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NBA Eastern Conference - Atlantic Division
Toronto Raptors
Team's name: Toronto Raptors
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Nickname: Raptors
Mascot:
The Raptor
Team Colors:
Red, Black, White and Silver
Joined the Conference: 1995
Team's President: Bryan Colangelo
Basketball Coach: Sam Mitchell
Basketball Arena:
Air Canada Centre
Current Capacity: 19,800
First Year of Basketball: 1995
League Titles:
NBA Champs: none
Conference Titles: none
Division Titles: 2007 |
The Toronto Raptors team was recently founded in 1995 and ithey are based in Toronto, Canada.
During the early years the team went through many struggles until the 1999 season and the following two season that the Raptors made it to the playoffs.
Then the 2007 season came along and the Raptors finally achieved their first and only Divsion title.
The team was mainly created as part of the NBA expansion project in the northern country of Canada.
In the 2007-2008 present season the Raptors managed to get 41wins and 41 loses with a winning percentage of .500. |
The Raptors play their home games at the ACC or Air Canada Centre also known as the Hangarwhich is locared in Toronto, Ontario.
The sports facitliy is owned by the same investors group that owns the Raptors team – the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertaiment.
The team’s Head Coach is the American Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. whose backgroudn has been built with the Raptors since 2004 when he first led the team. His coaching record stands at 148 wins, 180 loses for a total of 328 games.
NBA Playoffs First Round Schedule
Orlando Magic wins the series 4-1
| Game |
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Arena |
| 1 |
April 20 |
Orlando Magic |
114 - 100 |
Toronto Raptors |
Amway Arena, Orlando |
| 2 |
April 22 |
Orlando Magic |
104 - 103 |
Toronto Raptors |
Amway Arena, Orlando |
| 3 |
April 24 |
Toronto Raptors |
108 - 94 |
Orlando Magic |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto |
| 4 |
April 26 |
Toronto Raptors |
94 - 106 |
Orlando Magic |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto |
| 5 |
April 28 |
Orlando Magic |
102 - 92 |
Toronto Raptors |
Amway Arena, Orlando |
Toronto Raptors Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos |
Age |
HT |
WT |
College |
| 7 |
Andrea Bargnani |
PF |
22 |
6-10 |
250 |
|
| 9 |
Maceo Baston |
PF |
31 |
6-9 |
230 |
Michigan |
| 4 |
Chris Bosh |
PF |
24 |
6-10 |
230 |
Georgia Tech |
| 1 |
Primoz Brezec |
C |
28 |
7-1 |
252 |
|
| 8 |
Jose Calderon |
PG |
26 |
6-3 |
210 |
|
| 20 |
Carlos Delfino |
SG |
25 |
6-6 |
230 |
|
| 11 |
T.J. Ford |
PG |
25 |
6-0 |
165 |
Texas |
| 15 |
Jorge Garbajosa |
PF |
30 |
6-9 |
245 |
|
| 14 |
Joey Graham |
SF |
25 |
6-7 |
225 |
Oklahoma State |
| 43 |
Kris Humphries |
C |
23 |
6-9 |
235 |
Minnesota |
| 24 |
Jason Kapono |
SF |
27 |
6-8 |
215 |
UCLA |
| 33 |
Jamario Moon |
SF |
27 |
6-8 |
205 |
|
| 12 |
Rasho Nesterovic |
C |
31 |
7-0 |
255 |
|
| 18 |
Anthony Parker |
SG |
32 |
6-6 |
215 |
Bradley |
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