http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/ROB_BABCOCK-110937-71.html 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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