1998–99 Toronto Raptors season

1998–99 Toronto Raptors season
Vince Carter's rookie season
Head coach Butch Carter
Owner(s) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena SkyDome
Maple Leaf Gardens
Air Canada Centre
Results
Record 23–27 (.460)
Place Division: 6th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television CTV Sportsnet, TSN, The Score, CKVR
Radio CFRB

The 1998–99 NBA season was Toronto's fourth season in the team's franchise.[1] In the 1998 NBA Draft, the Raptors selected Antawn Jamison out of the University of North Carolina with their fourth overall pick. However, they traded Jamison to the Golden State Warriors for his UNC teammate Vince Carter, who is also Tracy McGrady's cousin. During the regular season, the Raptors moved into their new arena Air Canada Centre. The Raptors finished the season with a 23-27 record, sixth in the Central Division. Carter was named Rookie of the Year.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Carter was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors 5th overall and then traded to the Toronto Raptors for Antawn Jamison, his UNC college teammate and best friend.[2] Carter and Jamison played together at the University of North Carolina.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 4 Antawn Jamison (traded to Golden State) SF  United States North Carolina
2 47 Tyson Wheeler PG  United States Rhode Island

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 7 United States Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jacksonville
SF 15 United States Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina
SG 13 United States Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine
PG 11 United States Knight, Negele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dayton
C 22 New Zealand Marks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) California
SF 1 United States McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mt. Zion Christian Academy (HS)
PF 34 United States Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Virginia Union
PF 35 United States Slater, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming
C 4 United States Stewart, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) California
PF 12 United States Thomas, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Minnesota
SF 44 United States Wallace, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Syracuse
PG 20 United States Williams, Alvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Villanova
PG 14 United States Williams, Micheal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Baylor
C 42 United States Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Highs

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 33 17 .660 – 18–7 15–10 15–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2 16–9 15–10 15–8
x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4 17–8 12–13 13–8
x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5 17–8 11–14 13–11
Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7 16–9 10–15 12–10
Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10 14–11 9–16 9–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11 15–10 7–18 9–13
Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20 8–17 5–20 4–19

Game log

1998–99 game log
1998–99 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
Mark Baker 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .00 .00 .0
Dee Brown 49 0 28.1 .378 .387 .727 2.1 2.9 1.14 .16 11.2
Vince Carter 50 49 35.2 .450 .288 .761 5.7 3.0 1.10 1.54 18.3
Doug Christie 50 50 35.4 .388 .304 .841 4.1 3.7 2.26 .52 15.2
Negele Knight 6 0 9.3 .375 .000 .500 1.0 1.3 .17 .00 1.3
Sean Marks 8 0 3.5 .625 .000 .500 .1 .0 .13 .00 1.4
Tracy McGrady 49 2 22.6 .436 .229 .726 5.7 2.3 1.06 1.35 9.3
Charles Oakley 50 50 32.7 .428 .200 .807 7.5 3.4 .92 .42 7.0
Reggie Slater 30 0 8.8 .383 .000 .624 2.3 .2 .10 .10 3.8
Michael Stewart 42 2 9.4 .415 .000 .680 2.4 .1 .10 .67 1.5
John Thomas 39 11 15.2 .577 .000 .563 3.4 .4 .44 .23 4.3
John Wallace 48 3 16.9 .432 .000 .700 3.6 1.0 .25 .90 8.6
Alvin Williams 50 45 21.0 .401 .333 .846 1.6 2.6 1.02 .24 5.0
Micheal Williams 2 0 7.5 .200 .000 .000 .5 .0 .00 .00 1.0
Kevin Willis 42 38 29.0 .418 .000 .839 8.3 1.6 .67 .67 12.0

Award winners

References

  1. ↑ 1998-99 Toronto Raptors
  2. ↑ Velasco, Dennis. "Vince Carter Player Profile". About Basketball. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-18.

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