Category: Alumni

Summer of International Basketball 2024

Summer of International Basketball Schedule 2023

It’s come to that time of year when our players represent their national teams at the FIBA European Championships, here we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest results as and when they happen and let you know how our current and former players have been getting on. (Dates and times subject to change)

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Great Britain Senior Men No games

Great Britain Senior Women 15-25 June 2023: FIBA Women’s EuroBasket – Israel/Slovenia – Group C (Former Mystic’ Nicolette Fairley (Fong-Lyew-Quee)

15 June – GB Women 76-71 Slovenia at 5:00pm – Nicolette did not play.

16 June – France 63-57 GB Women at 2:00pm – Nicolette did not play.

18 June – Germany 62-61 GB Women at 11:15am – Nicolette did not play.

20 June Qualifiers to ¼ Serbia 66-60 GB at 8:00pm – Nicolette played 3 minutes, had a rebound.

Great Britain U20 Men 7-16 July 2023: FIBA U20 Men European Championships Div B – Skopje, North Macedonia – Group B (Magic’s Joseph Buchanan and former Magic’ Victor Faroukou).

7 July GB 72-63 Austria 8:00pm – Victor started, played 29 minutes, had 14 points, 5 rebounds and a block, Joe played 6 minutes.

8 July Portugal 63-55 GB 3:00pm – Victor started, played 35 minutes, had a team-high 11 points (11/11 Free Throws) and 6 rebounds, Joe played 15 minutes, had 4 points and 2 rebounds.

9 July GB 60-67 Luxemburg 12:30pm – Victor started, played 22 minutes, had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Joe played 2 minutes.

11 July Hungary 54-57 GB 12:30pm – Victor started, played 22 minutes, had 10 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Joe played 16 minutes, had a point and 2 rebounds.

14 July Quarter Final North Macedonia 66-49 GB 5:30pm – Victor started, played 33 minutes, had 7 points, 6 rebounds and an assist, Joe played 8 minutes, had a rebound.

15 July 5th-8th Classification Games GB 78-82 Netherlands 12:30pm – Victor started, played 15 minutes, had 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal, Joe played 11 minutes, had 2 points and a rebound.

16 July 7th-8th Classification Game GB 74-82 Switzerland 10:00am – Victor started, played 22 minutes, 7 points, a rebound, 2 assists and a steal, Joe played 14 minutes, had 10 points and 2 assists.

GB U20 Men finish 8th out of 16.

Great Britain U20 Women 28 July-6 August 2023: FIBA U20 Women European Championships Div B – Craiova, Romania – Group A (Former Mystic’ Charli Wroe)

28 July Ukraine 54-74 GB 1:30pm – Charli played 12 minutes, had 4 assists and a steal.

30 July GB 41-65 Germany 1:30pm – Charli played 8 minutes, had 2 rebounds and an assist.

2 August GB 61-72 Switzerland 4:00pm – Charli played 7 minutes, had 2 points.

4 August 9th-17th Classification Games GB 78-44 Georgia 11:00am (Group E) – Charli played 22 minutes, had 6 points, a rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals.

5 August 9th-17th Classification Games GB 57-67 Greece 1:30pm (Group E) – Charli started, played 26 minutes, had 6 points, a rebound, 6 assists and a steal.

6 August 11th-12th Classification Game GB 59-68 Slovakia 2:00pm – Charli started, played 32 minutes, had 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.

GB U20 Women finish 12th out of 17.

Great Britain U18 Men 21-30 July 2023: FIBA U18 Men European Championships Div B – Matosinhos, Portugal – Group A (Magic’s Matthew Goodwin)

21 July GB 77-68 Iceland 8:30pm – Matthew played 8 minutes, had 4 points, a rebound and an assist.

22 July North Macedonia 68-84 GB 6:00pm – Matthew played 7 minutes, had 2 rebounds.

25 July GB 79-64 Austria 3:30pm – Matthew played 15 minutes, had 6 points and a rebound.

26 July Norway 73-84 GB 1:00pm – Matthew played 11 minutes, had 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

28 July Quarter Final GB 62-65 Montenegro 1:00pm – Matthew played 3 minutes, had an assist.

29 July 5th-8th Classification Games GB 79-67 Romania 1:00pm – Matthew played 6 minutes, had a rebound and a steal.

30 July 5th-6th Classification Game GB 95-94 OT Netherlands 6:00pm – Matthew played 11 minutes, had 8 points, 2 assists and 2 steals.

