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FRANCHISE HISTORY<br />
APRIL 18: Toronto defeats Washington, 98-92, to set a<br />
franchise record for wins in a season at 47.<br />
APRIL 26: Toronto records first playoff win defeating the<br />
New York Knicks, 94-74, at Madison Square Garden.<br />
MAY 4: Toronto wins first playoff series with a 93-89 win<br />
in Game Five at Madison Square Garden.<br />
MAY 18: The Raptors defeat Philadelphia in Game Six<br />
of the Eastern Conference Semifinal in front of an overcapacity<br />
crowd of 20,499, the largest attendance for a<br />
sporting event at Air Canada Centre.<br />
SEPTEMBER 7: Raptors <strong>NBA</strong> TV hits the airwaves.<br />
NOVEMBER 1: Antonio Davis named to play on USA<br />
Basketball Men’s Senior team for the 2002 FIBA World<br />
Basketball championship.<br />
NOVEMBER 12: Vince Carter is selected <strong>NBA</strong> Eastern<br />
Conference Player of the Week for games played Nov.<br />
5-11. It is the fifth Player of the Week honour for Carter<br />
during his <strong>NBA</strong> career.<br />
DECEMBER 6: Hakeem Olajuwon passed Dominique<br />
Wilkins for eighth place on the <strong>NBA</strong>’s all-time scoring chart<br />
with 26,669th points in a 95-89 loss at Milwaukee.<br />
DECEMBER 16: Antonio Davis passed Charles Oakley<br />
to be<strong>com</strong>e the Raptors’ all-time rebounding leader with<br />
his 1656th carom in a 93-88 loss to Washington Wizards.<br />
Hakeem Olajuwon passed Oscar Robertson for seventh<br />
on the <strong>NBA</strong>’s all-time scoring list with his 26,711th point.<br />
DECEMBER 23: Assistant Coach Stan Albeck suffered<br />
a stroke in the locker room before the game versus Miami.<br />
Albeck missed the remainder of the regular season before<br />
returning to the Raptors bench for the regular season<br />
finale April 17 vs. Cleveland.<br />
2002<br />
JANUARY 4: Morris Peterson is named to the<br />
Sophomore team for the <strong>NBA</strong>’s 2002 Got Milk? Rookie<br />
Challenge.<br />
JANUARY 26: Vince Carter voted as a starter in the <strong>NBA</strong><br />
All-Star Game for a third consecutive year.<br />
JANUARY 31: With a 97-92 Toronto win over Boston,<br />
Lenny Wilkens recorded his 74th victory to surpass Butch<br />
Carter as the Raptors’ winningest coach.<br />
FEBRUARY 12: The Raptors returned from the All-Star<br />
break to lose in Cleveland, 99-81, marking the beginning<br />
of a 13-game losing streak.<br />
MARCH 5: The Raptors announced that scout Walker<br />
D. Russell had been reassigned to the coaching staff for<br />
the remainder of the season. Alvin Williams set a<br />
franchise record for consecutive games played with 146<br />
surpassing Vince Carter’s 145.<br />
MARCH 8: The Raptors snapped their season-long 13game<br />
losing streak with an 83-74 victory at Miami. Antonio<br />
Davis recorded his 87th double-double with Raptors,<br />
moving past Damon Stoudamire for most career doubledoubles<br />
in a Raptors uniform.<br />
TORONTO RAPTORS 2009-10 PRESEASON<br />
MARCH 22: The Raptors began their franchise-high<br />
winning streak of nine games, defeating Cleveland 94-<br />
80.<br />
MARCH 26: Vince Carter underwent successful<br />
arthroscopic surgery.<br />
APRIL 18: The game versus Cleveland marked the 40th<br />
sellout of the season, setting a franchise high.<br />
OCTOBER 30: The Raptors opened the 2002-03 season<br />
at home with a 74-68 win over Washington. The Wizards’<br />
68 points matched the Raptors’ franchise record for<br />
fewest points allowed.<br />
NOVEMBER 12: Alvin Williams scored a career-high<br />
32 points and Jerome Williams added a career-best 30<br />
points in a 115-109 victory at Orlando. It was the third<br />
time in franchise history that two players had scored<br />
more than 30 points in a game.<br />
NOVEMBER 20: Toronto signed guard Jermaine<br />
Jackson after the team was granted a second roster<br />
exemption under the <strong>NBA</strong> special hardship rule.<br />
2003<br />
JANUARY 5: Alvin Williams became the Raptors’ alltime<br />
games played leader (315) surpassing Doug Christie.<br />
JANUARY 14: At Washington, Antonio Davis recorded<br />
his 361st blocked shot to move past Marcus Camby into<br />
first place on the Raptors’ all-time blocks list. Toronto<br />
defeated Washington, 84-7,5 despite dressing only eight<br />
players (three on 10-day contracts). Signed forward<br />
Damone Brown after being granted a third roster<br />
exemption under the <strong>NBA</strong> special hardship rule.<br />
JANUARY 24: Vince Carter voted as a starter in the<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Game for a fourth consecutive year.<br />
JANUARY 26: Lenny Wilkens became only the second<br />
coach in <strong>NBA</strong> history (Larry Brown) to record 100 wins<br />
with four different teams (Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta,<br />
Toronto).<br />
FEBRUARY 2: Voshon Lenard tied a Raptors franchise<br />
high for points off the bench scoring a season-high 30 in<br />
a 100-86 victory over the L.A. Clippers.<br />
FEBRUARY 9: Vince Carter relinquishes his starting<br />
position in the <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Game to MichaelJordan.<br />
FEBRUARY 11: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.<br />
announced new ownership structure with Larry<br />
Tanenbaum be<strong>com</strong>ing the chairman of the board.<br />
FEBRUARY 14: Antonio Davis recorded his 100th<br />
double-double in a Raptors uniform in a 118-114 (OT)<br />
loss vs. Golden State.<br />
FEBRUARY 17: Game at Washington postponed due<br />
to inclement weather.<br />
MARCH 4: The Raptors played their make-up game from<br />
February 17 at Washington and defeated the Wizards,<br />
89-86, to record their only season series sweep of the<br />
year.
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