1996–97 Toronto Raptors season

1996–97 Toronto Raptors season
Marcus Camby's rookie season
Head coach	Darrell Walker
Owner(s)	John Bitove, Allan Slaight, Isiah Thomas
Arena	SkyDome Copps Coliseum Maple Leaf Gardens
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 8th (Central) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	TSN, CKVR
Radio	CFRB

The 1996–97 NBA season was Toronto's second season in the team's franchise.^[1] The Raptors drafted Marcus Camby with the second overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and started their season with new head coach Darrell Walker. Veteran leadership was added to the team with the acquisitions of Walt Williams, Popeye Jones, Hubert Davis and John Long. At midseason, the team re-signed free agent Oliver Miller after a brief stint with the Dallas Mavericks. The Raptors finished last place in the Central Division with a 30–52 record, which was a nine-game improvement over their inaugural season. Damon Stoudamire led the team averaging 20.2 points per game, while Camby averaged 14.8 points per game and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	2	Marcus Camby	C/PF	United States	UMass

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 21 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Massachusetts SG 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine SG 44 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina PF 54 Jones, Popeye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Murray State SF 32 Lewis, Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Seward County CC SG 25 Long, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Detroit C 2 Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Arkansas SG 31 Respert, Shawn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Michigan State PF 34 Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee State C 7 Rozier, Clifford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville PF 24 Slater, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming PG 20 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona C 3 Tabak, Žan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Croatia SF 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Maryland C 4 Wright, Sharone 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Clemson	Head coach Darrell Walker (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) John Shumate (Notre Dame) Jim Thomas (Indiana) Bob Zuffelato (Central Connecticut State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Highs

• November 1, 1996 – To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the NBA, the first game of the season was played between the Raptors and the New York Knicks. Both teams wore throwback uniforms to recognize the anniversary. The Raptors wore the jerseys of the Toronto Huskies. The reason the game was played in Toronto was to recognize that the first ever NBA game was played in Toronto. The final score was 107-99 for the Knicks.
• November 8, 1996 – The Raptors pulled a huge upset by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 93-92. One of the game's highlights was Popeye Jones blocking a shot by Shaquille O’Neal.
• December 8, 1996 – In a game against the defending NBA Champion Chicago Bulls, the Raptors pulled another upset by defeating the Bulls 97-89
• February 25, 1997 – Versus the Denver Nuggets, the Raptors had their highest point total of the season. The final score was 124-122 for the Raptors.

Lows

• January 15, 1997 – The Raptors suffer one of their worst losses of the season. It was at the hands of the defending Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics by a score of 122-78.

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	69	13	.841	–	39–2	30–11	24–4
x-Atlanta Hawks	56	26	.683	13	36–5	20–21	17–11
x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	15	30–11	24–17	17–11
x-Charlotte Hornets	54	28	.659	15	30–11	24–17	14–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	27	25–16	17–24	13–15
Indiana Pacers	39	43	.476	30	21–20	18–23	11–17
Milwaukee Bucks	33	49	.402	36	20–21	13–28	10–18
Toronto Raptors	30	52	.366	39	18–23	12–29	6–22

Record vs. opponents

1996-97 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–1
Boston	1–3	—	0–4	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–4
Charlotte	3–1	4–0	—	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Chicago	3–1	4–0	4–0	—	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–1
Cleveland	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–3	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–3	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–3
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	3–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–4	3–1	1–1
Detroit	3–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	1–3	4–0	0–4	2–0	0–4	3–1	0–2
Houston	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0
Indiana	1–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	4–0	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0
Miami	2–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Milwaukee	0–4	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	—	0–2	2–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–4	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
New Jersey	1–3	4–0	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
Orlando	1–3	4–0	2–1	0–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–3
Philadelphia	0–4	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–3	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–3
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–3	4–0	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	—	2–2	4–0	1–3	0–2	2–2	4–0	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–4	4–0	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	—	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
Seattle	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	—	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Toronto	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	3–0	0–3	0–4	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2
Utah	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	—	4–0	2–0
Vancouver	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	1–1	0–4	—	1–1
Washington	1–2	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