GB U18 Men finish 5th out of 22.

Great Britain U18 Women 30 June-9 July 2023: FIBA U18 Women European Championships Div B – Sofia, Bulgaria – Group B (Former Mystic’ Olivia Forster)

30 June Bosnia and Herzegovina 55-48 GB 6:30pm – Olivia played 18 minutes, had a team-high 14 points (4/8 3pts), 2 rebounds and a steal.

2 July GB 55-58 Ireland 11:00am – Olivia played 24 minutes, had 12 points, a rebound, 3 assists and a steal.

5 July Norway 57-55 GB 1:30pm – Olivia played 24 minutes, had 9 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and 3 steals.

6 July 9th-18th Classification Games Denmark 51-57 GB 1:30pm (Group E) – Olivia played 31 minutes, had a team-high 23 points (4/7 3pts), 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 7 steals.

7 July 9th-18th Classification Games GB 64-62 North Macedonia 1:30pm (Group E)- Olivia started, played 28 minutes, had a tied team-high 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal.

8 July 9th-18th Classification Games Netherlands 74-53 GB 11:00am (Group E) – Olivia started, played 27 minutes, 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

9 July 11th-12th Place Classification Game GB 40-53 Estonia 11:00am – Olivia played 3 minutes, had an assist.

GB U18 Women finish 12th of 18.

Great Britain U16 Men 4-13 August 2023: FIBA U16 Men European Championships Div B – Pitesti, Romania – Group B (Magic’s Jack Walton)

4 August Estonia 86-55 GB 1:30pm – Jack started, played 25 minutes, had a team-high 14 points, 7 rebounds, an assist and 7 steals.

5 August GB 57-59 Ukraine 6:30pm – Jack started, played 23 minutes, had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.

6 August Norway 64-100 GB 1:30pm – Jack started, played 20 minutes, had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.

9 August GB 60-67 Hungary 4:00pm – Jack started, played 25 minutes, had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

11 August 9th-16th Classification Games Iceland 63-83 GB 11:00am – Jack played 18 minutes, had 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal.

12 August 9th-12th Classification Games GB 69-64 Sweden 4:00pm – Jack played 13 minutes, had 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

13 August 9th-10th Classification Game GB 69-83 Denmark 4:30pm – Jack played 25 minutes, had 11 points, a rebound and 8 assists

GB U16 Men finish 10th of 21.

Great Britain U16 Women 10-19 August 2023: FIBA U16 Women European Championships Div B – Podgorica, Montenegro – Group C (Mystics’ Irene Oboavwoduo and Maisie Keyes)

10 August GB 65-54 Iceland 12:30pm – Irene started, played 35 minutes, had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 9 steals, Maisie played 23 minutes, had 10 points, 2 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals and a block

11 August Bosnia and Herzegovina 46-61 GB 8:00pm – Irene started, played 26 minutes, had 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, Maisie started, played 33 minutes, had 11 points, 10 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals

12 August GB 78-49 Netherlands 5:30pm – Irene started, played 25 minutes, had 12 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals, Maisie started, played 27 minutes, had 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and a block.

14 August Denmark 50-75 GB 8:00pm – Irene started, played 14 minutes, had 4 points and 4 rebounds, Maisie started, played 20 minutes, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.

17 August Quarter Final GB 65-66 Estonia 8:00pm – Irene started, played 21 minutes, had 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals, Maisie played 22 minutes, had 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal.

18 August 5th-8th Classification Games Romania 53-67 GB 3:00pm – Irene started, played 17 minutes, had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, Maisie played 22 minutes, had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

19 August 5th-6th Classification Game Iceland 69-62 GB 3:00pm – Irene started, played 27 minutes, had 14 points, 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Maisie played 14 minutes, had 3 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal.

GB U16 Women finish 6th of 20.

US College Update

US College Update

With March Madness over in the US Colleges, we thought it was time to bring you up-to-date with how a number of our former Manchester Magic and Mystics junior players currently out in the USA playing at various Colleges have been getting on.

