2014-2015 Alaska Arctics season

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Alaska Arctics
RL GM Gustavo
RL HC Rainwhisker
Arena Arctic Tundra Arena - Anchorage, AK
Owner(s) Boris Petrov (male Polar Bear)
General Manager Dorian Dragomirov (male Mosasaurus)
Head coach Angus Nelson (male Albatross)
Standings
Record 39-41
Place Division: 3rd
Conference: 6th
Last Update 10/14/15
2013-14 2015-16

The 2014-2015 Alaska Arctics season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). After the disappointing finish in last year's playoffs due to injuries, management looked to come back stronger than ever.

Key Dates

  • 07/25/14 Start of Free Agency
  • 08/31/14 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Amphitheatre

Draft Picks

Round Pick Player Species Position
1 19 Phinneas Ishmael Wilson Great White Shark C/F
1 21 Valentine Prudhomme Black Fox G

Roster

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
Zack Tate 80 2548.8 425 880 0 0 192 251 158 704 68 85 2 142 157 1042 31.9 0.483 --- 0.765 8.8 0.9 1.1 0 1.8 2 13
Bobby Baylor 77 2538.3 381 824 0 0 153 187 66 560 225 84 0 90 157 915 33 0.462 --- 0.818 7.3 2.9 1.1 0 1.2 2 11.9
Cliff Matthiews 80 2478.2 428 863 123 287 161 162 26 176 521 84 127 11 108 1140 31 0.496 0.429 0.994 2.2 6.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 1.4 14.3
Carl Esteban 80 2440.8 335 763 61 196 136 141 50 375 291 89 51 35 202 867 30.5 0.439 0.311 0.965 4.7 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 2.5 10.8
Ambrose Slade 72 2250.6 439 875 145 328 161 167 48 273 363 78 127 25 104 1184 31.3 0.502 0.442 0.964 3.8 5 1.1 1.8 0.3 1.4 16.4
Alessandro Serra 80 1532 337 704 112 252 97 99 21 108 392 71 88 3 61 883 19.2 0.479 0.444 0.98 1.4 4.9 0.9 1.1 0 0.8 11
Kilisimasi Fu'afu'a 73 1351.7 276 585 0 3 101 131 56 380 145 70 0 59 101 653 18.5 0.472 0 0.771 5.2 2 1 0 0.8 1.4 8.9
Kina Kong 78 909.2 133 358 1 8 50 74 41 254 87 60 7 28 57 317 11.7 0.372 0.125 0.676 3.3 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.7 4.1
Beulah Rollinghouse 73 709.5 159 358 7 30 34 39 21 67 68 59 30 5 27 359 9.7 0.444 0.233 0.872 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 4.9
Paramonimos Konstantidis 39 674.1 125 279 0 1 29 33 16 141 28 49 2 28 41 279 17.3 0.448 0 0.879 3.6 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.7 1.1 7.2
Mason Yoder 71 584 100 288 0 0 50 72 30 260 4 53 0 28 41 250 8.2 0.347 --- 0.694 3.7 0.1 0.7 0 0.4 0.6 3.5
Valentine Prudhomme 76 571.9 122 279 15 54 21 22 5 77 159 54 35 5 41 280 7.5 0.437 0.278 0.955 1 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.5 3.7
Marcus Baylor 60 449.4 53 203 0 8 21 30 6 83 14 43 4 8 20 127 7.5 0.261 0 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.1
Leo Seppala 15 122.4 29 57 7 15 8 9 2 10 15 13 4 10 9 73 8.2 0.509 0.467 0.889 0.7 1 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.6 4.9
Dayron DeBose 3 27.9 1 7 0 0 2 2 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 4 9.3 0.143 --- 1 2 0.7 0.3 0 0.3 0.7 1.3
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

