Leo Rautins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Leo Rautins

Canadian basketball player

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1960

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Leo Rytis Rautins (born March 20, 1960) is a Canadian broadcaster, former professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Canadian men's national basketball team.
Rautins played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) drafted in the first round of the 1983 NBA draft, by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Rautins' NBA career was waylaid by injury.
After a brief retirement, Rautins returned to basketball and played in European professional leagues from 1985 until 1992.
He spent his post-professional days in Kingston, Jamaica from 1992-1997, where he developed his signature Jamaican-Canadian accent heard on Sportsnet.
He has been a broadcaster for the Toronto Raptors since the team's inception in 1995.