Chloe Andrew (Junior) at Oklahoma Panhandle State University (NAIA – SAC) Record: 3-22

Season stats: Played 21 games, 2 starts, 10.6 minutes per game, 4.4 points per game, 1.3 rebounds per game, 0.6 assists per game, 0.4 steals per game, 0.0 blocks per game.

Michael Anumba (Graduate) at Winthrop University (NCAA Division 1 – Big South) Record: 17-15

Michael missed the season through injury.

Kaiyem Cleary (Junior) at Ball State University (NCAA Division 1 – MAC) Record: 20-12

Season stats: Played 21 games, 0 starts, 5.4 minutes per game, 2.0 points per game, 0.7 rebounds per game, 0.1 assists per game, 0.2 steals per game, 0.04 blocks per game.

Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo (Year 3) at University of Regina (USport Canada – West Canada) Record: 11-11

Season stats: Played 22 games, 3 starts, 21.6 minutes per game, 9.0 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game, 0.9 assists per game, 1.1 steals per game, 0.5 blocks per game.

Sanmi Fajana (Redshirt Sophomore) at University of Wisconsin Parkside (NCAA Division 2 – GLIAC) Record: 21-9

Season stats: Played 30 games, 6 starts, 14.8 minutes per game, 5.5 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, 0.4 assists per game, 0.1 steals per game, 0.6 blocks per game.

Ben Gordos (Junior) at Concordia University Chicago (NCAA Division 3 – NACC) Record: 8-4

Season stats: Played 4 games, 0 starts, 4.0 minutes per game, 1.0 points per game, 0.3 rebounds per game, 0.3 assists per game, 0.0 steals per game, 0.0 blocks per game.

Luke Gordos (Sophomore) at Muhlenberg College  (NCAA Division 3 – CC) Record: 18-9

Season stats: Played 27 games, 15 starts, 26.4 minutes per game, 5.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game, 1.0 steals per game, 0.7 blocks per game.

Ceejay Hanson (Freshman) at Cape Breton University (USport Canada – AUS) Record: 9-11

Season stats: Played 18 games, 1 start, 11.2 minutes per game, 1.8 points per game, 1.7 rebounds per game, 1.2 assists per game, 0.2 steals per game, 0.0 blocks per game.

Ashana Hinds (Junior) at Academy of Art University (NCAA Division 2 – PacWest) Record: 7-18

Season stats: Played 22 games, 12 starts, 28.4 minutes per game, 6.7 points per game, 1.5 rebounds per game, 1.1 assists per game, 0.5 steals per game, 0.0 blocks per game.

Khia Lee (Sophomore) at Nicholls State University (NCAA Division 1 – SLC) Record: 5-24

Season stats: Played 12 games, 0 starts, 3.8 minutes per game, 0.2 points per game, 0.6 rebounds per game, 0.2 assists per game, 0.1 steals per game, 0.1 blocks per game.

Matin Malek (Freshman) at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NJCAA D1 Region II) Record: 23-6

Season stats: Played 17 games, 0 starts, 3.9 minutes per game, 0.9 points per game, 0.9 rebounds per game, 0.2 assists per game, 0.0 steals per game, 0.1 blocks per game.

Wesley Oba (Redshirt Sophomore) at Florida Southwestern University (NJCAA D1 Region VIII) Record: 20-9

Season stats: Played 28 games, 19 starts, 17.6 minutes per game, 4.7 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, 0.7 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game, 0.7 blocks per game.

The Graham Williams Challenge

The Graham Williams Challenge

In honour of a great Magic coach, Graham Williams, we are hosting a Graham Williams Challenge on 29 December at our Centre. It will involve an U16 Boys Tournament between City of Birmingham Rockets, Manchester Giants and Manchester Magic.

There will be 3 full games on the day.

Graham was a Founder member of our Club in 1996 and most of his coaching was at Under 18 level, with some lower age groups towards the end of his career. He retired from active coaching with the Club a few years ago.

We would like to bring in a big crowd to support the day, particularly his many ex-players who would like to see him after so many years.

There is no charge for entry. Graham will present the trophy at the end to the winning team.

10am         Magic v Giants

12:30pm    City of Birmingham v Giants

 3pm          Magic v City of Birmingham