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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.
Magnay with the Brisbane Bullets in 2019 | |
| No. 22 – Tasmania JackJumpers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 June 1998 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Listed height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Nudgee College (Brisbane, Queensland) |
| College | Tulsa (2016–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016 | BA Centre of Excellence |
| 2017–2020 | Brisbane Bullets |
| 2018 | Southern Districts Spartans |
| 2019 | Brisbane Capitals |
| 2020–2021 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2021 | →Erie BayHawks |
| 2021 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2021–present | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| 2023 | Obradoiro CAB |
| 2024 | Gold Coast Rollers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
In July 2024, Magnay was named in the Australian Boomers' final squad for the Paris Olympics.[27]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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