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1. 41. Basketball: Tall Games order

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 September 2005 ENGLAND'S squad - which includes Manchester Magic star John Amaechi - for the inaugural Commonwealth Games basketball tournament at Melbourne next year have been drawn against `Tall Blacks' New Zealand, South Africa and Barbados.

2. 42. Basketball: Magic win again

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 November 2005 MANCHESTER Magic can't stop winning! Jeff Jones's team thumped Nottingham Knights 101-72 at the Amaechi Centre, making it four wins on the bounce as they continue their impressive charge up the English Basketball League Division One table.

3. 43. Basketball: Magic stars get Games boost

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 February 2006 MANCHESTER Magic basketball players Delme Herriman and John Amaechi have been selected for England for next month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

4. 44. Basketball: John walks tall in land of giants

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 July 2003 JOHN Amaechi had a miserable time of it at school in Stockport. Taunted for his unusual height and chubby stature, he just didn't fit in - until he first clapped eyes on a basketball hoop.

5. 45. Basketball: John pleased to give sport a Rocket

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 19 October 2003 ONLY a handful of Premiership footballers earn more than Stockport-born basketball star John Amaechi.&  If reports are to be believed, Amaechi had a two-year contract with the Utah Jazz worth an estimated $5.2m.

6. 46. Basketball: Final aim for Magic

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 04 May 2002 It may have been a disastrous season for Manchester Giants, but basketball in the city is thriving, thanks to Manchester Magic and the Greater Manchester Youth Basketball Club.

7. 47. Basketball: Dave goes back to his roots

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 19 October 2003 DAVE Bonwick, who served his apprenticeship as Andre Alleyne's No 2 at Manchester Giants, is the driving force behind the thriving Salford Basketball Centre.

8. 48. Basketball: Amaechi starts new centre

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 17 August 2002 JOHN Amaechi may have bankrolled the country's newest basketball centre but he is one benefactor who won't be taking a back seat.

9. 49. Basketball: Peter takes top coach role

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 04 April 2004 PETER Scantlebury MBE, England's second-most capped basketball player, has been appointed as the new England senior men's head coach.

10. 50. Basketball: Touch of Magic boosts club

    Manchester Evening News, Sunday 26 October 2003 GREATER Manchester Basketball Club, incorporating Manchester Magic, have become the first in the country to receive a five-star grading from the game's governing body.

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