2024-2025 Dakota Bikers season

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Dakota Bikers
Primary Contact FadedForest
Secondary Contact None
Arena Sofawolf Stadium - Sturgis, SD
Owner(s) Bernard Dwight (male red fox)
General Manager Alexander Whitaker (male arctic fox)
Head coach Lucas Dupre (male red fox)
Results
Record 58-22
Place Division: 1st (Plains)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish Lost to San Jose Thrust 3-4 (Conference Semifinals)
2023-2024 2025-2026

The 2024-25 Dakota Bikers season is the 46th season of the franchise in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA).

Artwork

Key Dates

  • September 1st, 2024 Start of Free Agency
  • September 15th, 2024 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Amphitheatre

Draft Picks

Round Pick Player Species Position
2 30 Sarah Gruda Roe Deer C/F
2 42 Kris Palumbo Softshell Turtle G

Roster

Depth Chart

Dakota Bikers 2024-25 Depth Chart
Starters
Point Guard Shooting Guard Small Forward Power Forward Center
32 Matthew Silvius (Long-Tailed Weasel, G) 9 Jonathan Lawyer (Meerkat, F/G) 8 Lorenz Valerio (Kangaroo Rat, G/F) 84 Michael River (Water Deer, F) 7 Mika Mishima (Tanuki, F/C)
Bench
Guard Swingfur Bigfur Forward Forward
4 José Carrestados (Crested Owl, G) 1 Elijah Wolfgang (Wolverine , F/G) 42 Benjamin Durby (Fallow Deer, C/F) 88 Troy Roenick (Cat, F) 77 Nawaki Yoshigahara (Akita Inu , F)
Reserves
Bigfur Guard Forward Guard Guard
20 Sarah Gruda (Roe Deer, C/F) 27 Sylvia Walker (Opossum , G) 34 Ryan Easteron (North American River Otter, F) 87 Kris Palumbo (Softshell Turtle, G) 2 Erik Kijani (Leopard, G)

Regular Season Stats

Name G Min FGM FGA 3PtM 3PtA FTM FTA Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts MPG FG% TP% FT% RPG APG TPG SPG BPG FPG PPG
Matthew Silvius 80 2497 618 1265 302 690 226 240 32 126 857 218 177 44 185 1764 31.2 0.489 0.438 0.942 1.6 10.7 2.7 2.2 0.6 2.3 22.1
Jonathan Lawyer 80 2433.8 594 1217 299 695 235 263 32 243 394 175 182 40 240 1722 30.4 0.488 0.43 0.894 3 4.9 2.2 2.3 0.5 3 21.5
Lorenz Valerio 80 2457.7 618 1295 221 580 276 325 31 364 378 188 87 32 236 1733 30.7 0.477 0.381 0.849 4.6 4.7 2.4 1.1 0.4 3 21.7
Mika Mishima 78 2430.2 323 721 0 0 231 371 162 789 361 150 119 107 254 877 31.2 0.448 N/A 0.623 10.1 4.6 1.9 1.5 1.4 3.3 11.2
Michael River 79 2411.8 485 1020 5 36 321 428 178 769 178 182 58 106 270 1296 30.5 0.475 0.139 0.75 9.7 2.3 2.3 0.7 1.3 3.4 16.4
José Carrestados 80 1651.8 273 551 74 202 137 170 40 276 268 75 55 30 145 757 20.6 0.495 0.366 0.806 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.8 9.5
Benjamin Durby 80 1542.7 125 298 1 1 135 162 72 413 112 96 40 53 99 386 19.3 0.419 1 0.833 5.2 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.2 4.8
Elijah Wolfgang 76 1455.8 234 521 114 264 109 139 44 234 122 79 60 20 113 691 19.2 0.449 0.432 0.784 3.1 1.6 1 0.8 0.3 1.5 9.1
Troy Roenick 80 988.8 86 172 0 0 73 88 57 297 12 54 15 16 73 245 12.4 0.5 N/A 0.83 3.7 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.9 3.1
Sylvia Walker 80 949.1 147 335 80 181 57 78 29 92 13 51 40 11 70 431 11.9 0.439 0.442 0.731 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.9 5.4
Nawaki Yoshigahara 80 214.3 14 43 5 18 9 16 29 51 30 11 16 3 21 42 2.7 0.326 0.278 0.563 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0 0.3 0.5
Erik Kijani 80 207.4 17 48 2 9 17 22 40 55 22 20 10 5 20 53 2.6 0.354 0.222 0.773 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7
Kris Palumbo 4 75.7 11 27 4 13 4 4 0 2 6 1 2 1 10 30 18.9 0.407 0.308 1 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 2.5 7.5
Sarah Gruda 3 33.9 3 6 0 0 1 2 1 8 0 1 0 0 1 7 11.3 0.5 N/A 0.5 2.7 0 0.3 0 0 0.3 2.3
Ryan Easteron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend: G: Games played, Min: Minutes, FGM: Field Goals Made, FGA: Field Goal Attempts, 3PtM: 3-Pointers Made, 3PtA: 3-Point Attempts, FTM: Free Throws Made, FTA: Free Throws Attempted, Off: Offensive Rebounds, Reb: Total Rebounds, Ast: Assists, TO: Turnovers, Stl: Steals, Blk: Blocks, PF: Personal Fouls, Pts: Points Scored, MPG: Minutes per game, FG%: Field Goal Percentage, TP%: Three-Point Percentage, FT%: Free Throw Percentage, RPG: Rebounds per game, APG: Assists per game, TPG: Turnovers per game, SPG: Steals per game, BPG: Blocks per game, FPG: Fouls per game, PPG: Points per game

