Former names | BioSteel Centre (2016-18) Toronto Raptors Training Centre (2018-19) |
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Address | 30 British Columbia Road |
Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 43°37′55″N 79°25′41″W / 43.63194°N 79.42806°W |
Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
Field size | 68,000 sq ft (6,300 m2) |
Construction | |
Opened | February 10, 2016 |
Construction cost | CA$30 million |
Architect | Guernsey Architects (lead architect) Baldwin & Franklin (supporting architects) |
General contractor | EllisDon |
Tenants | |
Toronto Raptors (NBA) (2016–present) Canada men's national basketball team Canada women's national basketball team |
The OVO Athletic Centre, formerly the BioSteel Centre and the Toronto Raptors Training Centre, is a basketball practice facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened on February 10, 2016,[1] the facility is home to the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and owned by the team's owner, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). It is located on leased public land in Exhibition Place, near Dufferin Street and the Gardiner Expressway, west of downtown. It is named for October's Very Own, the Canadian lifestyle brand founded by Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Oliver El-Khatib, and Noah "40" Shebib.