1996–97 game log
November: 4–10 (Home: 4–6; Road: 0–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 1 New York L 99–107 Damon Stoudamire (28) Popeye Jones (9) Damon Stoudamire (10) SkyDome 28,457 0-1 2 November 2 @ Charlotte L 98–109 Damon Stoudamire (19) Carlos Rogers (8) Damon Stoudamire (5) Charlotte Coliseum 24,042 0-2 3 November 5 Dallas W 100–96 Walt Williams (34) Carlos Rogers (12) Damon Stoudamire (8) SkyDome 17,065 1-2 4 November 8 L.A. Lakers W 93–92 Damon Stoudamire (21) Damon Stoudamire (10) Damon Stoudamire (10) SkyDome 27,357 2-2 5 November 11 Denver L 93–104 Marcus Camby (26) Carlos Rogers (9) Damon Stoudamire (6) SkyDome 17,132 2-3 6 November 13 Philadelphia W 110–98 Marcus Camby (23) Popeye Jones (14) Damon Stoudamire (12) SkyDome 17,385 3-3 7 November 14 @ New York L 96–99 Marcus Camby (29) Popeye Jones (8) Damon Stoudamire (13) Madison Square Garden 19,763 3-4 8 November 16 @ Orlando L 87–92 Walt Williams (29) Doug Christie (7) Damon Stoudamire (5) Orlando Arena 17,248 3-5 9 November 19 Seattle L 98–106 Doug Christie (31) Popeye Jones (11) Marcus Camby (4) SkyDome 18,803 3-6 10 November 21 Cleveland L 81–89 Damon Stoudamire (24) Acie Earl (8) Damon Stoudamire (6) SkyDome 16,835 3-7 11 November 23 Atlanta L 88–91 Damon Stoudamire (22) Popeye Jones (9) Damon Stoudamire (8) SkyDome 16,838 3-8 12 November 26 Sacramento L 87–98 Damon Stoudamire (27) Popeye Jones (16) Damon Stoudamire (6) SkyDome 15,037 3-9 13 November 27 Charlotte W 92–88 Walt Williams (23) Popeye Jones (18) Damon Stoudamire (6) SkyDome 15,710 4-9 14 November 30 @ Minnesota L 70–79 Damon Stoudamire (20) Popeye Jones (15) Doug Christie, Damon Stoudamire (4) Target Center 18,679 4-10
December: 6–9 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–7) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 2 Houston W 100–89 Damon Stoudamire (27) Popeye Jones (13) Damon Stoudamire (11) SkyDome 17,108 5-10 16 December 3 @ Cleveland L 74–93 Doug Christie, Acie Earl (16) Popeye Jones (9) Damon Stoudamire (11) Gund Arena 13,494 5-11 17 December 5 Washington W 82–80 Walt Williams (29) Popeye Jones (13) Damon Stoudamire (9) SkyDome 15,222 6-11 18 December 7 @ Atlanta L 75–101 Walt Williams (17) Popeye Jones (10) Doug Christie, Damon Stoudamire (3) Omni Coliseum 11,422 6-12 19 December 8 Chicago W 97–89 Damon Stoudamire (31) Popeye Jones (18) Damon Stoudamire (13) SkyDome 33,385 7-12 20 December 10 Golden State L 91–101 Damon Stoudamire (19) Carlos Rogers (8) Damon Stoudamire (10) SkyDome 15,132 7-13 21 December 11 @ Boston L 113–115 (3OT) Damon Stoudamire (31) Popeye Jones (21) Damon Stoudamire (12) FleetCenter 14,760 7-14 22 December 14 @ Miami L 88–89 Walt Williams (18) Doug Christie, Carlos Rogers (8) Doug Christie (6) Miami Arena 14,712 7-15 23 December 16 Detroit L 92–98 Damon Stoudamire (28) Doug Christie, Carlos Rogers (6) Damon Stoudamire (8) SkyDome 16,546 7-16 24 December 17 @ New Jersey W 97–88 Walt Williams (24) Popeye Jones (12) Doug Christie, Popeye Jones (3) Continental Airlines Arena 10,078 8-16 