Playoff Stats

Name G Min FGM FGA 3PtM 3PtA FTM FTA Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts MPG FG% TP% FT% RPG APG TPG SPG BPG FPG PPG
Matthew Silvius 13 415.7 103 199 52 112 17 23 7 14 149 37 40 6 35 275 32 0.518 0.464 0.739 1.1 11.5 2.8 3.1 0.5 2.7 21.2
Jonathan Lawyer 13 386.1 110 220 59 129 47 54 7 35 85 23 20 4 33 326 29.7 0.5 0.457 0.87 2.7 6.5 1.8 1.5 0.3 2.5 25.1
Lorenz Valerio 13 405.2 120 233 44 92 41 43 5 55 56 24 14 8 30 325 31.2 0.515 0.478 0.953 4.2 4.3 1.8 1.1 0.6 2.3 25
Michael River 13 409 66 145 2 10 43 53 28 112 41 29 11 15 35 177 31.5 0.455 0.2 0.811 8.6 3.2 2.2 0.8 1.2 2.7 13.6
Mika Mishima 11 344.3 34 97 0 0 51 70 11 102 39 17 16 14 34 119 31.3 0.351 N/A 0.729 9.3 3.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 3.1 10.8
Benjamin Durby 13 272.7 24 48 0 0 16 20 8 67 24 22 5 12 26 64 21 0.5 N/A 0.8 5.2 1.8 1.7 0.4 0.9 2 4.9
José Carrestados 13 272.5 42 86 12 33 11 14 3 34 47 11 10 4 15 107 21 0.488 0.364 0.786 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.2 8.2
Elijah Wolfgang 13 228.1 34 86 13 44 6 9 8 25 18 18 9 4 14 87 17.5 0.395 0.295 0.667 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.1 6.7
Troy Roenick 13 168.2 10 28 0 0 16 18 13 42 3 7 1 4 11 36 12.9 0.357 N/A 0.889 3.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.8 2.8
Sylvia Walker 13 155.7 24 53 13 30 6 6 2 12 1 8 4 3 15 67 12 0.453 0.433 1 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.2 5.2
Nawaki Yoshigahara 13 31.8 2 7 0 2 0 0 8 9 5 2 2 2 1 4 2.4 0.286 0 N/A 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Erik Kijani 13 31.6 3 8 0 2 5 8 5 6 7 1 2 3 3 11 2.4 0.375 0 0.625 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8
Sarah Gruda 2 24.1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 1 1 2 2 8 12.1 0.8 N/A N/A 3.5 1 0.5 0.5 1 1 4
Kris Palumbo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Easteron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend: G: Games played, Min: Minutes, FGM: Field Goals Made, FGA: Field Goal Attempts, 3PtM: 3-Pointers Made, 3PtA: 3-Point Attempts, FTM: Free Throws Made, FTA: Free Throws Attempted, Off: Offensive Rebounds, Reb: Total Rebounds, Ast: Assists, TO: Turnovers, Stl: Steals, Blk: Blocks, PF: Personal Fouls, Pts: Points Scored, MPG: Minutes per game, FG%: Field Goal Percentage, TP%: Three-Point Percentage, FT%: Free Throw Percentage, RPG: Rebounds per game, APG: Assists per game, TPG: Turnovers per game, SPG: Steals per game, BPG: Blocks per game, FPG: Fouls per game, PPG: Points per game

