Leo Rautins: The Originator

At 16, he was the youngest player ever to make Canada’s National Basketball Team, and he is regarded by many as the best basketball player ever to come out of Canada. Leo Rautins, a native of Toronto, has pursued a lifelong career in basketball on and off the court. After a year at the University of Minnesota, where he was selected to the All-Freshmen team, Leo transferred to Syracuse University. Along with numerous athletic awards such as the Big East Tournament MVP and All-American honors in his senior year, Rautins earned a degree in Broadcasting and Journalism from the prestigious S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications. In 1983, Leo became the first Canadian drafted to the NBA in the first round – the 17th pick […]