25 December 19 Milwaukee W 96–93 Damon Stoudamire (19) Popeye Jones (17) Damon Stoudamire (12) SkyDome 15,321 9-16 26 December 20 @ Cleveland L 82–91 Carlos Rogers (18) Doug Christie (8) Damon Stoudamire (7) Gund Arena 14,624 9-17 27 December 22 @ Indiana L 92–111 Carlos Rogers (15) Popeye Jones (11) Damon Stoudamire, Walt Williams (3) Market Square Arena 14,533 9-18 28 December 26 New Jersey W 98–96 Damon Stoudamire (18) Popeye Jones (11) Doug Christie (7) Copps Coliseum 16,630 9-19 29 December 27 @ Washington L 82–100 Doug Christie (20) Marcus Camby (10) Damon Stoudamire (8) USAir Arena 18,756 10-19
January: 5–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 January 2 @ Orlando L 94–96 (OT) Damon Stoudamire (32) Popeye Jones (11) Damon Stoudamire (12) Orlando Arena 17,248 10-20 31 January 4 @ Detroit L 74–118 Doug Christie (20) Popeye Jones (7) Damon Stoudamire (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 10-21 32 January 7 L.A. Clippers L 80–87 Damon Stoudamire (25) Doug Christie (11) Damon Stoudamire (9) SkyDome 15,249 10-22 33 January 9 Utah W 110–96 Damon Stoudamire (27) Popeye Jones (14) Doug Christie (10) SkyDome 12,410 11-22 34 January 11 @ New Jersey W 123–106 Damon Stoudamire, Walt Williams (28) Marcus Camby, Popeye Jones (9) Doug Christie, Damon Stoudamire (9) Continental Airlines Arena 15,527 12-22 35 January 12 Orlando L 85–88 Walt Williams (22) Popeye Jones (10) Damon Stoudamire (14) SkyDome 21,416 12-23 36 January 15 @ Seattle L 78–122 Doug Christie, Carlos Rogers (15) Carlos Rogers, Walt Williams (7) Damon Stoudamire (7) KeyArena 17,072 12-24 37 January 17 @ Portland W 94–92 Damon Stoudamire (24) Popeye Jones (12) Doug Christie (8) Rose Garden 20,212 13-24 38 January 19 @ Vancouver L 92–100 Damon Stoudamire (34) Marcus Camby (11) Damon Stoudamire (6) General Motors Place 17,474 13-25 39 January 21 Minnesota W 118–106 Walt Williams (32) Popeye Jones (10) Damon Stoudamire (17) SkyDome 15,589 14-25 40 January 23 Miami L 87–99 Walt Williams (23) Marcus Camby (10) Damon Stoudamire (11) SkyDome 15,817 14-26 41 January 25 @ Chicago L 98–110 Damon Stoudamire (26) Popeye Jones (16) Damon Stoudamire (11) United Center 23,913 14-27 42 January 28 Portland W 120–84 Doug Christie (33) Clifford Rozier (11) Damon Stoudamire (13) SkyDome 15,327 15-27 43 January 29 @ Philadelphia L 99–101 Damon Stoudamire (25) Popeye Jones (10) Doug Christie (6) CoreStates Center 11,251 15-28
February: 5–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 3–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 44 February 1 Phoenix W 110–86 Walt Williams (33) Popeye Jones (14) Damon Stoudamire (13) SkyDome 19,405 16-28 45 February 3 Boston L 102–114 Damon Stoudamire (26) Popeye Jones (11) Damon Stoudamire (10) SkyDome 15,259 16-29 46 February 5 Cleveland W 89–84 Walt Williams (26) Clifford Rozier (9) Damon Stoudamire (10) SkyDome 16,520 17-29 47 February 11 @ Milwaukee L 96–101 Walt Williams (27) Popeye Jones (14) Damon Stoudamire (12) Bradley Center 13,257 17-30 48 February 12 @ Atlanta