South East Melbourne Magic
Established	1991
Final Season	1998
Former Home Venue	Rod Laver Arena Rod Laver Arena Rod Laver Arena is a tennis stadium that is part of the Melbourne Park complex located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and has been the main venue for the Australian Open in tennis since 1988, replacing the ageing Kooyong Stadium... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Team Colours	Black and White
Championships	1992, 1996
Team History	St. Kilda Saints/Nunawading Spectres (1979-1986) Westside (South) Melbourne Saints/Eastside Spectres (1987-1991) South East Melbourne Magic (1991-1998) Victoria Titans (1998/99-2001) Victoria Giants (2002-2004)

The South East Melbourne Magic were an Australia

Australia

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n basketball

Basketball

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 team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League

National Basketball League (Australia)

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. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs (the South Melbourne Saints and the Eastside Spectres) for the 1992 season. The teams home venue was the Rod Laver Arena

Rod Laver Arena

Rod Laver Arena is a tennis stadium that is part of the Melbourne Park complex located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and has been the main venue for the Australian Open in tennis since 1988, replacing the ageing Kooyong Stadium...

 which it shared with cross-town rivals the Melbourne Tigers

Melbourne Tigers

The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...

 and drew an NBL record 15,366 fans to a game between the two clubs in 1996.

Despite this combination being quite successful during its tenure in the league, making four Grand Final appearances and winning championships in 1992 and 1996, the club once again merged with a cross-town rival, the North Melbourne Giants

North Melbourne Giants

The North Melbourne Giants were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League.-History :The team was formed in 1980 as the Coburg Giants and were renamed in 1987 as the North Melbourne Giants...

, for the 1998/99 season. The resulting Victoria Titans

Victoria Titans

The Victoria Titans were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs for the inaugural NBL summer season of 1998/99...

 were as successful as their predecessors, but after succumbing to financial difficulties were rebranded the Victoria Giants in 2002 and ultimately folded as such in 2004.

Honour roll

NBL Championships:	1992,1996
NBL Finals Appearances:	7 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
NBL Grand Final Appearances:	4 (1992, 1996, 1997, 1998)
NBL Most Valuable Players:	Robert Rose (1993)
NBL Grand Final MVPs:	Bruce Bolden (1992), Mike Kelly (1996)
All-NBL First Team:	?
NBL Coach of the Year:	Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian is an American-Australian basketball coach. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball history...  (1992, 1997)
NBL Rookie of the Year:	Sam Mackinnon Sam Mackinnon Samuel Mackinnon is a retired Australian professional basketball player whose last team was the NBL team Melbourne Tigers.-Playing career:...  (1994)
NBL Most Improved Player:	Chris Anstey Chris Anstey Christopher John Anstey is a former Australian professional basketball player. At 7'0" his career included stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft. He played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian NBL...  (1996)
NBL Best Defensive Player:	Darren Lucas (1994, 1995), Mike Kelly (1997, 1998)
NBL Best Sixth Man:	Jason Smith (1998)