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FRANCHISE HISTORY<br />
MARCH 11: At Denver, Vince Carter surpassed Doug<br />
Christie (431) for first place on the Raptors’ all-time threepointer<br />
list.<br />
APRIL 4: With a 124-98 defeat vs. San Antonio, Lenny<br />
Wilkens recorded his 1,107th loss to surpass Bill Fitch<br />
as the coach with the most losses in <strong>NBA</strong> history.<br />
APRIL 17: Lenny Wilkens and the Toronto Raptors<br />
reached a mutual agreement that concluded Wilkens’<br />
coaching tenure with the team after three seasons.<br />
MAY 22: Senior Vice-President and General Manager<br />
Glen Grunwald and guard/forward Vince Carter attend<br />
the <strong>NBA</strong> Draft Lottery where the Toronto Raptors are<br />
selected as the fourth pick in the 2003 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft.<br />
JUNE 18: Kevin O’Neill be<strong>com</strong>es the fifth head coach in<br />
Toronto Raptors history.<br />
JULY 2: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. makes<br />
closing of shareholder transaction official.<br />
JULY 28: Vince Carter is added to 2003 USA Senior<br />
National Team.<br />
AUGUST 1: Third annual Vince Carter Charity All-Star<br />
Game televised internationally on Raptors <strong>NBA</strong> TV and<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> TV.<br />
AUGUST 26: Eric Montross retires after missing the entire<br />
2002-03 season with a stress reaction in his left foot.<br />
AUGUST 26: Kevin O’Neill named Bob Beyer, Shaun<br />
Brown, Tony Brown, Ron Oliver, Jim Sann and Jay Triano<br />
as assistant coaches.<br />
OCTOBER 10: As part of its preseason schedule, Toronto<br />
played its first game against a non-<strong>NBA</strong> team, hosting<br />
Panathinaikos of Greece. The Raptors led 100-76 with<br />
59.4 seconds remaining when the power went out at Air<br />
Canada Centre and the game was called.<br />
OCTOBER 21: The Raptors and Cavaliers preseason<br />
game at Mile One Stadium in St. John’s, Newfoundland<br />
is cancelled following pregame warmups due to unsafe<br />
playing conditions. Toronto tied a franchise best by<br />
finishing the preseason with a 5-2 record.<br />
OCTOBER 29: Toronto opened the 2003-04 campaign<br />
with a 90-87 win over New Jersey at Air Canada Centre.<br />
The game marked the debut of the Raptors’ alternate<br />
road jersey.<br />
NOVEMBER 1: The Raptors set a franchise- and <strong>NBA</strong><br />
season low by scoring 56 points at Minnesota. The team<br />
also set a franchise low by making 19 field goals.<br />
NOVEMBER 7: Toronto set another club team low by<br />
netting 23 points in the first half at Washington, which<br />
included a franchise-low tying four points in the second<br />
quarter.<br />
NOVEMBER 17: <strong>NBA</strong> Board of Governors approves<br />
realignment plan that will take effect for the 2004-05<br />
season, moving the Raptors to the Atlantic Division,<br />
joining Boston, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia.<br />
TORONTO RAPTORS 2009-10 PRESEASON<br />
DECEMBER 8: Vince Carter is named Eastern<br />
Conference Player of the Week. He led Toronto to a 4-0<br />
record and averaged 23.5 points and 7.8 assists.<br />
DECEMBER 12: Boston snapped Toronto’s franchisebest<br />
streak of 22 games keeping opponents under 100<br />
points with a 114-111 victory.<br />
DECEMBER 14: Jalen Rose recorded his 10,000th<br />
career point.<br />
DECEMBER 26: The Raptors tied a franchise low by<br />
grabbing three offensive rebounds at Utah.<br />
2004<br />
JANUARY 29: Vince Carter received the most votes<br />
(2,127,183), second-highest total in history, in the <strong>NBA</strong><br />
All-Star balloting program for the 2004 <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Game.<br />
FEBRUARY 8: In what turned out to be the greatest<br />
defensive quarter in team history, the Raptors held Golden<br />
State to two points in the fourth quarter. It was the lowestscoring<br />
fourth quarter in league history and tied the lowestscoring<br />
period, set by the Dallas Mavericks against the<br />
Los Angeles Lakers on April 6, 1997. Toronto outscored<br />
the Warriors 18-2 in the quarter to force overtime and<br />
eventually won the game 84-81. Jalen Rose fractured<br />
the fourth metacarpal in his left hand during the second<br />
quarter of the game. He remained in the contest but would<br />
miss the next 16 games.<br />
FEBRUARY 13: Chris Bosh scored eight points as<br />
starting centre in the got milk? Rookie Challenge played<br />
during All-Star weekend in Los Angeles.<br />
FEBRUARY 15: Vince Carter nets 11 points as a starter<br />
in the 2004 All-Star Game.<br />
FEBRUARY 17: Donyell Marshall set franchise records<br />
with 24 rebounds, including 17 on the defensive end at<br />
Chicago.<br />
MARCH 9: Toronto set a franchise low by scoring three<br />
points in overtime at Indiana. The Pacers outscored the<br />
Raptors 13-3 in the extra frame and won 94-84.<br />
MARCH 12: The Raptors signed forward Corie Blount.<br />
He became the 23rd player to suit up for the Raptors this<br />
season, second-most in franchise history.<br />
MARCH 21: New Orleans set franchise bests, <strong>NBA</strong><br />
season highs and Raptors franchise highs for an<br />
opponent with 46 free throws and 60 attempts at home<br />
versus Toronto. The Raptors won 121-120 in overtime.<br />
MARCH 22: Vince Carter is named Eastern Conference<br />
Player of the Week for the season time this season and<br />
the seventh time in his career. He led the Raptors to a 2-<br />
1 record and posted averages of 32.0 points and 5.3<br />
assists.<br />
MARCH 31: Morris Peterson played in his 188th<br />
consecutive game to move past Alvin Williams for the<br />
franchise record.
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