Manchester Magic
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| Manchester Magic | |||
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| League | NBL D2 North | ||
| Established | 1997 | ||
| History | Manchester Giants B 1997-1998 City of Manchester Attitude 1998-2000 Manchester Magic 2000-present | ||
| Arena | Manchester Basketball Centre | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Team colours | |||
| Website | Official website | ||
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The Manchester Magic are an English basketball club from the city of Manchester in the northwest of England.
For the 2019-20 season, the Magic will compete in the National Basketball League Division 2 North. They play their home games at the Manchester Basketball Centre, which was part-funded by former NBA star John Amaechi. A sister team, the Manchester Mystics, compete in the top-tier Women's British Basketball League.
History
The Magic were first established in 1997, originally as a reserve squad for the nearby Manchester Giants, entering the newly founded NBL Division 3 for the 1997/1998 season and winning immediate promotion as league runner-up and playoff champions. A change in direction from their one-time parent club saw the fledgling team become independent mid-way through their first season in Division Two, choosing the City of Manchester Attitude as their new name. A first league title was to follow at the end of the 1999/2000 season, with the club joining the top flight just as the national league was being restructured, forming the short-lived NBL Conference.[1]
After rebranding as the Manchester Magic, the club enjoyed over a decade of success in the top tier of the English Basketball League, with the highlight being a triple title success in the 2007/2008 season, claiming the National Cup alongside the league and playoff titles. The team then took the shock decision to play in Division 3 for the 2011/12 season, in order "to forge a much closer link between the youngsters... and the men's team",[2] in the words of club director Joe Forber. The club worked their way back up the English leagues in record time, winning Division 3 at the first attempt to earn a return to Division 2, and then gaining back-to-back promotions with a runner-up spot in Division 2 in the 2012/13 season.
Since returning to Division 1, the Magic have claimed both the National Cup and National Trophy in the 2014/15 season, alongside second-place finishes in both the league and the end-of-season playoffs.[3]
Club honours
- 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016
- 2015, 2016
EBL Division 1 League Champions
- 2008
EBL Division 1 Playoff Champions
- 2008, 2010
EBL Division 2 League Champions
- 2000
EBL Division 3 League Champions
- 2012
EBL Division 3 Playoff Champions
- 1998
Season-by-season records
| Season | Division | Tier | Pos. | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Playoffs | National Cup | National Trophy | Patrons Cup | National Shield | |
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| Manchester Giants B | |||||||||||||
| 1997-98 | D3 | 4 | 2nd | 26 | 15 | 11 | 30 | Winners | 1st round | DNE | DNE | ||
| City of Manchester Attitude | |||||||||||||
| 1998-99 | D2 | 3 | 3rd | 24 | 18 | 6 | 36 | Semi-Final | 2nd round | DNE | DNE | ||
| 1999-00 | D2 | 3 | 1st | 24 | 20 | 4 | 40 | Runner-Up | 2nd round | DNE | DNE | ||
| Manchester Magic | |||||||||||||
| 2000-01 | Conf | 2 | 4th | 21 | 9 | 7 | 18 | Semi-Final | Quarter-Final | DNE | DNE | ||
| 2001-02 | Conf | 2 | 5th | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | DNE | DNE | ||
| 2002-03 | Conf | 2 | 5th | 22 | 12 | 10 | 24 | Semi-Final | 1st round | 1st round | DNE | DNE | |
| 2003-04 | D1 | 2 | 4th | 22 | 16 | 6 | 32 | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | 1st round | DNE | DNE | |
| 2004-05 | D1 | 2 | 6th | 22 | 12 | 10 | 24 | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | 1st round | DNE | DNE | |
| 2005-06 | D1 | 2 | 4th | 26 | 19 | 7 | 38 | Semi-Final | Quarter-Final | 1st round | DNE | DNE | |
| 2006-07 | D1 | 2 | 3rd | 22 | 17 | 5 | 34 | Runner-Up | Winners | Semi-Final | DNE | DNE | |
| 2007-08 | D1 | 2 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 2 | 32 | Winners | Winners | Semi-Final | DNE | DNE | |
| 2008-09 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 18 | 15 | 3 | 30 | Runner-Up | Runner-Up | Runner-Up | DNE | DNE | |
| 2009-10 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 22 | 16 | 6 | 32 | Winners | Runner-Up | Runner-Up | DNE | DNE | |
| 2010-11 | D1 | 2 | 6th | 18 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Quarter-Final | 3rd round | 1st round | DNE | DNE | |
| 2011-12 | D3 Nor | 4 | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | 38 | Runner-Up | 2nd round | DNE | DNE | Quarter-Final | |
| 2012-13 | D2 | 3 | 2nd | 22 | 15 | 7 | 30 | Runner-Up | 3rd round | DNE | 1st round | DNE | |
| 2013-14 | D1 | 2 | 5th | 26 | 16 | 10 | 32 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Runner-Up | DNE | DNE | |
| 2014-15 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 24 | 17 | 7 | 34 | Runner-Up | Winners | Winners | DNE | DNE | |
| 2015-16 | D1 | 2 | 1st | 26 | 23 | 3 | 46 | Winners | DNE | DNE | |||
| 2016-17 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 26 | 21 | 5 | 42 | Winners | DNE | DNE | |||
| 2017-18 | D1 | 2 | 8th | 24 | 11 | 13 | 22 | Quarter-finals | DNE | DNE | |||
| 2018-19 | D1 | 2 | 14th | 26 | 2 | 24 | 4 | Did not qualify | DNE | DNE | |||
| 2019-20 | D2 Nor | 3 | 5th | 18 | 10 | 8 | 22 | Did not qualify | 3rd round | ||||
References
- ^ "Manchester Magic History". pawprint75.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009.
- ^ "Manchester Magic to withdraw from EBL1". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "League Table History". Basketball England. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
