Staff

Morag Gilronan

Morag is helping with the Management of the Club and is assisting the staff with all day-to-day activities. She currently works in Mental Health and Social Work.

Peter Paraskeva

Peter returned to the Manchester Magic and Mystics in the summer of 2015 after first joining the club as a 14-year-old. A former England U16 international, he now oversees and is responsible for both Magic and Mystics Age Group programmes, as well as coaching the Senior Men Division 1 team and the Club Academy in the EABL.

Freda Jones

Freda is a key member of the club and oversees administration as well as all major events, including the annual Haris Memorial Tournament. She knows basketball inside out and is married to former Mystics coach Jeff Jones. She is also mother to James, Callum and Georgia, who have all come through the Magic and Mystics system.

Tom Paraskeva

Tom is another product of the club, first as a player and now as a coach. He has coached in both the Magic and Mystics programmes. He is now head coach of the Magic U14 National League and is heavily involved in junior development across the club.

Matt Roberts

Matt has been involved with the club since he was 11 years old, first as a player, before becoming a statistician at 17. He is now a FIBA Licensed Statistician and considered one of the Country’s best. Matt developed and manages our website and assists running our social media platforms.

Robert Fairley

Robert has recently (September 2022) been appointed to run the Mystics programme at U16 and U18 levels. He also coaches the Academy team in the WEABL and liaises with the Mystics WNBL team and the WBBL team, operating from the National Basketball Performance Centre.