Raptors 905, the D-League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors, released their schedule for the 2016-17 season on Monday.
Raptors 905 announced Monday its 2016-17 regular season schedule. pic.twitter.com/46R8E84fqe
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The team’s second season in the league will begin on Nov. 18 with a home game against the expansion Greensboro Swarm. Unlike their first go-round, the 905 won’t be left on the road for literally a month at a time, or at home for a similarly long stretch, though they do start the season with a season-long six in a row in Mississauga. They don’t have a road-trip longer than five games and only draw eight back-to-backs in the 48-game slate.
Here are some other notes, per a team release:
Games by Month | |
November: 5 (5 home, 0 road) | December: 12 (7 home, 5 road) |
January: 10 (5 home, 5 road) | February: 8 (4 home, 4 road) |
March: 13 (3 home, 10 road) |
Games by Day | |
Sunday: 3 (1 home, 2 road) | Monday: 3 (3 home, 0 road) |
Tuesday: 7 (5 home, 2 road) | Wednesday: 7 (3 home, 4 road) |
Thursday: 8 (6 home, 2 road) | Friday: 10 (2 home, 8 road) |
Saturday: 10 (4 home, 6 road) |
The team will also play two afternoon games at the ACC once again this year, on Dec. 20 and March 13. Those were a lot of fun last year.
Not noted on the schedule is the D-League Showcase, an annual January event that will be coming to Mississauga this year. There are no D-League games schedule from Jan 16-24, so expect the showcase to be in that stretch.