1995–96 Toronto Raptors season
- 1995–96 Toronto Raptors season
NBA season
team = Toronto Raptors
misc = Inaugural season
end_year = 1996
wins = 21
losses = 61
division = Central
division_place = 8
conf_place = 14
coach = Brendan Malone
arena = Sky Dome
owners = John Bitove, Allan Slaight, Isiah Thomas
television = CKVR-TV
radio = CFRB-AM
playoffs = Did not qualify
bbr_team = TOR
no_prevseason = 1
The Toronto Raptors, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, played their first games in 1995, and were the first NBA teams to play in Canada since the 1946–47 Toronto Huskies.[ [http://www.nba.com/raptors/history/raptors_history.html Laying the Groundwork for the NBA in Toronto] , nba.com/raptors, accessed 16 June 2007.] ]Offseason
Expansion draft
The team's roster was then filled as a result of an expansion draft in 1995. Following a coin flip, Toronto was given first choice and selected Chicago Bulls point guard and three-point specialist B. J. Armstrong. Armstrong refused to report for training and Thomas promptly traded him to the Golden State Warriors for power forwards Carlos Rogers and Victor Alexander.[ Thomas then selected a wide range of players in the expansion draft.]Franchise firsts
Award winners
* Damon Stoudamire, First Team, NBA All-Rookie Team
* Damon Stoudamire, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
* Damon Stoudamire, NBA Schick Rookie Game, MVP
References
* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1995&tm=Tor&lg=N Raptors on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1996.html Raptors on Basketball Reference]
* [http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/drafts/1995exp.htm Expansion Draft Details]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Toronto Raptors — Conferencia Conferencia Este División División Atlán … Wikipedia Español
1995–96 Vancouver Grizzlies season — NBA season team = Vancouver Grizzlies misc = Inaugural season end year = 1996 wins = 15 losses = 67 division = Midwest division place = 7 conf place = 14 coach = Brian Winters arena = General Motors Place owners = Arthur Griffiths television =… … Wikipedia
Toronto Raptors accomplishments and records — This page details the all time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Toronto Raptors.Individual accomplishmentsAll NBAFirst team: *NoneSecond team: * Vince Carter (2001) [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vince carter/bio.html … Wikipedia
Toronto Raptors draft history — The Toronto Raptors have made 24 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft selections during their draft history. The Raptors began as an expansion team in 1995 and first participated in the NBA Draft on June 28, 1995 at the SkyDome in Toronto … Wikipedia
Toronto Raptors seasons — This is a list of seasons completed by the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. colspan= 6 align=center bgcolor= #d40026 | Toronto Raptors 1995–96 || 21 || 61 || .256 || || 1996–97 || 30 || 52 || .366 || || 1997–98 || 16 || 66… … Wikipedia
Toronto Argonauts — 2011 Toronto Argonauts season … Wikipedia
Toronto Maple Leafs — Leafs redirects here. For other sports clubs named Toronto Maple Leafs , see Toronto Maple Leafs (disambiguation). For other uses, see Leafs (disambiguation). Toronto Maple Leafs … Wikipedia
Toronto — This article is about the city in Canada. For other uses, see Toronto (disambiguation). City of Toronto redirects here. For the municipal government, see municipal government of Toronto. For the historical part of the city, see Old Toronto.… … Wikipedia
1995–96 NBA season — Infobox sports season title =1995–96 NBA season league =National Basketball Association sport =Basketball TV =NBC, TBS season =Regular season season champ =Chicago Bulls MVP =flagicon|USA Michael Jordan (Chicago) MVP link =NBA MVP top scorer… … Wikipedia
1995 NBA Expansion Draft — As an Expansion team (first year franchise) for the 1995 96 NBA season, the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies each chose 13 unprotected players from other NBA teams in the expansion draft on June 24, 1995. [… … Wikipedia
