Mandurah Magic

Mandurah Magic
Leagues State Basketball League
Founded 1990
History Men:
Kanyana Kings
1990–1995
Mandurah Magic
1996–present
Women:
Mandurah Magic
1996–present
Arena Mandurah Aquatic & Recreaction Centre
Location Mandurah, Western Australia
Team colors Red, gold, white
President Aaron Lucas
Head coach M: Aaron Trahair
W: Randy Miegel
Team captain M: Taylor Mullenax
W: Rachel Halleen & Emma Klasztorny
Championships 0
Website Mandurah Magic

Mandurah Magic is a State Basketball League (SBL) club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's SBL (MSBL) and Women's SBL (WSBL). The club is a division of Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Magic play their home games at Mandurah Aquatic & Recreaction Centre.

Club history

Kanyana Kings (1990–1995)

In 1990, a Kanyana Kings men's team from Mandurah entered the State Basketball League, a year after the league's inaugural season. The Kings saw immediate success with forward Vince Kelley and centre Carl Gonder leading them to a 20–6 record in their first season.[1] While Kelley left the Kings in 1991, Gonder remained in Mandurah and played a further three years before retiring following the 1993 season. In four seasons for the Kings, Gonder scored 3,275 points in 109 games, good for an average of 30 points a game.[2] As a result of his successful tenure, his #11 jersey was retired by the Kings in 1993.[3]

The Kings' first six seasons in the SBL brought little success, as they recorded three straight losing seasons between 1993 and 1995.[4]

Mandurah Magic (1996–present)

Early years (1996–2002)

In 1996, the club was renamed Mandurah Magic. With the rebrand came the inclusion of a women's team to complement the men's team.[1] The first two years of the Magic in the SBL saw both teams record back-to-back losing records, with the men collecting just six wins, while the women faired only slightly better with nine wins.[4] The following three years saw better prospects for the Magic, but over the club's first 13 years, there had only been seven winning records set by either the men (1990, 1991, 1992, 1999) or women (1998, 1999, 2000).[4]

Four Grand Finals in seven years (2003–2009)

In 2003, the Magic women finished in fourth position on the WSBL's South ladder with an 8–8 record[5] and made their way through to their first ever Grand Final, where they faced the back-to-back defending champions the Perry Lakes Hawks. In the championship decider on 5 September 2003, the Magic were outclassed by the Hawks, losing 73–44.[6] In the game, Gemma Collins top scored for the Magic with 15 points, while Megan Thompson had 12 points.[6]

In 2004, the women collected the club's first ever minor premiership after finishing the regular season in first place with a 17–3 record.[4] After failing to return to the Grand Final in 2004, they made their way through to their second championship decider in 2005, where they faced the Willetton Tigers. In a close affair, the Tigers defeated the Magic 59–54. A year later, the Magic were crowned minor premiers for a second time after finishing the regular season in first place with a 19–3 record.[4] They went on to qualify for their third WSBL Grand Final in four years, but once again fell short as they lost 56–53 to the Lakeside Lightning.

Two years passed and the Magic were back in the WSBL Grand Final. After finishing the 2009 regular season in fifth place with a 13–9 record,[7] the Magic went undefeated over the first two rounds of the finals, knocking off the fourth-seeded Perth Redbacks in the Quarter Finals and the first-seeded Perry Lakes Hawks in the Semi Finals.[8][9] In the 2009 championship decider on 21 August, the Magic were outclassed by the Tigers once again, losing 73–63. The Magic had now appeared in four out of the previous seven Grand Finals with their strong core of players; however, they were unable to get over the line.[10][11][12]

Recent years (2010–present)

The Magic women remained a consistent finals team in 2010 and 2011 before finishing in last place and second last place in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[4] The men on the other hand broke a finals hoodoo in 2012. After playing finals basketball in each of their first three years as the Kanyana Kings, the Magic men made the finals just one time between 1993 and 2011. In August 2012, the men played in their first finals game since 1999 after finishing the 2012 regular season in fifth place with a 16–10 record.[4] The 2012 Magic men were led by the dominant forward duo of Taylor Mullenax (24 points, 10 rebounds per game) and Tom Remmerswaal (23 points, 9 rebounds per game).[13] They earned finals berths in 2013 and 2014 as well, but in three straight years of playing in the Quarter Finals, they were unsuccessful in advancing through to the Semi Finals—lost 2–1 to East Perth in 2012; lost 2–1 to Perry Lakes in 2013; and lost 2–0 to Perth in 2014. While the men missed the post-season in 2015 and 2016, the women played finals basketball each year between 2014 and 2016.

Current roster

Mandurah Magic men's roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 Australia Ballantyne, Damon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 5 Australia Kearing, Marshall 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 6 Australia Deng, Akau 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 7 Australia Munday, Daniel 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 8 Australia Kyle, Cousteau 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 9 Australia Curtis, Ryan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 10 Australia Klasztorny, Fletcher 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 11 Australia Miegel, Chad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 12 United States McNeill, Will (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 13 Australia Pal, Ruot 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F 14 Australia Julitz, Sam 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 15 Australia Remmerswaal, Tom 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 22 Australia Van Sambeeck, Caiel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 23 Australia Simpson, Chad 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 33 Australia Bowman, Andrew 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 35 United States Mullenax, Taylor (C) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Matt Ballantyne
  • United States Taylor Mullenax
Team manager
  • Australia Chris Spitty
  • Australia Trish Remmerswaal
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Updated: 23 June 2017
Mandurah Magic women's roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 Australia Pettit, Rachel 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 5 Australia Norman, Ashlee 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
G 6 Australia Ballantyne, Morgan 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 7 Australia Bailey, Kelly 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 8 Australia Haines, Georgia 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 9 Australia Halleen, Rachel (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 10 Australia Miegel, Kasey 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 11 Australia Mihovilovich, Casey 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 12 United States Gilday, Nici (I) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 13 Australia Klasztorny, Emma (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 14 Australia Klasztorny, Bree 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 21 Australia Apostolou, Sarah 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 24 Australia Gatti, Jemma 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 25 Australia Coles, Aimee 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 31 Australia Gardner, Emmah 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 33 Australia Sears, Tihana 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 34 Australia Boag, Carly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Randy Miegel
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Patrick O'Kane
  • Australia Chris Watts
Team manager
  • Australia Angela Markus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Updated: 12 May 2017

References

  1. 1 2 "MANDURAH MAGIC/KANYANA KINGS PAST PLAYERS NIGHT". SportsTG.com. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "SKYWEST BASKETBALL LEAGUE: MEN – All time Players". BasketballWA.asn.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005.
  3. ↑ "Carl Gonder". goaugie.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2015 SBL Media Guide". SportsTG.com. p. 37. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE WOMEN – 2003 Ladder". BasketballWA.asn.au. Archived from the original on 28 August 2003.
  6. 1 2 "PERRY LAKES HAWKS 73 defeated MANDURAH MAGIC 44 on 5/9/2003". BasketballWA.asn.au. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
  7. ↑ "Grand Final teams set to rumble". SportsTG.com. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Magic advance to Grand Final". SportsTG.com. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tigers & Magic set for battle". SportsTG.com. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tigers Claim Fifth Championship". SportsTG.com. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tigers break Magic’s spell". SportsTG.com. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Cox, Karena (26 August 2009). "Magic women lose grand final". MandurahMail.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.
  13. ↑ Coleman, Hannah (2 August 2012). "Magic set for showdown with Eagles (Men's quarter finals preview)". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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