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| Manchester Giants | |
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| League | WBBL |
| Established | 1997 |
| History | Manchester Mystics (1997–2018) Manchester Met Mystics (2018–2023) Manchester Giants (2023–present) |
| Arena | National Basketball Centre |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Championships | 1 WBBL Cup |
The Manchester Giants are a women's basketball team from Manchester, England, who compete in the Women's British Basketball League. The team play their home games at the National Basketball Centre.
| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head Coach | |||||
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| 2014-15 | WBBL | 1 | 7th | 18 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0.333 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2015-16 | WBBL | 1 | 9th | 16 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0.125 | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2016-17 | WBBL | 1 | 4th | 18 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0.667 | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Winners, beating Nottingham | |
| 2017-18 | WBBL | 1 | 5th | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 0.600 | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Quarter-finals | |
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| 2018-19 | WBBL | 1 | 4th | 22 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 0.636 | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Semi-finals | Jeff Jones |
| 2019-20 | WBBL | 1 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Group Stage | Quarter-finals | Jeff Jones | ||||||
| 2020-21 | WBBL | 1 | 5th | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0.500 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Group Stage | Jeff Jones |
| 2021-22 | WBBL | 1 | 9th | 24 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 0.458 | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Jeff Jones |
| 2022-23 | WBBL | 1 | 12th | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0.045 | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | 1st Round | Marg Jones |
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| 2023-24 | WBBL | 1 | Marg Jones | |||||||||
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