L 84–106 Damon Stoudamire, Walt Williams (15) Clifford Rozier (7) Damon Stoudamire (3) Omni Coliseum 13,846 17-31 49 February 14 Milwaukee L 102–106 Marcus Camby (21) Oliver Miller (12) Damon Stoudamire (14) Maple Leaf Gardens 15,193 17-32 50 February 16 Detroit L 89–92 Walt Williams (22) Clifford Rozier (11) Damon Stoudamire (15) Maple Leaf Gardens 15,492 17-33 51 February 17 @ Indiana L 103–105 Damon Stoudamire (23) Oliver Miller (8) Damon Stoudamire (11) Market Square Arena 14,298 17-34 52 February 19 @ San Antonio W 125–92 Damon Stoudamire (21) Popeye Jones (11) Damon Stoudamire (9) Alamodome 13,179 18-34 53 February 20 @ Houston L 97–107 Damon Stoudamire (17) Popeye Jones (10) Damon Stoudamire (7) The Summit 16,285 18-35 54 February 22 @ Dallas W 99–92 Doug Christie (22) Oliver Miller (8) Damon Stoudamire (9) Reunion Arena 16,314 19-35 55 February 25 @ Denver W 124–122 (OT) Damon Stoudamire (35) Popeye Jones (7) Damon Stoudamire (5) McNichols Sports Arena 9,225 20-35 56 February 27 @ Utah L 114–118 Walt Williams (32) Popeye Jones, Carlos Rogers (8) Damon Stoudamire (8) Delta Center 19,911 20-36 57 February 28 @ L.A. Clippers L 92–94 Damon Stoudamire (22) Carlos Rogers (11) Doug Christie, Damon Stoudamire (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8,574 20-37
March: 6–10 (Home: 3–7; Road: 3–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 3 Boston L 103–107 Carlos Rogers (17) Carlos Rogers, Damon Stoudamire (7) Damon Stoudamire (17) SkyDome 15,385 20-38 59 March 5 New York L 94–100 Marcus Camby, Doug Christie (24) Marcus Camby (9) Damon Stoudamire (8) SkyDome 18,319 20-39 60 March 7 San Antonio L 103–106 Damon Stoudamire (25) Marcus Camby (9) Doug Christie (9) SkyDome 16,178 20-40 61 March 9 Vancouver W 81–77 Walt Williams (16) Marcus Camby (12) Damon Stoudamire (10) SkyDome 19,186 21-40 62 March 11 @ Phoenix W 105–101 Marcus Camby (23) Clifford Rozier (14) Damon Stoudamire (9) America West Arena 19,023 22-40 63 March 13 @ Sacramento W 103–96 Damon Stoudamire (31) Marcus Camby, Walt Williams (6) Damon Stoudamire (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 23-40 64 March 15 @ Golden State L 102–106 Marcus Camby (27) Marcus Camby (9) Damon Stoudamire (14) San Jose Arena 15,058 23-41 65 March 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–98 (OT) Damon Stoudamire (25) Marcus Camby (11) Damon Stoudamire (8) Great Western Forum 16,839 23-42 66 March 18 Philadelphia W 117–105 Marcus Camby (36) Doug Christie, Damon Stoudamire (10) Damon Stoudamire (12) Maple Leaf Gardens 15,219 24-42 67 March 19 @ Detroit W 99–97 Marcus Camby (28) Marcus Camby (14) Doug Christie (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 25-42 68 March 21 Charlotte L 97–102 Damon Stoudamire (29) Marcus Camby (16) Doug Christie (9) SkyDome 16,993 25-43 69 March 23 Atlanta L 79–90 Marcus Camby (37) Marcus Camby, Walt Williams (8) Damon Stoudamire (9) SkyDome 18,533 25-44 70 March 25 Indiana L 84–98 Walt Williams (16) Marcus Camby (10) Damon Stoudamire (6) SkyDome 15,763 25-45 71 March 27 Chicago L 83–96 Damon Stoudamire (18) Clifford Rozier (10) Damon Stoudamire (12) SkyDome 34,104 25-46 72 March 28 @ Washington L 86–113 Doug Christie (17) Reggie Slater (10) Damon Stoudamire (3) USAir Arena 18,756 25-47 73 March 30 Miami W 102–97 Damon Stoudamire (35) Popeye Jones (12) Damon Stoudamire (11) SkyDome 17,959 26-47
