Mandurah Magic

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Mandurah Magic
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LeaguesNBL1 West
Founded1990
HistoryMen:
Kanyana Kings
1990–1993
Mandurah Kings
1994–1995
Mandurah Magic
1996–present
Women:
Mandurah Magic
1996–present
ArenaMandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre
LocationMandurah, Western Australia
Team colorsRed, gold, black
ChairmanCliff Kearns
General managerBrent Barclay
Head coachM: Mark Utley
W: Vlad Alava
Championships1
WebsiteMandurahMagic.com.au

Mandurah Magic is an NBL1 West club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Magic play their home games at Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre.

Club history

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Background

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Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA) was established in 1957.[1] In 1983, MBA moved into the Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre following the stadium's completion of four new courts.[1]

SBL / NBL1 West

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The Kanyana Kings men's team was established in Mandurah in 1990,[2] with Don Mihovilovich as the inaugural coach.[3] The Kings finished their inaugural State Basketball League (SBL) season in second place with a 20–6 record.[2] The Kanyana name was dropped in 1994[4] before a full rebrand to the Mandurah Magic took place in 1996 alongside the inclusion of a women's team.[2][5][6]

In 2003, the women's team reached the SBL Grand Final for the first time, where they were defeated 73–44 by the Perry Lakes Hawks.[7] In 2004, the women were crowned minor premiers for the first time after finishing the regular season in first place with a 17–3 record.[5] In 2005, the Magic reached their second SBL Grand Final, where they were defeated 59–54 by the Willetton Tigers.[8] In 2006, they were crowned minor premiers for the second time after finishing the regular season in first place with a team-best 19–3 record.[5] They went on to reach their third SBL Grand Final in four years, where they lost 56–53 to the Lakeside Lightning.[8][9] In 2009, the Magic reached their fourth SBL Grand Final,[10][11][12] where they were defeated 73–63 by the Tigers.[13][14][15]

In 2012, the men's team reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999.[16]

Due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre, the Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex.[17][18]

In 2017, the women reached their fifth SBL Grand Final,[19] where they were defeated 59–48 by the Hawks.[20] In 2018, the Magic reached their sixth SBL Grand Final,[21][22][23][24] where they were defeated 75–64 by the Lightning despite leading 64–54 with 5:30 remaining in the game.[25]

In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West.[26][27] In the inaugural NBL1 West season, the Magic men advanced out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in club history.[28]

After finishing at the bottom of the ladder in 2023,[29] the Magic men finished the 2024 regular season in fourth place with a 13–9 record behind 34 points per game from league MVP, Joel Murray.[30] They went on to reach their first ever grand final with a 91–88 overtime win over the Joondalup Wolves in the preliminary final.[29][31][32][33] In the grand final, the Magic defeated the Willetton Tigers 91–89 to win their maiden NBL1 West championship. Murray was named grand final MVP for his team-high 30 points.[34][35][36]

Accolades

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Women

Men

References

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