Academy basketball offers our U18s the chance to test themselves against the very best in the country. Michael Anumba, Gina Brierley, Kayem Cleary and Aaron Menzies are just a few of the star names who have played in the EABL (Elite Academy Basketball League) and WEABL (Women's Elite Academy Basketball League).
The club used to compete in the EABL and WEABL as Loreto Basketball Academy. Following a restructure in 2018, we now play as the Manchester Magic Academy and Manchester Mystics Academy. Both teams reached the play-offs in 2019/20.
The Magic and Mystics still retain strong links Loreto Sixth Form College, one of the finest academic institutions in the North West of England, but we have also established partnerships with other secondary schools across Greater Manchester, including Trinity Church of England High School and Sixth Form, Manchester College, Aquinas College (Stockport), Holy Cross College (Bury) and Bury College.
For players with aspirations of playing representative basketball or with dreams of winning a place at a college in the US, playing academy basketball can help.
Not only does their development benefit from competing against other top players, all EABL and WEABL games are filmed and broken down so players can compile highlight reels. They also get access to strength and conditioning sessions, run out of Manchester Metropolitan University's excellent Platt Lane facility.
Phil Gordos oversees the running of the academy, with Pete Paraskeva and Paul Cantwell coaching the Magic and Mystics respectively.
If you would like to know more about the academy, contact us via email on info@manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk or call the office on 0161 881 0090.
Manchester Magic and Mystics Academy Fixtures
EABL (Men 1st)
Alex Costa
6' 6"
Forward
Class of 2022
Ali Gohari Darabkhani
6' 1"
Guard
Amari Stewart-Rhoomes
6' 3"
Bradley May
6' 0"
Charles Okafor
6' 5"
Wing/Forward
Class of 2021
Daniel Tejada
6' 4"
Highlights
Don Ronan Espina
5' 9"
Elgin Govan
6' 2"
Emmanuel Oyebadejo
6' 7"
Harrison Ball
Henry Thompson
Guard/Wing
Joe Henderson
5' 11"
Kofo Laditan
Liam Greenwood
Malachi Boakye-Yiadom
Martins Adonry
Matthew Giwa
Noah Togo
5' 10"
Salia Brima
Sam Lolenga
Sam Oniroko
Tom Mayor
Zak Moore
WEABL (Women)
Caitlin Doohan
5' 6"
Charli Wroe
5' 4"
Darcey Gordon
Faye Ditchfield
Grace Tuck
5' 8"
Holly Bryan
5' 7"
Guard/Forward
Lilja Toland
Lily Gilronan
Maddie Owen
Mia Donegan
Scarlett Lindsay
5' 5"
Carys Gayle
5' 3"
Fleur Huijsmans
Lucy Bryan
Zoe Parker
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