The Matero Magic are a Zambian professional basketball club from the Matero neighbourhood of Lusaka. Nicknamed the "Tamanga Boys", the team plays in the Zambia Basketball League and has won the championship a record 12 times. Founded in 1996, the Magic has featured many players who are also part of the Zambia national team, including Chono Chonga.

Home games of the Magic are usually played at the National Sports Development Center. The team has competed in the Road to BAL three times between 2022 and 2025.

Honours

Zambia Basketball League

  • Champions (12): 2004, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023–24, 2024–25

Performance in the Road to BAL

The following is the Magic's performance in the Road to BAL, the continental qualifiers organized by FIBA Africa.

CompetitionSeasonCoachWonLostWin %Final stage
Road to BAL2022Obed Shamboko14.200Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage
202315.000Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage
2024Not qualified
2025Manuel "Gi" Da Silva53.625Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage
2026Bwalya Musonda44.500Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage
Totals1116.407

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Matero Magic roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name PG 4 Zambia men's national basketball team Kainda, Augustine 'OGI' SG 5 Zambia men's national basketball team Mukelabai, Elijah F 6 Zambia men's national basketball team Mufwaume, Chansa SF 7 Zambia men's national basketball team Mauwe, Germain G 8 United States men's national basketball team Leroy, Jaylen (I) PG 9 Zambia men's national basketball team Ngoma, Spoican PG 10 Zambia men's national basketball team Chona, Chongo (C) C 11 Zambia men's national basketball team Banda, Mike SG 12 Zambia men's national basketball team Lubinda, Simukwela PG 13 Zambia men's national basketball team Ndalama, Miles C 14 Zambia men's national basketball team Kandulu, Douglas G 15 Zambia men's national basketball team Zulu, BonganiHead coach Zambia Oberty Shamboko Assistant coach(es) Zambia Bwalya David Musonda Zambia Davis Zulu Legend (C) Team captain(I) Import playerInjured Updated: December 8, 2021
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG4Zambia men's national basketball teamKainda, Augustine 'OGI'
SG5Zambia men's national basketball teamMukelabai, Elijah
F6Zambia men's national basketball teamMufwaume, Chansa
SF7Zambia men's national basketball teamMauwe, Germain
G8United States men's national basketball teamLeroy, Jaylen (I)
PG9Zambia men's national basketball teamNgoma, Spoican
PG10Zambia men's national basketball teamChona, Chongo (C)
C11Zambia men's national basketball teamBanda, Mike
SG12Zambia men's national basketball teamLubinda, Simukwela
PG13Zambia men's national basketball teamNdalama, Miles
C14Zambia men's national basketball teamKandulu, Douglas
G15Zambia men's national basketball teamZulu, Bongani

Head coaches

External links

  • at Afrobasket.com