April: 4–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 74 April 2 @ Philadelphia W 112–90 Doug Christie (29) Doug Christie (15) Damon Stoudamire (15) CoreStates Center 13,769 27-47 75 April 5 @ Miami L 84–98 Damon Stoudamire (25) Marcus Camby, Clifford Rozier (6) Damon Stoudamire (7) Miami Arena 15,200 27-48 76 April 8 Washington W 100–94 Damon Stoudamire (29) Clifford Rozier (10) Damon Stoudamire (13) SkyDome 17,159 28-48 77 April 10 Orlando L 69–105 Sharone Wright (17) Popeye Jones (12) Damon Stoudamire (5) SkyDome 20,280 28-49 78 April 12 Indiana L 89–100 Damon Stoudamire (22) Popeye Jones, Clifford Rozier (11) Damon Stoudamire (11) SkyDome 21,832 28-50 79 April 14 @ Chicago L 100–117 Damon Stoudamire (29) Carlos Rogers (12) Damon Stoudamire (12) United Center 23,896 28-51 80 April 15 @ Milwaukee L 85–92 Reggie Slater (19) Clifford Rozier (13) Damon Stoudamire (11) Bradley Center 14,652 28-52 81 April 18 @ Charlotte W 108–100 Damon Stoudamire (28) Marcus Camby, Popeye Jones (8) Damon Stoudamire (9) Charlotte Coliseum 24,042 29-52 82 April 20 @ Boston W 125–94 Damon Stoudamire (32) Popeye Jones (12) Damon Stoudamire (6) FleetCenter 17,820 30-52
1996–97 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Benoit Benjamin	4	3	11.0	.417	.000	.750	2.3	.3	.25	.00	3.3
Marcus Camby	63	38	30.1	.482	.143	.693	6.3	1.5	1.05	2.06	14.8
Doug Christie	81	81	38.6	.417	.384	.775	5.3	3.9	2.48	.56	14.5
Earl Cureton	9	0	5.1	.375	.000	.333	1.0	.4	.00	.00	.8
Hubert Davis	36	0	17.3	.402	.229	.739	1.1	.9	.31	.06	5.0
Popeye Jones	79	61	30.6	.480	.077	.818	8.6	1.1	.73	.49	7.8
Martin Lewis	9	0	5.6	.429	.333	.500	.7	.4	.11	.22	1.6
Brad Lohaus	6	0	7.5	.267	.286	.000	1.2	.2	.17	.00	1.7
John Long	32	0	11.6	.393	.353	.893	1.3	.7	.28	.06	4.0
Oliver Miller*	19	8	16.6	.560	.000	.769	3.8	1.5	.68	.68	6.0
Jimmy Oliver	4	0	10.8	.308	.167	1.000	1.3	.3	.50	.00	2.8
Shawn Respert*	27	0	15.3	.442	.396	.844	1.2	1.2	.74	.07	5.6
Carlos Rogers	56	3	24.9	.525	.379	.600	5.4	.7	.75	1.23	9.8
Clifford Rozier*	41	29	17.9	.457	.000	.508	5.7	.8	.59	1.07	4.6
Reggie Slater	26	0	15.6	.550	.000	.520	3.7	.8	.35	.23	7.8
Damon Stoudamire	81	81	40.9	.401	.355	.823	4.1	8.8	1.52	.16	20.2
Žan Tabak	13	4	16.8	.451	.000	.690	3.8	1.1	.46	.85	6.5
Donald Whiteside	27	1	9.6	.327	.333	.733	.4	1.3	.41	.00	2.2
Walt Williams	73	73	36.3	.427	.400	.765	5.0	2.7	1.33	.85	16.4
Sharone Wright	60	28	16.8	.400	.000	.511	3.1	.5	.25	.83	6.5

* Statistics include only games with the Raptors

Award winners

• Marcus Camby, First Team, NBA All-Rookie Team

References

1. 1996-97 Toronto Raptors

External links

• 1996-97 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference
• 1996-97 Toronto Raptors season at Database Basketball