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The Manchester Magic and Mystics have announced their first wave of summer camps for 2019.
They will cost £15 each day and will run at the Manchester Basketball Centre, from 10am to 3pm, Years 1-9.
Contact Phil at phil.gordos@manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk to book or for more info.
Camp dates:
Thursday 25th July
Friday 26th July
Monday 29th July
Tuesday 30th July
Tuesday 6th August
Thursday 8th August
Friday 9th August
Manchester Magic’s junior programme has claimed another piece of silverware thanks to another stunning set of performances.
The U12s came out on top at the Champion of Champions tournament in Leeds last weekend.
They opened with a 63-8 win over Teeside Lions before completing victories over City of Leeds 1 (42-2), Oaklands Wolves 1 (38-15) and Brentwood Fire (36-16).
On day two, they recorded further wins over Oakland Wolves 1 (44-16), Manchester Giants (42-18), Spire Ballers (73-6) and Brentwood Fire (35-21) to seal the title in style.
In seven games, Magic scored 373 points and conceded just 102.
Magic’s Ollie Land was named MVP, while Ronnie Ani was voted MPP (Most Promising Player).
Samy Sidi-Boumedine, Jack Odongo and Alex McKeever also made it into the All Star team.
Congratulations to all the players, coaches and parents!
Photo courtesy of Karen Laycock Photography www.karlenelaycockphotography.co.uk
Maggie Forber Invitational Basketball Tournament 2019
Tournament Schedule
Tournament rules: Normal FIBA rules, 4 x 8 minute quarters, 5 minutes half time, 2 minutes between quarters.
Pools
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Sevenoaks Suns | Team Solent Kestrels |
| West Lothian Wolves | Sheffield Hatters |
| Great Britain U16 Blue | Nottingham Wildcats |
| Manchester Mystics | Great Britain U16 White |
Tournament Schedule
| Saturday 29th June | |||
| 10:00 | |||
| C1 (G1) | Sevenoaks | 58-54 | West Lothian |
| C3 (G2) | Manchester | 36-42 | GB U16 Blue |
| 11:45 | |||
| C1 (G3) | Solent | 48-31 | Sheffield |
| C3 (G4) | Nottingham | 37-57 | GB U16 White |
| 13:30 | |||
| C1 (G5) | Sevenoaks | 38-79 | GB U16 Blue |
| C3 (G6) | Manchester | 49-34 | West Lothian |
| 15:15 | |||
| C1 (G7) | Solent | 39-48 | Nottingham |
| C3 (G8) | Sheffield | 45-65 | GB U16 White |
| 17:00 | |||
| C1 (G9) | Manchester | 65-36 | Sevenoaks |
| C3 (G10) | West Lothian | 39-75 | GB U16 Blue |
| 18:45 | |||
| C1 (G11) | Solent | 37-68 | GB U16 White |
| C2 (G12) | Sheffield | 34-54 | Nottingham |
| Sunday 30th June | |||
| 9:30 | |||
| C1 5th-8th (G13) | Sevenoaks | 40-46 | Sheffield |
| C3 5th-8th (G14) | West Lothian | 52-66 | Solent |
| 11:00 | |||
| C1 Semi-Final (G15) | GB U16 Blue | 43-55 | Nottingham |
| C3 Semi-Final (G16) | Manchester | 44-52 | GB U16 White |
| 12:30 | |||
| C1 5th-6th (G17) | Sheffield | 67-42 | Solent |
| C3 7th-8th (G18) | Sevenoaks | Abandoned* | West Lothian |
| 14:00 | |||
| C1 Final (G19) | Nottingham | 47-54 | GB U16 White |
| C3 3rd-4th (G20) | GB U16 Blue | 38-22 | Manchester |
| 15:15 | Presentations |
*Played injured during first quarter of game, both teams finish 7th.
Congratulations to Manchester Mystics’ Jade Mbam, who has been selected in the Great Britain U18 Women’s final 12 for the FIBA European Division B Championships in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Full Squad here
Schedule
Great Britain U18 Women 5-14 July Skopje, North Macedonia – Division B, Group D
5 July GB U18 Women vs Netherland at 5:45pm
6 July Sweden vs GB U18 Women at 3:30pm
7 July Ukraine vs GB U18 Women at 5:45pm
9 July GB U18 Women vs Albania at 1:15pm
10 July Luxembourg vs GB U18 Women at 8:00pm
12 July Quarter-Finals / 9-23 Classification Games
13 July Semi-Finals / 5-23 Classification Games
14 July Final / 3-23 Classification Games
The North West U11 boys put in a fighting performance in the regional tournament on Sunday (23rd June) to be crowned National champions.
There was a heavy Magic presence in the North West team they were Nathan Brown, Samy Sidi-Boumedine, Jack Odongo, Leo McGregor and Darrion Banton-Wright.
Results:
North West 48-35 West Midlands
North West 62-32 East
Semi Final North West 38-34 South East
Final North West 46-45 South
The North West U11 girls put on a dominate performance in the regional tournament on Sunday (23rd June) to be crowned National champions.
