Leo said his on-court game is as solid as he's ever seen it. On the strength of a more physical floor game, Rautins was a key cog in Team Canada's run to the semifinals of the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament, which earned the squad a spot in next year's FIBA World Championships.



Coming off a 2008-09 season in which he averaged 10.5 points per game as the Orange's most dangerous outside shooting threat, Rautins knew he needed to brush up on his all-around game and got the perfect opportunity in the trenches of the notoriously physical International League.