Regular Season

Standings

Team Record Conf. Div. GB
Plains Division
y- Dakota Bikers 58-22 39-17 14-10 -
x- Montana Howlers 44-36 29-27 12-12 14
Edmonton Excavators 34-46 21-35 10-14 24
Winnipeg Voyageurs 31-49 23-33 12-12 27


Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • †teams that are banned from post-season play for violating major rules
# Western Conference
Team Record Conf. GB
1 z- Las Vegas Wildcards 59-21 43-13 0
2 y- Dakota Bikers 58-22 39-17 1
3 x- Montana Howlers 44-36 29-27 15
4 y- Seattle Summit 43-37 34-22 16
5 x- Arizona Demons 43-37 28-28 16
6 x- San Jose Thrust 41-39 31-25 18
7 x- Alaska Arctics 37-43 25-31 22
8 x- Santa Ana Spectrums 35-45 24-32 24
9 Edmonton Excavators 34-46 21-35 25
10 Winnipeg Voyageurs 31-49 23-33 28
11 Hawaii Kahunas 27-53 19-37 32
12 Oregon Swashbucklers 26-54 20-36 33


Game Log

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Record Value Player Date of record
Minutes Played 41.1 Lorenz Valerio (Kangaroo Rat, G/F) October 31, 2024
Field Goals Made 15 Lorenz Valerio (Kangaroo Rat, G/F) March 9, 2025
April 16, 2025
3 Pointers Made 9 Jonathan Lawyer (Meerkat, F/G) February 15, 2025
Free Throws Made 12 Mika Mishima (Tanuki, F/C) March 3, 2025
Offensive Rebounds 10 Mika Mishima (Tanuki, F/C) January 25, 2025
Total Rebounds 19 Mika Mishima (Tanuki, F/C) February 9, 2025
Assists 19 Matthew Silvius (Long-Tailed Weasel, G) November 10, 2024
Turn Overs 6 Matthew Silvius (Long-Tailed Weasel, G) February 13, 2025
March 28, 2025
Lorenz Valerio (Kangaroo Rat, G/F) December 4, 2024
April 18, 2025
Mika Mishima (Tanuki, F/C) November 14, 2024
Jonathan Lawyer (Meerkat, F/G) January 23, 2025
Steals 7 Jonathan Lawyer (Meerkat, F/G) December 9, 2024
Blocks 4 Mika Mishima (Tanuki, F/C) November 17, 2024
November 30, 2024
December 10, 2024
January 2, 2025
January 29, 2025
February 5, 2025
March 3, 2025
April 24, 2025
Michael River (Water Deer, F) January 7, 2025
April 18, 2025
Points 40 Matthew Silvius (Long-Tailed Weasel, G) February 17, 2025
Jonathan Lawyer (Meerkat, F/G) April 16, 2025
Lorenz Valerio (Kangaroo Rat, G/F) April 26, 2025

* Overall league record.

