Leo Rautins has been in the forefront of the Canadian basketball scene for more than three decades.  At just 16 years of age, he was the youngest to ever dress for the senior men's national team, and the first Canadian to be drafted in the first round of the NBA.  In 1983, he was picked seventeenth overall by the Philadelphia 76’ers.

Off the court, Rautins has been the television analyst for national broadcasts of the NBA in Canada and the Toronto Raptors since the team was established in 1995.  In 2004 he was chosen as the coach of Canada's National basketball team.

Viewed by many as one of the best players ever produced in Canada, Rautins opened the floodgates for American colleges to scout and recruit talent in Canada. More than 100 NCAA schools recruited him.  After a brief stint at the University of Minnesota and being selected to Big Ten All-Rookie Honors, Rautins starred for Syracuse University, where he was named Most Valuable Player in the Big East Tournament and was selected to the school's All-Century Team.  He finished college with an impressive career on the court and a degree from the prestigious SI Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Rautins played professionally in France, Spain, and Italy where he enjoyed all-star status. His career took him to every level of the game, and earned him membership into the Canadian and Ontario Basketball Halls of Fame.

This ball player turned analyst has interpreted the game for viewers of TSN, The Score, CBC, Raptors TV, ESPN, CTV and Sportsnet as well as the readers of the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Globe and Mail, and the Italian daily, Corrierre Dello Sport, to name a few.

The impact of the 'kid from Keele Street' on the game of basketball is immeasurable.  Rautins is a promoter, motivator, leader, salesman, and someone that genuinely loves to share his life - to help, teach, inspire, or just entertain.