| Raptors 905 | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2015 |
| History | Raptors 905 2015–present |
| Arena | Paramount Fine Foods Centre Scotiabank Arena (occasional home games) |
| Location | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Team colours | Red, black, silver, gold, white[1] |
| Vice-president | Courtney M. Charles[2] |
| General manager | Scott Brown Jr. |
| Head coaches | Andrew Jones III |
| Ownership | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Affiliation | Toronto Raptors |
| Championships | 1 (2017) |
| Conference titles | 2 (2017, 2018) |
| Division titles | 1 (2017) |
| Website | Raptors905.com |
TheRaptors 905 are a Canadian professional basketball team in theNBA G League based inMississauga, and are affiliated with theToronto Raptors. Raptors 905 began play in the 2015–16 season and play their home games atParamount Fine Foods Centre, replacing the centre's former basketball tenant, theMississauga Power of theNational Basketball League of Canada. The team regularly plays approximately 2 to 4 home games at theScotiabank Arena, the home of their parent club, the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors 905 is the eighth NBA G League team to be owned by an NBA team and the first NBA G League team to be located outside of the United States.[3]
The name "905" refers to the localarea code of the suburban Greater Toronto Area, and is a common shorthand referring to the suburbs surrounding Toronto.
In 2008, Raptors president and general managerBryan Colangelo said thatMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) was considering launching anNBA Development League franchise in the Toronto area within a couple of years to serve as a developmental team for the Raptors.[4]Hamilton'sCopps Coliseum andOshawa were reportedly under consideration to host the franchise.[5] However, a Canadian-based franchise posed difficulties due to tax and visa issues,[6] andRochester, New York, which is just across the United States border, was considered as an alternative.[7][8]
In April 2015, Colangelo's replacementMasai 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.[9] In June 2015 it was announced that MLSE had purchased a D-League franchise, which would be named the Raptors 905 and would begin play that fall at the Hershey Centre inMississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.[10] The team is named after thearea code used by much of the suburbanGreater Toronto Area. The franchise reportedly cost $6 million.[11] An agreement was negotiated with theMississauga Power of theNational Basketball League of Canada, which held the basketball lease at the Hershey Centre, with the Power folding.[12][13] The team planned to play some games at Toronto'sAir Canada Centre, home of their NBA affiliate the Toronto Raptors.[14]
On July 7, 2015,Jesse Mermuys was hired as head coach and Dan Tolzman as general manager. Mermuys left his position as an assistant coach under Toronto Raptors head coach,Dwane Casey.[15] On July 28, 2015, veteran coach Tim Lewis was named lead assistant coach.[16] On November 4, 2015, Raptors 905 unveiled their new uniforms and an alternate logo.
On June 13, 2016, it was reported that Mermuys would leave the 905 for theLos Angeles Lakers, joining them as an assistant coach.[17] In September, the Raptors announced thatJerry Stackhouse would be the head coach of the Raptors 905 team.[18]
In 2016–17, the 905 finished with a 39–11 record (the second-best record in G-League history) clinching their first division title and with a record of 21–4 on the road (a D-League record).[19] Stackhouse was awarded the Coach of the Year, while CenterEdy Tavares was awardedDefensive Player of the Year.[20][21] Making their way to the playoffs as the top seed, they swept theCanton Charge in the first round and then swept theMaine Red Claws in the second, clinching their first conference title.[22] In the finals, they met the Western Conference championRio Grande Valley Vipers whom they beat in three games and claimed their first title in franchise history.Pascal Siakam was named theFinals MVP after recording 32 and 17 points in Games 2 and 3 respectively.[23]
In 2024, the city of Mississauga and MLSE partnered to being construction of a $30 million practice facility next to the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, which is scheduled to be completed in January 2026.[24][25]
| Season | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
| Raptors 905 | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Atlantic | 5th | 23 | 27 | .460 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Central | 1st | 39 | 11 | .780 | Won First Round (Canton) 2–0 Won Semifinals (Maine) 2–0 Won Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 2–1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Atlantic | 2nd | 31 | 19 | .620 | Won First Round (Grand Rapids) 92–88 Won Conf. Semifinal (Westchester) 92–80 Won Conf. Final (Erie) 118–106 Lost Finals (Austin) 0–2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Atlantic | 3rd | 29 | 21 | .580 | Won First Round (Grand Rapids) 91–90 Lost Conf. Semifinal (Long Island) 99–112 | |||
| 2019–20 | Atlantic | 3rd | 22 | 21 | .512 | Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | 1st | 12 | 3 | .800 | Won Quarterfinal (Ignite) 127–102 Lost Semifinal (Delaware) 100–127 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern | 1st | 24 | 8 | .750 | Won Quarterfinal (Capital City) 131–126 Lost Conference Final (Delaware) 139–143 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eastern | 10th | 16 | 16 | .500 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eastern | 14th | 13 | 21 | .382 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eastern | 14th | 13 | 21 | .382 | ||||
| Regular season record | 222 | 168 | .569 | 2015–present | |||||
| Playoff record | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2015–present | |||||
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| # | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
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| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | Jesse Mermuys | 2015–2016 | 50 | 23 | 27 | .460 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Jerry Stackhouse | 2016–2018 | 100 | 70 | 30 | .700 | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | NBA D-League Coach of the Year (2017) NBA D-League champion (2017) |
| 3 | Jama Mahlalela | 2018–2020 | 93 | 51 | 42 | .548 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 4 | Patrick Mutombo | 2020–2022 | 47 | 36 | 11 | .766 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 5 | Eric Khoury | 2022–2024 | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500 | – | – | – | – | |
| 6 | Drew Jones | 2024–present | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | – | – | – | – | |
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