Academy
LORETO MAGIC BASKETBALL ACADEMY
3 May 2012
Loreto Boysand Girls are Champions
Congratulations to Loreto/Manchester Magic/Mystics Boys and Girls Academy for their fine wins in the BCS Championships Final Fours. The Boys beat Derby in the Semi-Final, and Harris Academy, Beckenham in the Final. The Girls beat Oaklands in the Semi-Final and Taunton in the Final. See the table for results. Well done to both National Cup Champions!
The Boys are also through to the U18 English Schools Final Fours in Nottingham on 19 May.
3 May 2012
Academy Fixtures 2011-12
Date |
Basketball 1st Team |
Basketball 2nd Team |
Basketball Women |
| 21 September | Blackpool (H) W 56 - 19 | ||
| 28 September | Childwall (A) W 114 - 76 |
Manchester College (H) W 109 - 37 |
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| 5 October | Rossall (A) W 67 - 42 | ||
| 12 October | Runshaw (A) W 61 - 50 |
Stockport College (A) W 123 - 77 |
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| 19 October | Priestley (H) W 103 - 36 | ||
| 2 November | St Aiden's (A) W 109 - 17 | ||
| 8 November | Cardinal Newman (A) Cup W118 - 35 | ||
| 9 November | Blue Coat (H) W 128 - 39 | ||
| 16 November | Cardinal Newman (A) W 80 - 32 | Macc College (H) W 115 - 17 | Holy Cross (H) W 88 - 39 |
| 17 November | Ellesmere Port (A) W 94 - 68 | ||
| 21 November | Deyes HS (H) W 20 - 0 | ||
| 23 November | Childwall (H) W 111-56 | ||
| 5 December | Tyne Met Coll(A) W 74 - 62 Elite Cup | ||
| 8 December | BCS Regional T'ment Winners | ||
| 12 December | Helsby HS (A) W 20 - 0 | ||
| 4 January | Runshaw (H) W 101 - 42 | ||
| 11 January | Cheshire Jets (A) W 99 - 39 | Reese Heath (A) W 76 - 24 | Blackpool (H) W 20 -0 |
| 18 January | Cardinal Newman (H) W 80 - 32 | Mancat (A) W 69 - 44 | |
| 25 January | Childwall (H) W 107 - 76 | Blackpool (A) W 117 - 31 | |
| 1 February | Stockport College (H) W 88 - 33 | Holy Cross (A) W 98 - 23 | |
| 7 March | Burnley College W 65 - 59* U19 Pl-offs | ||
| 14 March | Tyne Met Coll (A) W 85 - 63 BCS QF | ||
| 22 March | Notts Ac (H) W 47 - 40 ESL17 SF | ||
| 28 March | Barking Abbey SF U19 W 79 - 61 | B'ham Mets SFNonEl Cup L79 - 83 | Burleigh C (A) ESL18QFW 63 - 31 |
| Derby College Fnl U19 L 67 - 73 | Newcstle u Lyme 3/4 W 65 - 59 | ||
| 1 April | Grieg City Acad(A) ESL17 Fnl W 49 - 48 | ||
| 25 April | Tyne Met (H) U18 ES R2 W 89 - 63 | ||
| 26 April | Nott Ac (H) ESL 19 QF W 39 - 36 | ||
| 27 April | Fulford (H) U18 ES QF W 117 - 31 | ||
| 2 May | Derby Coll SF Elite W 106 - 66 | Oaklands SF Nat Cup W 74 - 48 | |
| 2 May | Harris Ac Fnl Elite W 86 - 73 | Taunton Fnl Nat Cup W 82 - 46 | |
| 19 May | |||
31 March 2011
Loreto Boys are Champions
Congratulations to Loreto/Manchester Magic Boys Academy for their fine win in today's BCS Championships Final Fours. They beat Hackney in the Semi-Final, and SEEVIC won the other Semi-Final by defeating Milton Keynes in a close game. With an outstanding performance, Loreto triumphed in the Final with a 82 - 72 victory.
Results:
Semi final:
Loreto 105 - 83 HCCA (Hackney)
Jack Crook 44, Josh McGinn 21, Joe Kilpatrick 14, Tom Devitt 12 Dujon Lattie 9
Final:
Loreto 82 - 72 SEEVIC (Essex)
Josh McGinn 14, Joe Kilpatrick 14, Dujon Lattie 11, Jack Crook 10, Greg Pearson 10, Tom Devitt 9, Loick Pouale 8, Luke Meakin 6.
MVP Tom Devitt.
Loreto are the first ever winners of the Under 19's EB/British Colleges Premier National Title. Winning the Championship gave a big boost to the Loreto/Magic Basketball Academy, which is attracting much talent for entry in September 2011.
