Mandurah Magic

Background

Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA) was established in 1957.^[1] In 1983, MBA moved into the Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre following the stadium's completion of four new courts.^[1]

SBL / NBL1 West

The Kanyana Kings men's team was established in Mandurah in 1990,^[2] with Don Mihovilovich as the inaugural coach.^[3] The Kings finished their inaugural State Basketball League (SBL) season in second place with a 20–6 record.^[2] The Kanyana name was dropped in 1994^[4] before a full rebrand to the Mandurah Magic took place in 1996 alongside the inclusion of a women's team.^[2][5][6]

In 2003, the women's team reached the SBL Grand Final for the first time, where they were defeated 73–44 by the Perry Lakes Hawks.^[7] In 2004, the women were crowned minor premiers for the first time after finishing the regular season in first place with a 17–3 record.^[5] In 2005, the Magic reached their second SBL Grand Final, where they were defeated 59–54 by the Willetton Tigers.^[8] In 2006, they were crowned minor premiers for the second time after finishing the regular season in first place with a team-best 19–3 record.^[5] They went on to reach their third SBL Grand Final in four years, where they lost 56–53 to the Lakeside Lightning.^[8][9] In 2009, the Magic reached their fourth SBL Grand Final,^[10][11][12] where they were defeated 73–63 by the Tigers.^[13][14][15]

In 2012, the men's team reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999.^[16]

Due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre, the Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex.^[17][18]

In 2017, the women reached their fifth SBL Grand Final,^[19] where they were defeated 59–48 by the Hawks.^[20] In 2018, the Magic reached their sixth SBL Grand Final,^{[21][22][23][24]} where they were defeated 75–64 by the Lightning despite leading 64–54 with 5:30 remaining in the game.^[25]

In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West.^[26][27] In the inaugural NBL1 West season, the Magic men advanced out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in club history.^[28]

After finishing at the bottom of the ladder in 2023,^[29] the Magic men finished the 2024 regular season in fourth place with a 13–9 record behind 34 points per game from league MVP, Joel Murray.^[30] They went on to reach their first ever grand final with a 91–88 overtime win over the Joondalup Wolves in the preliminary final.^{[29][31][32][33]} In the grand final, the Magic defeated the Willetton Tigers 91–89 to win their maiden NBL1 West championship. Murray was named grand final MVP for his team-high 30 points.^[34][35][36]