{{short description|Basketball team in Moncton, Canada}} {{Infobox basketball club | name = Moncton Magic | current = | logo = Moncton Magic.png | image_size = 230px | division = Atlantic Division | founded = 2017 | league = NBL Canada<br>(2017–2021) | history = '''Moncton Magic'''<br>2017–2021 | arena = Moncton Coliseum<br>(2017–2018)<br>Avenir Centre (2018–2021) | city = Moncton, New Brunswick | colours = {{color box|#000}} {{color box|#A4AAAD}} | president = | gm = | coach = Nelson Terroba | championships = '''1''' (2018–19) | dancers = | website = {{url|http://www.monctonmagic.ca/|monctonmagic.ca}} }}
The '''Moncton Magic''' were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Moncton, New Brunswick, that joined the National Basketball League of Canada for the 2017–18 season, replacing the league-operated Moncton Miracles in the summer of 2017. The Magic were one of two NBL teams in New Brunswick, the other being the Saint John Riptide (formerly Saint John Mill Rats). The Magic left the NBL in August 2021 and have been inactive since.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.monctonmagic.ca/news/moncton-magic-to-depart-the-nblc |title=Moncton Magic to depart the NBLC |website=Moncton Magic |date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
== History == In 2011, the Moncton Miracles were founded and made their debut in the 2011–12 season of the National Basketball League of Canada. After three seasons of operations under the league management and without an owner, the NBL Canada sold a new franchise to three local business to play as the Moncton Magic in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-miracles-magic-nbl-basketball-franchise-team-1.4173124|title=Magic retires Miracles: Moncton welcomes new pro basketball team|date= July 22, 2017|work=CBC News|accessdate= October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.monctonmagic.ca/news/new-professional-basketball-team-moncton-magic-coming-to-moncton|title= New professional basketball team ‘MONCTON MAGIC’ coming to Moncton|date= June 26, 2017|work=Moncton Magic|accessdate= October 7, 2017}}</ref> They hired Joe Salerno from the Island Storm as the franchise's first head coach.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/sports/other-sports/2017/7/5/salerno-joins-new-nbl-team-in-moncton.html |title=Salerno joins new NBL team in Moncton |newspaper=The Guardian |date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> In October 2020, Moncton Magic hired a new coach, Nelson Terroba, from the Texas Legends in the NBA G League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://monctonmagic.ca/blogs/latest-news/eyes-looking-forward-as-magic-sign-new-head-coach |title=Eyes looking forward as Magic sign new Head Coach |website=Moncton Magic |date=23 October 2020 }}</ref>
The league did not play a 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequently withdrew from the league in August 2021.
==Season-by-season record== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Season!!rowspan="2"|Coach!! colspan="4"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason |- !Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Result |- | 2017–18 || Joe Salerno || 23 || 17 || {{winpct|23|17}} || 2nd || 4 || 6 || {{winpct|4|6}} || Lost Div. Finals |- | 2018–19 || Joe Salerno || 27 || 13 || {{winpct|27|13}} || 1st || 11 || 3 || {{winpct|11|3}} || '''Won Championship''' |- | 2019–20 || Joe Salerno || 19 || 4 || {{winpct|19|4}} || colspan=5 |''Season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic'' |- ! colspan="2"|Totals!! 69 !! 34 !! {{winpct|69|34}} !!—!! 15 !! 9 !! {{winpct|15|9}} !! 1 league championship |}
==Notable players== - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.<br> - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.<br> * {{flagicon|CAN}} Jason Calliste * {{flagicon|NGA}} Jeremiah Mordi<ref>[https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/basket/basket-ball-jeremiah-mordi-complete-l-effectif-du-caen-bc-6891389 Basket-ball. Jeremiah Mordi complète l’effectif du Caen BC] Clement Herbert (Ouest-France), 2 July 2020. Accessed 30 November 2021.{{in lang|fr}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
{{NBL Canada}} {{New Brunswick Sports}}
Category:Moncton Magic Category:Sports in Moncton Category:Basketball teams in New Brunswick Category:Basketball teams established in 2017 Category:2017 establishments in New Brunswick