There was a heavy Mystics presence in the North West team they were Maisie Keyes, Ruvimbo Chinamasa, Irene Oboavwoduo, Maxima Kalombo, Sonia Matei, Paige Jagger and Tallulah Connolly and coaches Joe Andrew and Marc Jagger.
Results:
North West 55-16 South
North West 52-14 South East
North West 52-28 East
Semi Final North West 58-23 Yorkshire
Final North West 43-16 East Midlands
Congratulations to Manchester Magic’s Toby Akinlade (U14) and Mystics’ Olivia Forster, Eleni Vourliotis and Josephine Vourliotis (U14) and Charli Wroe (U15) who have all been selected to represent England at the Copenhagen Invitational Basketball Tournament in Denmark on the 21st-23rd June.
The tournament comes after two intense training camps at the National Basketball Performance Centre where all the players selected for the England teams battled against each other for a spot in the final squads that are traveling to Copenhagen.
England will be taking 4 teams to the tournament, all playing in the U15 category, with the Under 15s playing as England 1 and Under 14s as England 2, where they will be playing against teams from all over the world.
Tournament Schedule:
England 2 (Boys U14 – Toby Akinlade) – Group C
21 June 11:00 Kenya 85-44 England 2
21 June 17:00 England 2 49-77 Team Skåne (Sweden)
22 June 11:00 Denmark White 48-33 England 2
22 June 17:00 9-12 Place Iceland White 59-44 England 2
23 June 9:30 11-12 Place England 2 67-50 Norway
England 2 finish 11th.
England 1 (Girls U15 – Charli Wroe) – Group F
21 June 13:00 England 1 55-42 Denmark White
21 June 19:30 Iceland Blue 56-49 England 1
22 June 13:00 Berlin BBV (Germany) 44-55 England 1
22 June 19:00 Semi-Finals Topsportschool VBL (Belgium) 64-60 England 1
23 June 13:30 3rd/4th Place Denmark White 64-66 England 1
England 1 finish 3rd and claim the Bronze medal.
Charli Wroe scored 31 points during the tournament.
England 2 (Girls U14 – Olivia Forster, Eleni Vourliotis and Josephine Vourliotis) – Group E
21 June 13:00 Norway 48-26 England 2
21 June 19:00 England 2 46-94 Sweden All Stars
22 June 13:00 Wales U16 55-45 England 2
22 June 19:30 9-12 Place Scotland U16 56-25 England 2
23 June 9:30 11-12 Place England 2 57-83 Iceland Blue
England 2 finish 12th.
Olivia Forster scored 49 points during the tournament.
England 1 (Boys U15) – Group A
21 June 9:00 England 1 63-53 Denmark Black
21 June 15:00 Iceland Blue 50-64 England 1
22 June 9:30 Norway 40-51 England 1
22 June 17:00 Semi-Finals Csata DSE (Hungary) 61-43 England 1
23 June 15:45 3rd/4th Place Scotland U16 96-89 England 1
England 1 finish 4th.
Terance Mann, Haris Tournament MVP from Tilton Prep School in 2014 has been selected 48th in the 2019 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, becoming what is believed to be the first player to have attended the Haris Tournament to be drafted.
Mann helped Florida State University to fourth in the ACC of NCAA D1 and to the third round of the NCAA Tournament in his senior year. He played 37 games, 36 starts, averaging 31.7 minutes per game, 11.4 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game and 0.3 blocks per game.
Mann’s 2018-19 honours: Advocare Invitational Tournament Team, ACC All-Tournament Second Team and ACC All-Honorable Mention Team.
Manchester Mystics’ Georgia Jones has been selected in the Great Britain Senior Women’s EuroBasket final 12. She is joined in the 12 by former Mystics’ Mollie Campbell and Hannah Shaw, while Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee is on the reserves list. The team face Canada tonight (Wednesday 19th June) at the Mystics’ home base of the National Basketball Performance Centre at 7:30pm, having won, 93-90, in a behind closed-door game last night, tickets are available on the door.
Full Squad here
Great Britain’s EuroBasket Schedule:
Great Britain Senior Women 27 June – 7 July Latvia and Serbia – Women’s EuroBasket, Group A
27 June GB Women vs Latvia at 4:30pm
28 June Spain vs GB Women at 7:00pm
30 June Ukraine vs GB Women at 11:00am
1 July Quarter-Final Qualifiers
4 July Quarter-Finals
6 July Semi-Finals
7 July Final / 3rd/4th place
The Manchester Magic and Mystics has received £500 from Localgiving and Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
The funding boost will enable the Magic and Mystics to purchase First Aid kits for our Junior National League Teams.
Magic and Mystics’ CEO, Phil Gordos said: “The club wanted to be able to get each Junior National League their own First Aid kit so that we are well equipped when we travel to away games. This has been made possible by a grant from Localgiving and Postcode Community Trust.”
We received a Magic Little Grant through the partnership between Localgiving and the Postcode Community Trust.
The Postcode Community Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
Localgiving is the UK’s leading membership and support network for local charities and community groups.
As part of our application to Localgiving, we now have a new donate page which you can find here: https://localgiving.org/manchestermagicandmystics