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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, white[1][2] |
Vice-president(s) | Courtney M. Charles[3] |
Team manager | Luke Winn |
Head coach | Drew Jones |
Ownership | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
Affiliation(s) | Toronto Raptors |
Championships | 1 (2017) |
Conference titles | 2 (2017, 2018) |
Division titles | 1 (2017) |
Website | Raptors905.com |
The Raptors 905 are a Canadian professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Mississauga, and are affiliated with the Toronto Raptors. Raptors 905 began play in the 2015–16 season and play their home games at Paramount Fine Foods Centre, replacing the Centre's former basketball tenant, the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada. The team regularly plays approximately 2 to 4 home games at the Scotiabank 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.[4]
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.
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