Will Magnay

Will Magnay
Magnay with the Brisbane Bullets in 2019
No. 22 – Tasmania JackJumpers
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
High schoolNudgee College
(Brisbane, Queensland)
CollegeTulsa (2016–2017)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016BA Centre of Excellence
2017–2020Brisbane Bullets
2018Southern Districts Spartans
2019Brisbane Capitals
2020–2021New Orleans Pelicans
2021→Erie BayHawks
2021Perth Wildcats
2021–presentTasmania JackJumpers
2023Obradoiro CAB
2024Gold Coast Rollers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Will Scott Magnay (born 10 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played one season of college basketball for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Early life

Magnay was born in Brisbane, Queensland,[1] where he attended Nudgee College.[2] He played for the Northside Wizards as a junior.[2] He moved to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra[1] where he played in the SEABL for the BA Centre of Excellence in 2016.[3]

College career

Magnay played college basketball for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane during the 2016–17 season. He averaged 3.9 points and 3 rebounds in 32 games played.[4]

Professional career

Brisbane Bullets and QBL (2017–2020)

In October 2017, Magnay left the Tulsa Golden Hurricane program and signed a three-year deal with his hometown team, the Brisbane Bullets.[4][5] He spent the 2017–18 NBL season as a development player.[4] Following his first season, he played for the Southern Districts Spartans during the 2018 QBL season.[6]

For the 2018–19 NBL season, Magnay was elevated to a fully-rostered player.[4][7] In 2019, he helped the Brisbane Capitals win the QBL championship.[8]

Magnay had a breakout year during the 2019–20 NBL season that saw him enter the Bullets' starting line-up and receive attention from National Basketball Association (NBA) scouts.[9][10] He was named the NBL Most Improved Player in 2020.[11] Magnay re-signed with the Bullets for a two-year contract on 19 February 2020.[12]

New Orleans Pelicans (2020–2021)

On 2 December 2020, Magnay signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their NBA G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks.[13] He played 10 games for the BayHawks in February 2021 during the G League hub season.[14] He made his NBA debut on 23 March 2021 against the Los Angeles Lakers, going scoreless over the final three minutes of the game.[15] On 12 April 2021, he was waived by the Pelicans.[16]

Perth Wildcats (2021)

On 6 May 2021, Magnay signed with the Perth Wildcats for the rest of the 2020–21 NBL season.[17] He averaged 4.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 15 games played with the Wildcats.[18]

Tasmania JackJumpers and Obradoiro CAB (2021–present)

On 12 July 2021, Magnay signed a one-year deal with the Tasmania JackJumpers, a new club entering the NBL for the first time in 2021–22.[19] He was limited to 11 games in 2021–22 due to a knee injury.[20] He subsequently re-signed with the JackJumpers on a two-year deal on 21 April 2022.[20]

Following the 2022–23 NBL season, Magnay moved to Spain to play for Obradoiro CAB of the Liga ACB.[21]

A foot injury suffered in Spain forced Magnay to miss the start of the 2023–24 NBL season.[22]

On 10 March 2024, Magnay re-signed with the JackJumpers on a two-year deal.[23] He then joined the Gold Coast Rollers for the 2024 NBL1 North season.[24][25]

On 19 December 2024, Magnay was ruled out for six to eight weeks after suffering a fractured toe in practice.[26]

National team career

In July 2024, Magnay was named in the Australian Boomers' final squad for the Paris Olympics.[27]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 New Orleans 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Tulsa 32 12 14.0 .578 .000 .571 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.9 3.9

References

  1. ^ a b "Will Magnay Bio". Tulsa Hurricane. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Will Magnay". Brisbane Bullets. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Will Magnay". SEABL. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Hines, Kelly (4 October 2017). "TU center Will Magnay leaves team to turn pro in Australia". Tulsa World. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ^ "#BREAKING Magnay signs with the Bullets". twitter.com/BrisbaneBullets. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2018 QBL PRE-SEASON WRITE-UP". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021. Bullets big man Will Magnay is a player to keep an eye on.
  7. ^ "Brisbane Bullets add fire-power to their future with Magnay signing". Brisbane Bullets. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ Kay, Oliver (27 September 2019). "Meet Will Magnay: The Brisbane Bullets' emerging sky walker". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ Wenzel, Murray (7 February 2020). "Magnay backed as Bullets eye NBL finals". Katherine Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  10. ^ Stannard, Damien (24 January 2020). "Rival coach in awe of Bullet's shot-blocking power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  11. ^ Gilhooly, Daniel (16 February 2020). "NBL award winners announced". ESPN. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Will Magnay Re-Signs With Brisbane Bullets". NBL. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Pelicans sign four players". NBA.com. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Will Magnay". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Ingram, Williamson pace Pelicans in 128-111 win over Lakers". ESPN.com. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021. Australian rookie Will Magnay saw his first NBA action in the final three minutes. He attempted one shot from 3-point range and missed.
  16. ^ "Pelicans sign James Nunnally to two-way contract". NBA.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Will Magnay Signs with Perth". NBL.com.au. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Magnay to move on". Wildcats.com.au. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Will Magnay Joins the JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Magnay Re-Signs with JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  21. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (21 February 2023). "Will Magnay joins Obradoiro". sportando.basketball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Magnay returns for JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Magnay-ficent: JackJumpers secure key signature". NBL.com.au. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  24. ^ "2024 GOLD COAST BASKETBALL NBL1 NORTH PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT". facebook.com/GoldCoastBasketballPage. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  25. ^ "NBL superstar joins Gold Coast". NBL1.com.au. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Magnay out 6-8 weeks". NBL Official Website. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Australian teams for Paris 2024 Olympics announced". Basketball Australia. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.