Depth Chart

Alaska Arctics 2014-2015 Roster
Starters
Point Guard Shooting Guard Small Forward Power Forward Center
3 Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G) 38 Ambrose Slade (Eurasian Lynx, G) 52 Carl Esteban (Jaguar, G/F) 42 Bobby Baylor (Polar Bear, F/C) 99 Zack Tate (Zorilla, C)
Bench
Guard Bigfur Forward Guard Forward
23 Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) 12 Kilisimasi Fu’afu’a (Huon tree kangaroo, C/F) 17 Paramonimos Konstantidis (Griffon Vulture, F) 50 Beulah Rollinghouse (Dung Beetle, G) 29 Kina Kong (Beluga Whale, F)
Reserves Inactives
Guard Swingfur Guard Center Forward
9 Valentine Prudhomme (Black Fox, G) 24 Marcus Baylor (Polar Bear, G/F) 25 Leo Seppala (WolfDog, G) 66 Mason Yoder (Star Nosed Mole, C) 8 Dayron DeBose (Dingo, F)

Pre-season

Regular Season

The regular season opener was held on Saturday November 1st visiting the Winnipeg Voyageurs. The home opener was held on Monday November 3rd hosting the San Jose Thrust.

Standings

Pacific Rim Division
Team Record Conf. Div. GB
z- Santa Ana Spectrums 59-21 41-15 18-6 ----
x-Alaska Arctics 39-41 27-29 12-12 20
x- Hawaii Kahunas 35-45 26-30 11-13 24
San Jose Thrust 30-50 21-35 7-17 29

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-Santa Ana Spectrums 59-21 41-15 ----
2 y-Montana Howlers 55-25 41-15 4
3 x-Seattle Summit 45-35 30-26 14
4 y-Texas Lone Stars 41-39 32-24 18
5 x-Dakota Bikers 41-39 31-25 18
6 x-Alaska Arctics 39-41 27-29 20
7 x-Winnipeg Voyageurs 37-43 27-29 22
8 x-Hawaii Kahunas 35-45 26-30 24
9 Edmonton Totems 35-45 24-32 24
10 Santa Fe Whips 35-45 21-35 24
11 San Jose Thrust 30-50 21-35 29
12 Las Vegas Wildcards 26-54 15-41 33

Game Log

Playoffs

The team clinched the sixth seed in the Western Conference and went on to face the Seattle Summit. They won the series in a seven games series and went on to face the Montana Howlers in the second round. They were able win the series in six games and made it the Western Conference Finals to face their division rival, the Santa Ana Spectrums.They lost to the Spectrums in six games.

Series Log

Player 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
Alessandro Serra 19 657.9 114 226 32 80 50 54 11 40 126 19 39 2 28 316 34.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.1 6.6 1 2.1 0.1 1.5 16.6
Ambrose Slade 19 646.8 114 232 20 62 50 51 10 60 72 27 46 1 46 291 34 0.5 0.3 1 3.2 3.8 1.4 2.4 0.1 2.4 15.4
Beulah Rollinghouse 19 131 28 65 0 8 9 9 6 10 13 13 5 1 1 71 6.9 0.4 0 1 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 3.7
Bobby Baylor 19 639.8 95 201 0 0 48 63 23 131 36 9 2 23 52 238 33.7 0.5 --- 0.8 6.9 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.7 12.6
Carl Esteban 19 295.7 60 135 8 42 14 16 2 47 64 16 6 5 22 145 15.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.5 3.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 7.6
Cliff Matthiews 19 645.5 109 220 28 72 42 46 5 54 101 19 31 6 37 270 34 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.8 5.3 1 1.6 0.3 1.9 14.2
Kilisimasi Fu'afu'a 19 291.3 61 123 0 0 14 20 12 92 22 14 1 15 26 136 15.3 0.5 --- 0.7 4.8 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.4 7.2
Kina Kong 19 120.8 17 38 1 2 10 18 3 21 14 12 2 2 5 50 6.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.6
Mason Yoder 19 110.3 18 39 0 0 7 11 7 40 1 15 0 6 2 41 5.8 0.5 --- 0.6 2.1 0.1 0.8 --- 0.3 0.1 2.2
Paramonimos Konstantidis 19 288.7 58 114 0 1 6 7 8 49 8 24 3 3 18 116 15.2 0.5 --- 0.9 2.6 0.4 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.9 6.1
Valentine Prudhomme 19 118.8 21 51 2 18 1 1 5 18 25 12 7 0 2 45 6.3 0.4 0.1 1 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.4 --- 0.1 2.4
Zack Tate 19 638.4 92 196 0 0 52 73 63 206 22 19 4 40 60 232 33.6 0.5 --- 0.7 10.8 1.2 1 0.2 2.1 3.2 12.2
Did Not Play  
Dayron DeBose  
Leo Seppala  
Marcus Baylor  
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

