Shimane Susanoo Magic

The club became a member of the bj league in 2010, becoming the first professional basketball team in the Sanin region to compete in top-tier competition, and second of any professional sports team after Gainare Tottori.

The team's name comes from the mythical legend of early Izumo (the story of Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi), and the English word magic, representing the imagery of the myths of the region as well as the team itself.

The team colours are blue, black and silver which also represent the Shimane prefecture. The blue evokes images of Lake Shinji and the Sea of Japan, silver represents the historic Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and black represents the black pine forests found throughout the region. The team logo is a combination of clouds and an Orochi-like dragon holding a basketball, expressing a sense of strength and speed.{{cite web |url=http://www.susanoo-m.com/128.html |title=チームプロフィール - 島根スサノオマジック Official Web Site |access-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230161622/http://www.susanoo-m.com/128.html |archive-date=2011-12-30 }}

Basketball has long been a popular sport among young people in the Matsue area with the organisation of Mini Basketball (a basketball competition played by elementary school children) becoming popular in Matsue. Historically, Matsue area has had success in athletic meets, Matsue Technical High School winning at interscholastic athletic meets in 1960 and 1968. Both Japan men's and women's basketball have had strong performing players from Matsue region, the region being known as the "Kingdom of Basketball"

After an unsuccessful attempt for application to join the bj league in 2007, in August 2009 it was officially announced that Shimane would have a team in the bj league becoming in the 2010/11 season. In November 2009, the decision was made by the public for the team name to be Shimane Susanoo Magic. University students born in Matsue were invited to decide upon the team's proposed logo and proposed designs for the team mascot were received from all over the country. The winning proposal was "Susatama-kun"{{cite web |url=http://www.susanoo-m.com/23.html |title=マスコットキャラクター - 島根スサノオマジック Official Web Site |access-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230160516/http://www.susanoo-m.com/23.html |archive-date=2011-12-30 }}

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{{player3|num=1 |nat=JPN|name= Shohei Goto |pos=PG| m = 1.80 | year = 1992 | month = 8 | date = 5 |link=:ja:後藤翔平}}

{{player3|num=2 |nat=USA|name= Perrin Buford |pos=GF| m = 1.98 | year = 1994 | month = 1 | date = 25}}

{{player3|num=3 |nat=JPN|name= Seiya Ando |pos=PG| m = 1.84 | year = 1992 | month = 7 | date = 15|note = C}}

{{player3|num=4 |nat=AUS|name= Nick Kay |pos=PF| m = 2.06 | year = 1992 | month = 8 | date = 3 }}

{{player3|num=6 |nat=JPN|name= Hiromu Kitagawa |pos=PG| m = 1.82 | year = 1991 | month = 10| date = 16|link=:ja:北川弘}}

{{player3|num=8 |nat=USA|name= Reid Travis |pos=F | m = 2.03 | year = 1995 | month = 11| date = 25}}

{{player3|num=9 |nat=NGA|name= Ekpe Udoh |pos=C | m = 2.08 | year = 1987 | month = 5 | date = 20|inj=yes}}

{{player3|num=13|nat=JPN|name= Ryo Abe |pos=SG| m = 1.83 | year = 1995 | month = 5 | date = 4 |link=:ja:阿部諒}}

{{player3|num=15|nat=JPN|name= Ryosuke Shirahama|pos=GF| m = 1.90 | year = 1991 | month = 8 | date = 29}}

{{player3|num=26|nat=JPN|name= Shota Tsuyama |pos=G | m = 1.78 | year = 1996 | month = 4 | date = 16|link=:ja:津山尚大}}

{{player3|num=28|nat=JPN|name= Nyika Williams |pos=FC| m = 2.03 | year = 1987 | month = 7 | date = 9 }}

{{player3|num=55|nat=JPN|name= Daichi Taniguchi |pos=FC| m = 2.01 | year = 1990 | month = 4 | date = 15}}

{{player3|num= |nat=USA|name= Hassan Martin |pos=C | m = 2.01 | year = 1995 | month = 11 | date = 22}}

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{{flagicon|NZL}} Paul Henare

| asst_coach =

{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuji Kawai

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| accessdate = 29 June 2023}}

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• Robert Carter
• T. J. Cummings
• Jeral Davis
• Brandon Freeman
• Reginald Golson
• Takumi Ishizaki
• Brendan Lane
• Jameel McKay
• Bingo Merriex
• Gyno Pomare
• Ryan Reid
• Hirotaka Sato
• Josh Scott
• Tyler Stone
• Garrett Stutz
• Keisuke Takabatake
• Al Thornton
• Ekpe Udoh
• Wesley Witherspoon
• Edward Yamamoto

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• Željko Pavličević (2010–13)
• Vlaikidis Vlasios (2013–14)
• Reggie Hanson (2014)
• Tomohiro Moriyama
• Michael Katsuhisa (2015–17)
• Yukinori Suzuki
• Paul Henare

• Matsue City General Gymnasium
• Kashima General Gymnasium
• Kami Arena
• Yonago Industrial Gymnasium

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