[Raptors.com] General Manager ROB BABCOCK
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General Manager
ROB BABCOCK
With 17 years of NBA management experience, Rob Babcock
assumes his first general manager assignment becoming the
third person to hold that title with the Toronto Raptors.
Babcock was named to head the team's basketball operations
June 7, 2004.
Babcock comes to Toronto after a successful tenure with the
Minnesota Timberwolves where the franchise qualified for the
postseason the past eight consecutive years and registered
an impressive 50 or more victories in four of the past five
seasons. The Wolves recorded a franchise- and Western
Conference-best 58 wins this past season. He spent 12
seasons in Minnesota, the last two as the team's
vice-president of player personnel. He served as the director
of player personnel from 1994-2002 and two seasons (1992-94)
as a fulltime scout.
With the Wolves, Babcock was responsible for draft preparation
and scouting, and salary cap planning and management. He
oversaw the team's drafting of current league MVP Kevin
Garnett in 1995 and former All-League Rookie First Team
selection Wally Szczerbiak in 1999. Babcock worked in
conjunction with Hall of Famer and Wolves vice-president of
basketball operations/general manager Kevin McHale on trades
and player acquisitions, agent relations and contracts. During
the 2003 off-season, Minnesota's acquisition of all-stars Sam
Cassell and Latrell Sprewell helped propel the team to the
Western Conference Final.
Babcock joined the NBA in 1987 as the director of scouting for
the Denver Nuggets. In his first two seasons with the Nuggets
the club posted the fourth-best overall record in the NBA. He
worked five seasons in Denver before joining the Timberwolves.
He has also held part-time scouting positions with the Detroit
Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Diego Clippers and Indiana
Pacers before joining the Nuggets staff.
Prior to working in the NBA on a full-time basis, Babcock was
head coach at Phoenix (Arizona) College, where his teams
advanced to the ACCAC playoffs twice and were the regional
runners-up in 1986.
A native of Phoenix, Babcock earned high school All-America
honours in his senior season. He attended Grand Canyon College
in Phoenix and helped his team to a second-place finish in the
1974 NAIA final regional rankings. Babcock began his coaching
career in Mexico City at The American School Foundation, staying
from 1977-79. From Mexico City, he returned to Phoenix, where he
coached at Greenway and Maryvale high schools. In 1982, he
earned Southwest Valley Coach of the Year honours.
The Babcock name is well-known in NBA circles. His brother Pete
is a former longtime NBA general manager, and his brother Dave
is director of scouting for the Milwaukee Bucks.
This September 6-10, Babcock will join newly-appointed Raptors
director of player personnel Alex English and 2003 first-round
draft pick Chris Bosh in Johannesburg, South Africa for
Basketball Without Borders. The basketball instructional camp
for the top 100 young players from more than 20 African
countries will also feature extensive community outreach and
incorporates educational seminars addressing the importance of
social issues such as HIC/AIDS prevention and education.
Babcock earned his master's degree in secondary education and
psychology from Arizona State University in 1977. He received
an undergraduate degree in 1974 from Grand Canyon with a
bachelor of arts in education and social studies.
Babcock, 52, and his wife, Laura, have two sons, Nathan and
Christopher.
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