Raptors 905

Raptors 905
League NBA Development League
Founded 2015
History Raptors 905
2015–present
Arena Hershey Centre
Air Canada Centre (occasional home games)
Location Mississauga, Ontario
Team colours Red, Silver, Black, Gold, White
                        
Team manager Dan Tolzman
Head coach Jesse Mermuys
Ownership Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Toronto Raptors)
Affiliation(s) Toronto Raptors
Championships 0
Division / Conference titles 0
Website Raptors905.com

Raptors 905 are a Canadian professional basketball team in the NBA Development League. The team is based in Mississauga, Ontario, and began play in the 2015–16 season. The club, which is the D-League affiliate team of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association, plays their home games at the Hershey Centre, replacing the Centre's former basketball tenant, the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada. The team will also play occasional home games at the Air Canada Centre, the home of their parent club, the Toronto Raptors. Raptors 905 are the eighth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team, and the first to be based outside the United States.[1]

The name "905" refers to the local area code of the suburban Greater Toronto Area, and is a common shorthand referring to the suburbs surrounding Toronto.

History

Raptors 905 inaugural home opener at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga

In 2008, Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo said that MLSE was considering launching an NBA Development League franchise in the Toronto area within a couple of years to serve as a developmental team for the Raptors.[2] Hamilton's Copps Coliseum and Oshawa were reportedly under consideration to host the franchise.[3] However, a Canadian-based franchise posed difficulties due to tax and visa issues,[4] and Rochester, New York, which is just across the United States border, was considered as an alternative.[5][6]

In April 2015, Colangelo's replacement Masai Ujiri announced that MLSE's board had approved purchasing a franchise, and that they were in negotiations with the NBA over where the team would play and whether it could be launched in time for the 2015-16 season.[7] In June 2015 it was announced that MLSE had purchased a D-League franchise, which would be named Raptors 905 and would begin play that fall at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.[8] The team is named after the area code used by much of suburban Greater Toronto Area. The franchise reportedly cost $6 million.[9] An agreement was negotiated with the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada, which held the basketball lease at the Hershey Center, with the Power folding.[10][11] The team plans to play some games at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, home of their NBA affiliate the Toronto Raptors.[12]

It was announced on July 7, 2015 that Jesse Mermuys, would be the Head Coach with Dan Tolzman serving as general manager. Mermuys leaves his position as an assistant coach under Toronto Raptors Head Coach, Dwane Casey.[13] It was announced on July 28, 2015 veteran coach Tim Lewis was named lead assistant coach.[14] On November 4, 2015 Raptors 905 unveiled their new uniforms the uniforms (both home and road) include "905" on them and an alternate logo was unveiled.

Season by season

Season Division Regular Season Postseason Results
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
Raptors 905
2015–16 Atlantic 5th 15 23 .395
Regular Season Record 15 23 .395 2015–2016
Playoff Record 0 0 .000 2015–2016

Current roster

Raptors 905 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 7 Berry, Davion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–11–01 Weber State
C 34 Bhullar, Sim 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 355 lb (161 kg) 1992–12–02 New Mexico State
F 2 Daniels, DeAndre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1992–04–15 Connecticut
G 0 Jordan, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–10–07 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
F 12 Kyser, Michale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–11–26 Louisiana Tech
F/C 32 Post, Keanau 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1992–04–02 Missouri
G 1 Scott, Shannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 Ohio State
F 23 Siakam, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–05–23 Vanderbilt
F 3 Singler, E. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–06–06 Oregon
G 9 Smith, Ashton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1989–06–26 IUP
G 5 Suggs, Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–11–10 Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–02

References

  1. ↑ "MLSE Purchases NBA D-League Team As League Expands To 19 Teams For 2015-16 Season". NBA Development League. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ Smith, Doug (2008-01-15). "D-League coming to T.O.?". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  3. ↑ Radley, Scott (2008-01-16). "Hey, it ain't the NBA ... But Raptors placing a D-League farm team in Copps will draw drafted players". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Copps Coliseum is one of two locations being considered
  4. ↑ Lewenberg, Josh (2015-06-29). "Lewenberg: D-League team is a coup for Raptors organization". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  5. ↑ Cleveland, Will (2014-08-13). "RazorSharks discussing partnership with Raptors". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  6. ↑ Wolstat, Ryan (2015-02-21). "D-League team on the way for Raptors". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  7. ↑ Wolstat, Ryan (2015-04-28). "Raptors to get own D-League team". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  8. ↑ Oliva, Anthony (2015-06-29). "MLSE Purchases NBA D-League Team As League Expands To 19 Teams For 2015-16 Season". Toronto Raptors. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  9. ↑ Smith, Doug (2015-06-24). "Raptors to announce D League team will play in Mississauga this season". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  10. ↑ "The Mississauga Power Join MLSE To Become Raptors 905". National Basketball League of Canada. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  11. ↑ Dalla Costa, Morris (2015-06-24). "Mississauga Power expected to announce team is folding". London Free Press. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  12. ↑ "Raptors 905: Frequently Asked Questions". Toronto Raptors. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  13. ↑ http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/07/raptors-905-staff-taking-shape
  14. ↑ https://twitter.com/timlewis15

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