10 Facts About John Bitove

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John Bitove is the Founder of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA.

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John Bitove is the founder of Mobilicity, a mobile wireless service, which was sold to Rogers Communications in July, 2015.

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John Bitove was the major shareholder of KEYreit, Canada's largest "small box" real estate investment trust that was sold in 2013.

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On September 30,1993 the National Basketball Association invited a group led by Bitove to be the 29th team to join the league.

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John Bitove was the volunteer president of the City of Toronto bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.

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John Bitove has been the volunteer organizer for the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics and the 1994 FIBA World Championship of Basketball.

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John Bitove earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Indiana University Bloomington in 1983.

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John Bitove is a member of the Beta Eta chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity.

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John Bitove received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Windsor in 1984 and was called to the bar and admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1986.

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John Bitove is married to Randi Zenner Bitove and has three children.