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FRANCHISE HISTORY<br />
OCTOBER 20: The Raptors fell to Maccabi Tel Aviv, 105-<br />
103, at the Air Canada Centre in the Naismith Cup.<br />
NOVEMBER 20: Toronto defeated Miami, 107-94, to post<br />
its first win of the season, after starting the season with a<br />
franchise-worst 0-9 mark.<br />
DECEMBER 28: Morris Peterson set the franchise record<br />
for most games played (418).<br />
DECEMBER 30: The Raptors defeated Indiana, 99-97,<br />
to finish the month with a 6-3 road mark, tying a franchise<br />
record for road victories in a month (March 2000).<br />
2006<br />
JANUARY 3: Charlie Villanueva is named Eastern<br />
Conference Rookie of the Month for December after<br />
posting averages of 14.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 24.8<br />
minutes in 13 games. He shot .527 (77-146) from the<br />
field and .765 (26-34) from the foul line.<br />
JANUARY 8: Mike James is named Eastern Conference<br />
Player of the Week for games played Jan. 2-8, averaging<br />
25.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists, while shooting<br />
.547 (35-64) from the floor, including .619 (13-21) from<br />
three-point range, and .857 (18-21) from the foul line.<br />
JANUARY 15: Toronto set a franchise record for the most<br />
points in a home victory in a 129-103 win over New York.<br />
JANUARY 22: Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant<br />
scored 81 points in a 122-104 victory over Toronto. The<br />
81 points is the second-most scored in a single-game in<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> history.<br />
JANUARY 26: Relieved General Manager Rob Babcock<br />
of his duties. Named Special Advisor to the President<br />
Wayne Embry as Interim General Manager.<br />
JANUARY 27: Relieved Director of <strong>NBA</strong> Player<br />
Development Pete Babcock and Director of International<br />
Player Development Scott Howard of their duties.<br />
FEBRUARY 6: Chris Bosh is named Eastern Conference<br />
Player of the Week for the second time in his career for<br />
games played Jan. 30 – Feb. 5 after averaging 30.3<br />
points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, while shooting .534<br />
(31-for-58) from the field and .853 (29-for-34) from the<br />
line.<br />
FEBRUARY 9: Chris Bosh is named as a reserve to the<br />
Eastern Conference All-Stars for the 2006 <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star<br />
Game.<br />
FEBRUARY 17: Charlie Villanueva scored a rookie team<br />
high-tying 18 points and had a game-high 12 rebounds<br />
in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in<br />
Houstin.<br />
FEBRUARY 18: Chris Bosh appeared in first All-Star<br />
Game (in Houston), netting eight points to go with eight<br />
rebounds in 16:35 minutes.<br />
FEBRUARY 28: Named Bryan Colangelo president and<br />
general manager.<br />
MARCH 5: Chris Bosh is named to USA Basketball Senior<br />
Men’s Program.<br />
TORONTO RAPTORS 2009-10 PRESEASON<br />
MARCH 12: The Raptors set the all-time <strong>NBA</strong> record for<br />
most consecutive games with a made three pointer at<br />
595. Morris Peterson’s three-point shot at 1:41 of the first<br />
quarter versus Indiana broke the mark previously held<br />
by Miami.<br />
MARCH 13: Charlie Villanueva received the <strong>NBA</strong><br />
Community Assist Award for February for his efforts on<br />
behalf of the National Alopecia-Areata Foundation.<br />
MARCH 26: Charlie Villanueva set a Raptors rookie<br />
record with a 48-point performance in Milwaukee (37,<br />
Camby). His point total is the most by a rookie since 1997<br />
(50, Iverson) and is tied for the third-highest total since<br />
the <strong>NBA</strong>-ABA merger in 1976-77 (Jordan).<br />
APRIL 2: The Raptors suffered a team-record ninth<br />
overtime loss falling, 120-113, to New Orleans in double<br />
overtime. The nine overtime defeats is second-most in<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> history (10, LA Clippers, Baltimore); Charlie<br />
Villanueva set a Raptors rookie record with 18 rebounds<br />
(16, Camby, Bosh).<br />
MAY 23: The Raptors won the first overall pick in the<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> Lottery. With only an 8.8 per cent chance of getting<br />
the top selection, the Raptors jumped up form the fifth<br />
spot based on their record during the 2005-06 season.<br />
JUNE 22: Named Maurizio Gherardini Vice-President/<br />
Assistant General Manager. Gherardini be<strong>com</strong>es the first<br />
European to hold a senior management position with an<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> franchise.<br />
JUNE 27: Named Marc Eversley Director of Basketball<br />
Operations.<br />
JUNE 28: The Raptors selected Benetton Treviso forward<br />
Andera Bargnani with the first overall selection in the <strong>NBA</strong><br />
Draft. Bargnani be<strong>com</strong>es the first European in the history<br />
of the <strong>NBA</strong> to be take with the first pick.<br />
NOVEMBER 1: Opened the season at New Jersey with<br />
a 102-92 loss.<br />
NOVEMBER 3: Recorded a 109-92 victory over<br />
Milwaukee in front of a sold out crowd of 19,832, the<br />
second-largest crowd for a home opener in franchise<br />
history.<br />
NOVEMBER 14: Chris Bosh posts only the third 20/20<br />
game (23 points, 22 rebounds) in franchise history at<br />
Golden State.<br />
NOVEMBER 20: Finished a five-game west coast road<br />
trip with a 101-96 loss at Utah, dropping the team to 2-8<br />
to start the season.<br />
NOVEMBER 22: Guard Morris Peterson had his <strong>NBA</strong><br />
Ironman streak end at 371 consecutive games played<br />
(partial tendon tear, left elbow), the longest streak in team<br />
history. Toronto also snapped a season-high five-game<br />
losing streak with a 95-87 victory over Cleveland.<br />
NOVEMBER 24: Lost a 97-93 decision in Atlanta after a<br />
key basket by T.J. Ford was not counted by the<br />
scorekeeper late in the fourth quarter.
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