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Record Value Player Date of record
Minutes Played 42.9 Carl Esteban (Jaguar, G/F) Jan 10, 2015
Field Goals Made 10 Carl Esteban (Jaguar, G/F) Nov 25, 2014
3 Pointers Made 4 Ambrose Slade (Eurasian Lynx, G) Nov 1, 2014
Free Throws Made 7 Carl Esteban (Jaguar, G/F) Nov 7, 2014
Offensive Rebounds 9 Zack Tate (Zorilla, C) Apr 5, 2015
Total Rebounds 18* Zack Tate (Zorilla, C) Apr 3, 2015
Assists 11 Ambrose Slade (Eurasian Lynx, G) Dec 31, 2015
Turn Overs 4 Beulah Rollinghouse (Dung Beetle, G) Feb 4, 2015
Steals 5 Ambrose Slade (Eurasian Lynx, G) Mar 23, 2015
Blocks 5 Zack Tate (Zorilla, C) Mar 7, 2015
Points 26 Carl Esteban (Jaguar, G/F) Nov 25, 2014

* = Current League Record


Double-doubles

  • Alessandro Serra: 6 - (12/02/14), (01/23/15), (03/03/15), (04/15/15), (04/19/15), (04/27/15)
  • Ambrose Slade: 3 - (12/04/14), (12/31/14), (03/17/15)
  • Bobby Baylor: 9 - (11/11/14), (11/17/14), (12/17/14), (12/25/14), (01/02/15), (01/08/15), (01/31/15), (03/23/15), (04/23/15)
  • Carl Esteban: 2 - (11/30/14), (01/23/15)
  • Cliff Matthiews: 5 - (12/25/14), (01/08/15), (01/12/15), (02/18/15), (04/13/15)
  • Kilisimasi Fu'afu'a: 1 - (11/05/14)
  • Zack Tate: 24 - (11/23/14), (11/30/14), (12/27/14), (01/04/15), (01/06/15), (01/29/15), (02/04/15), (02/08/15), (02/10/15), (02/18/15), (03/03/15), (03/11/15), (03/13/15), (03/15/15), (03/19/15), (04/03/15), (04/05/15), (04/07/15), (04/11/15), (04/13/15), (04/15/15), (04/17/15), (04/19/15), (04/27/15)

Milestones

Transactions

Overview

Alaska Arctics


Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Waivers/Buyouts

Via Free Agency

  • (none)

Via Trade

Trades

09/08/14
To Arctics
To Pride
09/14/14
To Arctics
  • $2.5m in current cap space
To Wildcards
  • Doug Day
  • 2015 ALK 2nd round pick
  • $1.5m in 2015-16 cap space
10/10/14
To Arctics
  • 2015 EDM 1st round pick
To Typhoons
  • $2m in 2015-16 cap space
09/08/14
To Arctics
  • 2015 BAL 2nd round pick
  • 2015 NWK 2nd round pick
To Spirits
  • $2m in current cap space
12/17/14
To Arctics
To Lone Stars
12/21/14
To Arctics
  • $1m in current cap space
To Firestorm

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Beulah Rollinghouse (Dung Beetle, G) 2yr - $3.5m Arctics
Ambrose Slade (Eurasian Lynx, G) 5yr - $50m Arctics
Kina Kong (Beluga Whale, F) 1yr - $1m ROOKIE
Paramonimos Konstantidis (Griffon Vulture, F) 1yr - $1m ROOKIE

Subtractions

Player Reason Left Team if applicable
Shaun Juno (Gazelle, F) Amnesty Clause N/A
Angelica Hutton (Spinner Shark, F) Free Agent N/A

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