Leo Rautins
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| Born |
March 20, 1960 Toronto, Ontario |
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||
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| High school |
St. Michael's (Toronto, Ontario) |
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| NBA draft | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–1993 | |||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||
| Number | 11, 7 | |||||||||
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| 1983–1984 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||
| 1984 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Virtus Banco di Roma (Italy) | |||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Citrosil Verona (Italy) | |||||||||
| 1988–1989 | La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) | |||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Pau-Orthez (France) | |||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Mayoral Málaga (Spain) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Coren Ourense (Spain) | |||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Lyon (France) | |||||||||
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| 2005–2011 | Canada men's national basketball team | |||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||
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Leo Rytis Rautins (born March 20, 1960) is a Canadian broadcaster, former professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Canadian men's national basketball team. Rautins played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was the first Canadian to be drafted in the first round of the NBA draft, by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983. Rautins' NBA career was waylaid by injury. After a brief retirement, Rautins returned to basketball and played in European professional leagues from 1985 until 1992. Rautins has been a broadcaster for the Toronto Raptors since the team's inception in 1995.
Rautins was a star in high school for Toronto's St. Michael's College School. In 1977, at age 16, he was named to the Canadian senior national team, the youngest player in the team's history to that time. He would be a member of the team until 1992. Rautins completed his national team playing career as Canada was eliminated in the 1992 Tournament of the Americas, the basketball qualifying tournament for the Barcelona Olympics.
Rautins attended the University of Minnesota for his freshman year of college, and Syracuse University for three seasons. At Minnesota, Rautins was named first-team All-Big Ten rookie, averaging 8.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.9 assists a game. He left Minnesota for multiple reasons: at Minnesota, he was not required to attend classes, and at Syracuse he would have the opportunity to be the top player. As a member of the Syracuse Orangemen, he averaged 12.1 points, 5.0 assists, and 6.2 rebounds. He is the first player ever to record a triple-double in Big East play, accomplishing the feat twice in the span of a month during his senior year. He was named All-Big East third team and Honorable Mention All-American that year.
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