Dave Magley
{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1959)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dave Magley
| image = NBLC Jan 29 2017 8.jpg
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 202
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|11|24}}
| birth_place = South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = LaSalle (South Bend, Indiana)
| college = Kansas (1978–1982)
| draft_year = 1982
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 28
| draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers
| career_start = 1982
| career_end = 1984
| career_position = Small forward
| career_number = 30
| coach_start = 2002
| coach_end = 2015
| years1 = 1982–1983
| team1 = Wyoming Wildcatters
| years2 = {{nbay|1982|full=y}}
| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers
| years3 = 1983–1984
| team3 = Albany Patroons
| cyears1 = 2002–2013
| cteam1 = Bradenton Christian School
| cyears2 = 2013–2015
| cteam2 = Brampton A's
| highlights =
- CBA champion (1984)
- First-team All-Big Eight (1982)
- Fourth-team Parade All-American (1978)
- Indiana Mr. Basketball (1978)
}}
David John Magley (born November 24, 1959) is an American retired basketball player and coach. He is currently the president of both The Basketball League (TBL) and the Basketball Super League (BSL) after previously serving as commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).
Early life
He played basketball at South Bend LaSalle High School. Following his senior year, Magley was named Indiana Mr. Basketball, beating Randy Wittman and Ted Kitchel for the award,{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Chris|title=Bradenton Christian coach is an 'Indiana legend'|url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20091208/COLUMNIST/912081020|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|accessdate=May 17, 2015}} and was selected to the Academic All-State and Parade All American teams.{{cite web|title=David Magley-Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame|url=http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/david-magley/?back=HallofFame|work=hoopshall.com|accessdate=July 6, 2012}}
NBA and CBA
Magley was drafted with the fifth pick in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his one NBA season, he appeared in fourteen games, recording a total of twelve points and ten rebounds.{{cite web|title=Dave Magley NBA statistics|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/magleda01.html|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=July 6, 2012}} He also spent several years in the Continental Basketball Association for the Wyoming Wildcatters and Albany Patroons.1986-87 CBA Official Guide, page 240. He won the CBA championship with the Patroons in 1984.{{cite web | title=1983-84 Albany Patroons minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com | website=Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew | url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/t-CBAALP/y-1983 | access-date=February 28, 2025}}
Coaching
Prior to becoming an executive, Magley was head coach of Bradenton Christian School in Bradenton, Florida, for 11 years and then led the Brampton A's for two seasons.{{cite web|last1=Dell|first1=Alan|title=Former BCS boys basketball coach Dave Magley takes reins of Canadian pro team|url=http://www.bradenton.com/2013/06/16/4570465/former-bcs-boys-basketball-coach.html|website=The Bradenton Herald|accessdate=May 17, 2015}}
Commissioner of NBL Canada
On May 28, 2015, Magley officially became the commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL), succeeding Paul Riley.{{cite web|title=New commish sees growth|url=http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2015/05/28/niagara-river-lions|website=StCatharinesStandard.com|accessdate=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223001957/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2015/05/28/niagara-river-lions|archive-date=December 23, 2017|url-status=dead}} Several months prior, the league's Board of Directors unanimously voted to end Riley's stint as commissioner.{{cite web|title=NBL Canada Parts Ways With Commissioner Riley|url=http://www.nblcanada.com/p/14578/nr/100570/nbl-canada-parts-ways-with-commissioner-riley|website=NBLCanada.com|accessdate=May 29, 2015}} Magley's overseeing of the 2015 NBL Canada Finals brawl helped him get the job.
President of TBL and BSL
After completing his two-year contract as commissioner, he left to become the president and chief operating officer of the upstart North American Premier Basketball League (NAPB) in 2017, which was renamed to The Basketball League (TBL) in 2018 and spawned its sister Basketball Super League (BSL) in 2023.{{cite web |url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/professional/magley-eyes-new-pro-basketball-league/article_e022adb7-8b22-5f04-a224-9929f5cf72f2.html |title=Magley eyes new pro basketball league |publisher=South Bend Tribune |date=July 6, 2017}}
Personal life
Magley runs both the Basketball League and Basketball Super League with his wife, Evelyn.{{cite web | last=Lesar | first=Al | title=Basketball: Respect still a key to Magley’s game | website=South Bend Tribune | date=June 26, 2014 | url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/pro/2014/06/26/basketball-respect-still-a-key-to-magleys-game/45852635/ | access-date=March 1, 2025}} They have four children together, and their daughter Jennifer is a former professional tennis player and current Chief Brand Officer for both TBL and BSL.{{cite web | title=Jennifer Magley Appointed Chief Brand Officer for BSL and TBL, Bringing Unparalleled Expertise in Talent Placement and Leadership Development | website=Basketball Super League | url=https://basketballsuperleague.com/jennifer-magley-appointed-chief-brand-officer-for-bsl-and-tbl-bringing-unparalleled-expertise-in-talent-placement-and-leadership-development/ | access-date=February 28, 2025}}
References
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