1996–97 Toronto Raptors season

1996–97 Toronto Raptors season
Marcus Camby's rookie season
Head coach Darrell Walker
Owner(s) John Bitove, Allan Slaight, Isiah Thomas
Arena SkyDome
Copps Coliseum
Maple Leaf Gardens
Results
Record 30–52 (.366)
Place Division: 8th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television TSN, CKVR
Radio CFRB

The 1996–97 NBA season was Toronto's second season in the team's franchise.[1] The Raptors drafted Marcus Camby as their second overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, and started their season with new coach Darrell Walker. Their win total would increase from 21 in their inaugural season to 30 wins, finishing last place in the Central Division. Veteran leadership was added to the team with the acquisitions of Walt Williams, Popeye Jones, John Long, and Earl Cureton.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 2 Marcus Camby C/PF  United States UMass

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF 21 United States Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Massachusetts
SG 13 United States Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine
SG 44 United States Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina
PF 54 United States Jones, Popeye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Murray State
SF 32 United States Lewis, Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Seward County CC
SG 25 United States Long, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Detroit
C 2 United States Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Arkansas
SG 31 United States Respert, Shawn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Michigan State
PF 34 United States Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee State
C 7 United States Rozier, Clifford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville
PF 24 United States Slater, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming
PG 20 United States Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona
C 3 Croatia Tabak, Žan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Croatia
SF 42 United States Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Maryland
C 4 United States Wright, Sharone 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Clemson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Highs

Lows

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 69 13 .841 – 39–2 30–11 24–4
x-Atlanta Hawks 56 26 .683 13 36–5 20–21 17–11
x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 17–11
x-Charlotte Hornets 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 14–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 27 25–16 17–24 13–15
Indiana Pacers 39 43 .476 30 21–20 18–23 11–17
Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 36 20–21 13–28 10–18
Toronto Raptors 30 52 .366 39 18–23 12–29 6–22

Game log

1996–97 game log
1996–97 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Benoit Benjamin 4 3 11.0 .417 .000 .750 2.3 .3 .25 .00 3.3
Marcus Camby 63 38 30.1 .482 .143 .693 6.3 1.5 1.05 2.06 14.8
Doug Christie 81 81 38.6 .417 .384 .775 5.3 3.9 2.48 .56 14.5
Earl Cureton 9 0 5.1 .375 .000 .333 1.0 .4 .00 .00 .8
Hubert Davis 36 0 17.3 .402 .229 .739 1.1 .9 .31 .06 5.0
Popeye Jones 79 61 30.6 .480 .077 .818 8.6 1.1 .73 .49 7.8
Martin Lewis 9 0 5.6 .429 .333 .500 .7 .4 .11 .22 1.6
Brad Lohaus 6 0 7.5 .267 .286 .000 1.2 .2 .17 .00 1.7
John Long 32 0 11.6 .393 .353 .893 1.3 .7 .28 .06 4.0
Oliver Miller* 19 8 16.6 .560 .000 .769 3.8 1.5 .68 .68 6.0
Jimmy Oliver 4 0 10.8 .308 .167 1.000 1.3 .3 .50 .00 2.8
Shawn Respert* 27 0 15.3 .442 .396 .844 1.2 1.2 .74 .07 5.6
Carlos Rogers 56 3 24.9 .525 .379 .600 5.4 .7 .75 1.23 9.8
Clifford Rozier* 41 29 17.9 .457 .000 .508 5.7 .8 .59 1.07 4.6
Reggie Slater 26 0 15.6 .550 .000 .520 3.7 .8 .35 .23 7.8
Damon Stoudamire 81 81 40.9 .401 .355 .823 4.1 8.8 1.52 .16 20.2
Žan Tabak 13 4 16.8 .451 .000 .690 3.8 1.1 .46 .85 6.5
Donald Whiteside 27 1 9.6 .327 .333 .733 .4 1.3 .41 .00 2.2
Walt Williams 73 73 36.3 .427 .400 .765 5.0 2.7 1.33 .85 16.4
Sharone Wright 60 28 16.8 .400 .000 .511 3.1 .5 .25 .83 6.5

* Statistics include only games with the Raptors

Award winners

References

External links

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