Mandurah Magic's junior pathways producing the goods for young basketballers

The Mandurah Basketball Association's pathway for aspiring young guns has been climbing to new heights in recent years, and now hosts approximately 300 juniors looking to find their way in the sport.

It's a base that includes players of the youngest ages learning the fundamentals all the way through to experienced Western Australian Basketball League (WABL) juniors looking to climb into the club's senior ranks.

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Recently, the development programs were highlighted in the strong results the club's WABL teams garnered at the WA Country Basketball Championships.

Four of the 15 teams the Magic fielded at the carnival won their division's grand final, with the under 12 girls, under 15 girls and a pair of under 14s girls sides enjoying success.

Their under 13s girls finished as runners up, while a further three sides made it through to semi finals.

That success also filtered down to an individual level, with Tori Ranson, Jaide Britton, Riley Parkers, Charlotte Fletcher, Tahlia Tuckey, Asha Ranson and Kaitlyn Srhoj all named all-stars alongside coaches Chantel Lally and Jo Lofgren.

For MBA development director Taylor Mullenax, the results confirm the hard work put into the junior program.

"To see so many kids from Mandurah playing good basketball and to see they've got bright futures is huge," he said.

"The structure we have in place has really evolved over the last three to four years and to now how somewhere around 300 kids playing ball in Mandurah, it's massive."

The WABL pathway also stands to benefit from a new sponsorship deal with Mandurah Homes, who will pitch in $40,000 towards new uniforms and equipment for the junior teams.

Mullenax said the partnership was a huge boost to the club.

"We really can't understate how much this is going to progress our program," he said.

"Essentially getting this deal frees up the committee, coaches and everyone involved to focus even more on improving our system.

"We can't thank them enough for jumping on board."

For more information on the Mandurah Basketball Association's junior program or to register a child, call their front office on 9550 3849.