Double-Doubles

  • Michael River: 35 - (10/31/24), (11/08/24), (11/10/24), (11/12/24), (11/14/24), (11/17/24), (11/25/24), (11/27/24), (11/30/24), (12/09/24), (12/12/24), (12/16/24), (12/20/24), (12/22/24), (12/28/24), (01/04/25), (01/05/25), (02/04/25), (02/11/25), (02/17/25), (02/19/25), (03/03/25), (03/05/25), (03/07/25), (03/15/25), (03/20/25), (03/28/25), (03/30/25), (04/02/25), (04/05/25), (04/08/25), (04/20/25), (04/24/25), (04/26/25), (04/30/25)
  • Matthew Silvius: 51 - (11/04/24), (11/10/24), (11/12/24), (11/17/24), (11/21/24), (11/23/24), (11/27/24), (11/30/24), (12/02/24), (12/09/24), (12/10/24), (12/12/24), (12/16/24), (12/18/24), (12/20/24), (12/22/24), (12/28/24), (01/04/25), (01/05/25), (01/13/25), (01/21/25), (01/23/25), (01/25/25), (01/27/25), (02/01/25), (02/04/25), (02/09/25), (02/13/25), (02/15/25), (02/19/25), (03/05/25), (03/07/25), (03/09/25), (03/11/25), (03/12/25), (03/15/25), (03/20/25), (03/22/25), (03/28/25), (03/30/25), (04/02/25), (04/05/25), (04/08/25), (04/10/25), (04/12/25), (04/14/25), (04/20/25), (04/24/25), (04/26/25), (04/28/25), (04/30/25)
  • Mika Mishima: 25 - (11/12/24), (11/14/24), (11/21/24), (11/27/24), (12/09/24), (12/12/24), (12/16/24), (01/07/25), (01/13/25), (01/23/25), (01/25/25), (02/04/25), (02/09/25), (02/19/25), (03/03/25), (03/05/25), (03/11/25), (03/12/25), (03/20/25), (03/22/25), (03/30/25), (04/10/25), (04/14/25), (04/28/25), (04/30/25)
  • Lorenz Valerio: 2 - (11/19/24), (01/04/25)
  • Jonathan Lawyer: 3 - (12/16/24), (02/15/25), (04/22/25)
  • Troy Roenick: 1 - (01/15/25)
  • José Carrestados: 1 - (02/13/25)

Triple-Doubles

Transactions

Overview

Dakota Bikers


Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

  • none
Players Lost

Bought out

  • none

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

  • none

Trades

2024-09-14
To DAK
  • $4m in 2024-25 Cap
To BGR
2024-09-14
To DAK
  • $3m in 2024-25 Cap
  • $1m in 2025-26 Cap
To SAS
2024-09-15
To DAK
To SAS
  • $1.5m in 2024-25 Cap

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Matthew Silvius (Long-Tailed Weasel, G) 3yr - $45m Contract Extension
Nawaki Yoshigahara (Akita Inu , F) 3yr - $5.5m Contract Extension
Benjamin Durby (Fallow Deer, C/F) 1yr - $5m Contract Extension
Lorenz Valerio (Kangaroo Rat, G/F) 5yr - $65m ALB
Michael River (Water Deer, F) 2yr - $26m TEN
José Carrestados (Crested Owl, G) 2yr - $10m SJT

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Hugo Flynn (Scaly-foot Snail, F/C) Free Agency QNS
Dylan Redfield (Red Deer, F) Free Agency Unsigned
Xavier Saffiren (Greyhound, C) Free Agency Unsigned
Eli Schuck (Pangolin, C) Free Agency Unsigned
Jamie Charles Golde (Yellow-Bellied Weasel, F/G) Free Agency Unsigned