The Head Coach of the Academy is Paul Middleton, who also coaches the Magic Under 18 team. Paul is ably assisted in both roles by Garry Latham. Both Paul and Garry came through the Magic system as players and have brought this expertise to their coaching roles.
10 February 2011
Loreto Girls Triumph
Loreto Girls became North West Champions on Wednesday 2 February when they travelled to Blackpool to take part in the Regional North West Tournament. A thrilling finish to the final game saw them defeat Holy Cross.
Congratulations to all the girls and coach Robert Fairley.
31 January 2011
Manchester Magic/Loreto College Basketball Academy
Manchester Magic have had a stable link with Loreto College in Manchester for the past 3 years. Loreto College is a top quality Sixth Form College, with an outstanding reputation for its educational performance and achievements.
The Magic Junior Under 18 team has 2 x 2 ½ hours practices at Amaechi Basketball Centre, as well as playing in the National League Premier North and Division 3 Men North Leagues. This means that, on most weekends, the team will play a minimum of 2 games, sometimes 3.
Any Manchester Junior player who is accepted into the Loreto Basketball Academy has the following additional benefits:
- 2 x 2 hour practices with the College team.
- Access to individual practices at Amaechi Basketball Centre
- A full College mid-week game programme at Elite College level, ensuring one game per week on average.
- The availability of Club-owned accommodation within 100 metres of Amaechi Basketball Centre. This ensures that all accommodated players have a practice facility on their doorstep.
We are now considering applications for entry into the Academy for September 2011.
Any player who wishes to find more information about the Magic/Loreto Basketball Academy, should contact Joe Forber on:
01625-527867
07790-686496
30 January 2011
The Loreto Magic Basketball Academy is a partnership between the prestigious Loreto Sixth Form College in Manchester with the Manchester Magic, the highly successful basketball Club which operates from the Amaechi Basketball Centre.
The partnership enables selected boys to have daily practices, plus access to gym programmes suitable for their needs. The players in the Academy, as well as representing Loreto, will play for the Magic at weekends. The National League teams available to Loreto Academy players at the Magic are Under 18 Premier League, Men's Division 3 and Men's Division 1.
As well as aspiring to excel academically, the Academy is designed to better prepare youngsters for a career as a professional basketball player. Currently, most youngsters move abroad to achieve this, but we hope that, in the long term, English basketball will mature sufficiently to allow players to remain in the UK and fulfil their basketball aspirations here.
Past players from the Academy who have moved on to a higher standard of basketball are:
| Lee Goldsbrough | Providence College | NCAA 1 | Freshman |
| Andrew Lovedale | Davidson College | NCAA 1 | Graduated |
| Menelik Watson | Marist College | NCAA 1 | Freshman |
| Devan Bailey | Central Connecticut State Univ. | NCAA 1 | Sophomore |
There have been many more players, both boys and girls, who have gained Scholarships in the USA outside of the Loreto situation. For a complete list, check the website. Click on Club, then Player Honours.
31 March 2011
Academy Fixtures 2010-11
Date |
Basketball 1st Team |
Basketball 2nd Team |
Basketball Women |
| 22nd September | Warrington (A) |
Xaverian (H) W 61 - 49 |
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| 29th September | Stockport (H) W 156 - 39 |
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| 6th October | Tyne Metro (A) W 84 - 48 |
Hartlepool (A) PP |
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| 13th October | Priestley (A) W 42 - 28 |
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| 20th October | Danum (A) W 79 - 74 |
Salford City (A) |
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| 3rd November | Runshaw (H) W 84 - 57 |
Manchester Coll (H) W 98 - 44 |
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| 10th November | Childwall (A) W 91 - 72 |
Cardinal Newman (A) W 63 - 57 |
Tigers & Childwall (A) W107 - 30 |
| 17th November | Warrington (H) W 134 - 49 |
Xaverian (A) W 66 - 29 |
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| 24th November | Stockport (A) W 115 - 44 |
Warrington (H) PP |
Holy Cross (H) W 56 - 36 |
| 1st December | Warrington (A) 76 - 28 W |
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| 15th December | Tyne Metro (H) |
Hartlepool (H) |
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| 5th January | Bradford (A) W 101 - 38 |
Holy Cross (A) |
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| 12th January | Danum (H) W 89 - 52 |
Salford City (H) W 101 - 25 |
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| 26th January | Birmingham (H) W 76 - 54 Cup | Fenton Manor (A) W 69 - 40 | Oldham VI (H) W 120-20 |
| 2nd February | Manchester (A) |
Holy Cross (A) W NW Champions |
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| 9th February | Derby Coll (H) W 66 - 56 Elite Cup |
Salford (A) W 89 - 14 |
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| 16th February | Childwall (H) |
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| 2nd March | Bradford (H) W 101 - 38 |
Holy Cross (A) W 95 - 41 Cup QF |
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| 9th March | Childwall (A) W 87 - 65 |
Tigers & Childwall (H) |
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| 14th March | Runshaw (A) W 61 - 56 | ||
| 17th March | Burnley Coll (A) SF | Final 4 | |
| !7 March | Hackney (A) L Final | ||
| 23rd March | Noel Baker (H) W 59 - 56 QF | Priestley (H) W 70 - 34 | Hartlepool (A) W 85 - 38 |
| 31st March | Hackney (A) W 105 - 83 SF | ||
| 31st March | SEEVIC (A) W 82 - 72 Final Champs |
20 January 2010
2008/09 saw the first year of the Academy. It is a partnership between the prestigious Loreto Sixth Form College in Manchester with the Manchester Magic, the highly successful basketball Club which operates from the Amaechi Basketball Centre.
