John I. Bitove (Jr.)[1] (born 1960 in Toronto, Ontario) is a noted Canadian businessman and sportsman.
He was also the major shareholder of KEYreit,[5] Canada's largest "small box" real estate investment trust that was sold in 2013.
[6] [7] On September 30, 1993 the National Basketball Association awarded a group led by Bitove to be the 29th team to join the league.
(Drama, Recreation, Extra-Curricular, Arts, Music, or Sports) projects across Canada helping to make school life more enjoyable for thousands of public elementary children in grades K-8.
[9] Bitove earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Business (marketing) from Indiana University Bloomington in 1983.