity for an initial two-week period because of the corona
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NBL D2 North 2019/20 Men's Table

Team	W	L	+/-	PTS
Team Newcastle University	16	2	287	32
Myerscough College Preston	14	3	222	28
Charnwood College Riders	12	5	187	24
Manchester Magic	10	8	69	20
Derbyshire Arrows	10	8	25	20
University of Chester	8	10	12	16
Team Birmingham Elite	7	10	-18	14
Bristol Academy Flyers	7	11	-44	14
Bristol Hurricanes	6	11	-41	12
Derbyshire Spartans	6	11	-125	12
Sheffield Hallam Sharks	0	17	-574	0