{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=October 2019}} {{third-party|date=May 2018}} {{BBL team | color1 = white | color2 = #FF0000 | color3 = #000000 | name = Manchester Magic | logo = Manchester Magic logo.png | imagesize = 120px | sponsor = | league = NBL D2 North | established = {{start date and age|1997}} | history = '''Manchester Giants B''' <br /> 1997-1998 <br /> '''City of Manchester Attitude''' <br /> 1998-2000 <br /> '''Manchester Magic''' <br /> 2000-present | arena = Manchester Basketball Centre | capacity = 1,000 | location = | coach = | manager = | colours = {{colorbox|red}} {{colorbox|white}} | website = [http://www.manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk/ Official website] | h_body = FF0000 | h_pattern_b = _thinblacksides | h_shorts = FF0000 | h_pattern_s = | a_body = 1E90FF | a_pattern_b = _thinwhitesides | a_shorts = 1E90FF | a_pattern_s = _whitesides }}
The '''Manchester Giants''' are an English basketball club from the city of Manchester in the northwest of England.
For the 2019-20 season, the Magic will compete in the National Basketball League Division 2 North. They play their home games at the Manchester Basketball Centre, which was part-funded by former NBA star John Amaechi. A sister team, the Manchester Mystics, compete in the top-tier Women's British Basketball League.
==History== The Magic were first established in 1997, originally as a reserve squad for the nearby Manchester Giants, entering the newly founded NBL Division 3 for the 1997/1998 season and winning immediate promotion as league runner-up and playoff champions. A change in direction from their one-time parent club saw the fledgling team become independent mid-way through their first season in Division Two, choosing the City of Manchester Attitude as their new name. A first league title was to follow at the end of the 1999/2000 season, with the club joining the top flight just as the national league was being restructured, forming the short-lived NBL Conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pawprint75.co.uk/Clubs/manchester_magic.htm |title=Manchester Magic History |publisher=pawprint75.co.uk |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301050842/http://pawprint75.co.uk/Clubs/manchester_magic.htm |archivedate=1 March 2009 }}</ref>
After rebranding as the Manchester Magic, the club enjoyed over a decade of success in the top tier of the English Basketball League, with the highlight being a triple title success in the 2007/2008 season, claiming the National Cup alongside the league and playoff titles. The team then took the shock decision to play in Division 3 for the 2011/12 season, in order "to forge a much closer link between the youngsters... and the men's team",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/basketball/s/1419012_manchester-magic-to-withdraw-from-ebl1|title=Manchester Magic to withdraw from EBL1|publisher=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> in the words of club director Joe Forber. The club worked their way back up the English leagues in record time, winning Division 3 at the first attempt to earn a return to Division 2, and then gaining back-to-back promotions with a runner-up spot in Division 2 in the 2012/13 season.
Since returning to Division 1, the Magic have claimed both the National Cup and National Trophy in the 2014/15 season, alongside second-place finishes in both the league and the end-of-season playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballengland.co.uk/LeagueTables/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913095620/http://www.basketballengland.co.uk/LeagueTables/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-09-13|title=League Table History|publisher=Basketball England}}</ref>
==Club honours==
'''National Cup''' * 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016 '''National Trophy''' * 2015, 2016 '''EBL Division 1 League Champions''' * 2008 '''EBL Division 1 Playoff Champions''' * 2008, 2010 '''EBL Division 2 League Champions''' * 2000 '''EBL Division 3 League Champions''' * 2012 '''EBL Division 3 Playoff Champions''' * 1998
==Season-by-season records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Season ! Division ! Tier ! Pos. ! Played ! Won ! Lost ! Points ! Playoffs ! National Cup ! National Trophy ! Patrons Cup ! National Shield |- |colspan="14" align=center bgcolor="black" | <span style="color:white;">'''Manchester Giants B'''</span> |- ||1997-98||D3||4||2nd||26||15||11||30||Winners||||1st round||DNE||DNE |- |colspan="14" align=center bgcolor="black" | <span style="color:white;">'''City of Manchester Attitude'''</span> |- ||1998-99||D2||3||3rd||24||18||6||36||Semi-Final||||2nd round||DNE||DNE |- ||1999-00||D2||3||1st||24||20||4||40||Runner-Up||||2nd round||DNE||DNE |- |colspan="14" align=center bgcolor="red" | <span style="color:white;">'''Manchester Magic'''</span> |- ||2000-01||Conf||2||4th||21||9||7||18||Semi-Final||||Quarter-Final||DNE||DNE |- ||2001-02||Conf||2||5th||18||9||9||18||Semi-Final||||Semi-Final||DNE||DNE |- ||2002-03||Conf||2||5th||22||12||10||24||Semi-Final||1st round||1st round||DNE||DNE |- ||2003-04||D1||2||4th||22||16||6||32||Quarter-Final||Quarter-Final||1st round||DNE||DNE |- ||2004-05||D1||2||6th||22||12||10||24||Quarter-Final||Quarter-Final||1st round||DNE||DNE |- ||2005-06||D1||2||4th||26||19||7||38||Semi-Final||Quarter-Final||1st round||DNE||DNE |- ||2006-07||D1||2||3rd||22||17||5||34||Runner-Up||Winners||Semi-Final||DNE||DNE |- ||2007-08||D1||2||bgcolor=gold|1st||18||16||2||32||Winners||Winners||Semi-Final||DNE||DNE |- ||2008-09||D1||2||bgcolor=silver|2nd||18||15||3||30||Runner-Up||Runner-Up||Runner-Up||DNE||DNE |- ||2009-10||D1||2||bgcolor=silver|2nd||22||16||6||32||Winners||Runner-Up||Runner-Up||DNE||DNE |- ||2010-11||D1||2||6th||18||7||11||14||Quarter-Final||3rd round||1st round||DNE||DNE |- ||2011-12||D3 Nor||4||1st||22||19||3||38||Runner-Up||2nd round||DNE||DNE||Quarter-Final |- ||2012-13||D2||3||2nd||22||15||7||30||Runner-Up||3rd round||DNE||1st round||DNE |- ||2013-14||D1||2||5th||26||16||10||32||Quarter-Final||Semi-Final||Runner-Up||DNE||DNE |- ||2014-15||D1||2||bgcolor=silver|2nd||24||17||7||34||Runner-Up||Winners||Winners||DNE||DNE |- ||2015-16||D1||2||bgcolor=gold|1st||26||23||3||46||Winners||||||DNE||DNE |- ||2016-17||D1||2||bgcolor=silver|2nd||26||21||5||42||Winners||||||DNE||DNE |- ||2017-18||D1||2||8th||24||11||13||22||Quarter-finals||||||DNE||DNE |- ||2018-19||D1||2||14th||26||2||24||4||Did not qualify||||||DNE||DNE |- ||2019-20||D2 Nor||3||5th||18||10||8||22||Did not qualify||3rd round|||||| |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk/ Official Manchester Magic website]
{{English Basketball League}}
Category:Basketball teams in England Category:Sports clubs and teams in Manchester Category:Basketball teams established in 1997