Junior Final Fours Special
Saturday 29th April – Semi-Finals
Manchester Magic U18 78-59 Haringey Hawks at 4:00pm
Manchester Magic U18 advanced to the play-off final after a semi-final win against Haringey Hawks on Saturday afternoon at the National Basketball Performance Centre, they faced London Elite in the Final on Sunday afternoon, find out how they got on below.
The Magic were led by Joe Buchanan 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Shaquille Furlonge 16 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal and Ben Brown 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Manchester Mystics U18 80-88 Ipswich at 2:00pm
Manchester Mystics U18 advanced to the 3rd/4th place game after a semi-final loss against Ipswich on Saturday afternoon at the National Basketball Performance Centre, they faced City of Birmingham Rockets in the 3rd/4th place game on Sunday afternoon, find out how they got on below.
The Mystics were led by Josephine Vourliotis 26 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and a block, Irene Oboavwoduo 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and Favour Elabour 9 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Manchester Mystics U16 53-33 CoLA Southwark Pride at 10:00am
Manchester Mystics U16 advanced to the play-off final after a semi-final win against CoLA Southwark Pride on Saturday morning at the National Basketball Performance Centre, they faced Richmond Knights in the Final on Sunday morning, find out how they got on below.
The Mystics were led by Maisie Keyes 22 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks. Elizandra Costa 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals and Irene Oboavwoduo 10 points, 17 rebounds, an assist, a steal and 2 blocks.
Manchester Magic U14 80-76 London Elite at 10:00am
Manchester Magic U14 advanced to the play-off final after a semi-final win against London Elite on Saturday morning at the National Basketball Performance Centre, they faced London Warriors in the Final on Sunday afternoon, find out how they got on below.
The Magic were led by David Akhidime 27 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals, Camran Hanson 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal and Ege Cakmakkaya 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a block.
Manchester Mystics U14 87-58 Sheffield Hatters at 12:00noon
Manchester Mystics U14 advanced to the play-off final after a semi-final win against Sheffield Hatters on Saturday afternoon at the National Basketball Performance Centre, they faced Milton Keynes Breakers/Richmond Knights in the Final on Sunday afternoon, find out how they got on below.
The Mystics were led by Mojan Malek 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 7 steals, Anya Williams 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals and Tiana Walker 10 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals.
Sunday 30th April – Finals / 3rd/4th Place
Manchester Magic U18 98-86 London Elite at 4:45pm – Video
Manchester Magic U18 were crowned National Champions after beating London Elite in the Final on Sunday afternoon.
The Magic were led by Matthew Goodwin (MVP) 34 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Joe Buchanan 19 points and 10 rebounds, Shaquille Furlonge 17 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal and Luca Lara-Sanchez 7 points, a rebound, 6 assists and 5 steals.
Manchester Mystics U18 69-43 City of Birmingham Rockets at 2:30pm
Manchester Mystics U18 finished 3rd taking home the bronze medal, after beating City of Birmingham Rockets in the 3rd/4th place game on Sunday afternoon.
The Mystics were led by Saffron Erving-Murphy 15 points and 4 rebounds, Alejandra Escriva Gay 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and a block, Daisy Bryan 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and a block and Favour Elabour 8 points, 10 rebounds, an assist, a steal and 5 blocks.
Manchester Mystics U16 59-54 Richmond Knights at 10:00am – Video
Manchester Mystics U16 were crowned National Champions after beating Richmond Knights in the Final on Sunday afternoon.
The Mystics were led by Irene Oboavwoduo (MVP) 16 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Sara Blake-Smith 12 points and 15 points, Elizandra Costa 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal, Maisie Keyes 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and a block and Alexandra Hernandez 5 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 steals and a block.
Manchester Magic U14 72-69 London Warriors at 2:30pm – Video
Manchester Magic U14 were crowned National Champions after beating London Warriorsin the Final on Sunday afternoon.
The Magic were led by David Akhidime (MVP) 20 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, Ege Cakmakkaya 18 points, 6 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Luca Boothe 11 points, 6 rebounds, an assist and a block and Dylan Panton 5 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal.
Manchester Mystics U14 61-96 Richmond Knights at 4:45pm – Video
Manchester Mystics U14 finished 2nd, taking home the silver medal, after losing to Richmond Knights in the Final on Sunday afternoon.
The Mystics were led by Mojan Malek 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block, Anya Williams 15 points and a rebound and Tiana Walker 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.
That concludes the 2022-23 National Basketball League season, on top of the three National titles won this weekend, the Manchester Magic U16 and Manchester Mystics U16 won the National Cups in January, taking the season title total to five and the club’s historic total to 101 National Titles since 2000.
We would like to take this moment to thank all the players, coaches, officials, volunteers, and parents for your dedication to our collective success this season, we hope to see you all again next season. And to those who are moving on to pastures new, we wish you all the best, stay in touch, once a Magic and Mystic, always a Magic and Mystic!