The partnership will enable the selected boys to have daily practices, plus access to gym programmes suitable for their needs. Most of the players, as well as representing Loreto, will play for the Magic at weekends. Some of the first year intake are expected to play Division 3 Men's basketball and may even make sufficient progress to play for Magic 1.
As well as aspiring to excel academically, the Academy is designed to better prepare youngsters for a career as a professional basketball player. Currently, most youngsters move abroad to achieve this, but we hope that, in the long term, English basketball will mature sufficiently to allow players to remain in the UK and fulfil their basketball aspirations here.
11 March 2010
This year, the College has only entered the Britsh Colleges League (North Men). All team fixtures are below:
First Team:
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Time |
Comp |
Score |
Res |
Wed 23 Sep |
Runshaw |
Home |
16:00 |
Colleges |
82 - 61 |
WIN |
Wed 30 Sep |
Stockport |
Away |
16:00 |
Colleges |
93 - 66 |
WIN |
Wed 21 Oct |
Blackpool |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
95 - 81 |
WIN |
Wed 4 Nov |
Tyne Met |
Home |
16:00 |
Colleges |
91 - 58 |
WIN |
Wed 11 Nov |
Childwall |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 18 Nov |
Stockport |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
118 - 28 |
WIN |
Wed 25 Nov |
Cardinal Newman |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 2 Dec |
Blackpool |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 16 Dec |
Tyne Met |
AWay |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 6 Jan |
Cardinal Newman |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 13 Jan |
Runshaw |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 27 Jan |
Stockport College |
Home |
? |
BCS Cup Rd 1 |
100 - 55 |
WIN |
Wed 3 Feb |
Childwall |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
110 - 56 |
WIN |
Wed 24 Feb |
Burnley College |
Away |
? |
BCS Cup |
55 - 50 |
WIN |
Wed 10 Mar |
Milton Keynes |
Nottgm |
? |
BCS SF |
W |
WIN |
Wed 10 Mar |
Hackney |
Nottgm |
? |
BCS Fnl |
80 - 82 |
LOSS |
Tues 16 Mar |
Cardinal Newman |
Away |
? |
ES U19 |
88 - 59 |
WIN |
Wed 17 Mar |
Richard Huish |
Home |
? |
BCS QF |
91 - 62 |
WIN |
Wed 24 Mar |
- |
Nottgm |
- |
BCS Fnl 4 SF |
- |
|
Wed 24 Mar |
- |
Nottgm |
- |
BCS Fnl 4 Fnl |
- |
|
Fri 16 Apr |
Ellesmere Port |
Home |
- |
ESSBA U19 |
100 - 60 |
WIN |
Wed 28 Apr |
Sheffield |
Home |
- |
ESSBA U19 |
77 - 58 |
WIN |
Second Team:
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Time |
Comp |
Score |
Res |
Wed 30 Sep |
Priestley |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
P - P |
- |
Wed 14 Oct |
Pendleton |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
59 - 46 |
WIN |
Wed 21 Oct |
Xaverian |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
45 - 33 |
WIN |
Wed 11 Nov |
Manchester College |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
60 - 50 |
WIN |
Wed 10 Feb |
Priestley |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
74 - 23 |
WIN |
Wed 25 Nov |
Salford |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
55 - 42 |
WIN |
Wed 24 Feb |
Manchester College |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 17 Mar |
Xaverian |
Home |
Colleges |
20 - 0 |
'WIN' |
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ESBBA U19 |
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Tues 19 Jan |
Great Sankey |
Away |
ESBBA |
58 - 48 |
WIN |
|
Wed 20 Jan |
Audenshaw |
Away |
ESBBA |
20 - 0 |
'WIN' |
|
Wed 27 Jan |
Oldham |
Home |
ESBBA |
42 - 39 |
WIN |
Third Team:
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Time |
Comp |
Score |
Res |
Wed 14 Oct |
Myerscough |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 21 Oct |
Blackpool & Fylde |
Home |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 18 Nov |
Myerscough |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
Wed 2 Dec |
Blackpool & Fylde |
Away |
? |
Colleges |
- |
- |
