2014-2015 Montana Howlers season

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Montana Howlers
RL GM Anonymous13423
RL HC MartineauQC
Arena Treasure State Arena - Billings, MT
Owner(s) Jacques Chatneuve
General Manager Art Sadowski
Head coach Franklin O'neill
Results
Record 55-25
Place Division: 1st (Mountain)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish Lost to Alaska Arctics 2-4 (FBA Western Conference Semifinals)
2013-14 2015-16

The 2014-2015 Montana Howlers season was the 48th season of the Montana Howlers in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). The Howlers managed to regroup under new management and go as far as the Western Conference Semifinals before being knocked out by the Alaska Arctics.

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 4 Baltasár Torrealba y Toboso Aldabra Giant Tortoise C/F
2 28 LaShawn Grandon Badger F
2 43 Ricardo Rodrigues Black Barbary Lion 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
Bailey Brisbane 79 2668.8 340 708 96 242 112 117 30 168 532 84 84 8 147 888 33.8 0.48 0.397 0.957 2.1 6.7 1.1 1.1 0.1 1.9 11.2
Lemond Conkale 74 2491.4 515 965 8 31 183 201 71 488 422 48 29 96 146 1221 33.7 0.534 0.258 0.91 6.6 5.7 0.6 0.4 1.3 2 16.5
Hiroyuki Matsuura 72 2341.7 379 779 0 0 170 212 179 626 222 50 0 91 140 928 32.5 0.487 --- 0.802 8.7 3.1 0.7 0 1.3 1.9 12.9
Bobby-Rae Brine 75 2106.9 361 784 88 217 147 152 27 245 228 74 100 31 136 957 28.1 0.46 0.406 0.967 3.3 3 1 1.3 0.4 1.8 12.8
Vincent Maraundi 62 1885 368 729 157 313 110 118 26 118 108 53 105 3 92 1003 30.4 0.505 0.502 0.932 1.9 1.7 0.9 1.7 0 1.5 16.2
LaShawn Grandon 74 1501.3 232 479 0 3 90 106 55 349 138 64 2 65 125 554 20.3 0.484 0 0.849 4.7 1.9 0.9 0 0.9 1.7 7.5
Pohu Ka'aholo 73 1350.3 270 567 0 0 114 156 51 417 11 81 2 53 103 654 18.5 0.476 --- 0.731 5.7 0.2 1.1 0 0.7 1.4 9
Wescot Yobia 53 1314.9 218 468 0 0 98 122 41 322 76 54 3 39 75 534 24.8 0.466 --- 0.803 6.1 1.4 1 0.1 0.7 1.4 10.1
Omar Pink 54 753.1 144 324 11 36 61 67 25 174 115 40 9 19 33 360 13.9 0.444 0.306 0.91 3.2 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.6 6.7
Corey Allen 60 671.5 126 257 18 45 30 31 21 148 133 33 7 12 35 300 11.2 0.49 0.4 0.968 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 5
Sanford Teeson 74 652.4 145 312 72 153 17 17 16 34 169 48 48 1 28 379 8.8 0.465 0.471 1 0.5 2.3 0.6 0.6 0 0.4 5.1
Ricardo Rodrigues 69 591.7 140 281 66 128 21 21 8 108 107 47 24 10 34 367 8.6 0.498 0.516 1 1.6 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 5.3
Diego Imperio 45 490.9 110 215 38 74 33 33 9 45 105 32 23 0 15 291 10.9 0.512 0.514 1 1 2.3 0.7 0.5 0 0.3 6.5
Miguel Mendoza 16 223.6 34 82 0 1 20 28 9 89 1 9 0 9 21 88 14 0.415 0 0.714 5.6 0.1 0.6 0 0.6 1.3 5.5
Adrian McCormick 26 193.3 35 80 0 0 16 19 10 69 9 8 0 12 8 86 7.4 0.438 --- 0.842 2.7 0.3 0.3 0 0.5 0.3 3.3
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

Montana Howlers 2014-2015 Roster
Starters
Point Guard Shooting Guard Small Forward Power Forward Center
3 Bobby-Rae Brine (Stingray, G) 15 Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F) 32 Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, F/G) 47 Wescot Yobia (Binturong, F/C) 90 Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)
Bench
Center Guard Forward Guard Forward
89 Pohu Ka'aholo (Orca, C) 10 Bailey Brisbane (Catahoula Leopard Hound, G) 35 Omar Pink (Saluki, F) 70 Diego Imperio (Degu, G) 34 LaShawn Grandon (Badger, F)
Reserves Inactives
Guard Forward Guard Forward Center
43 Ricardo Rodrigues (Black Barbary Lion, G) 21 Adrian McCormick (Badger, F) 65 Sanford Teeson (Raccoon, G) 11 Corey Allen (Dog, F) 27 Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C)

Pre-season

Regular Season

The regular season opener was held on Friday October 31st hosting the Santa Fe Whips for the Howlereen Invitational.

Standings

Mountain Division
Team Record Conf. Div. GB
y-Montana Howlers 55-25 41-15 19-5 ---
x-Seattle Summit 45-35 30-26 13-11 10
Edmonton Totems 35-45 24-32 10-14 20
Las Vegas Wildcards 26-54 15-41 6-18 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 won the Mountain Division and clinched the 2nd seed of the Western Conference and were set to face the Winnipeg Voyageurs in the first round. They were able to defeat them in five games. They were set to face the Alaska Arctics in the second round. They lost to the Arctics in a game series.

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
Adrian McCormick 1 3.9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3.9 1 --- --- 1 --- 1 --- --- 1 2
Bailey Brisbane 11 352.2 46 99 6 21 13 13 10 25 71 13 15 1 25 111 32 0.5 0.3 1 2.3 6.5 1.2 1.4 0.1 2.3 10.1
Bobby-Rae Brine 11 283.4 53 108 10 31 21 22 7 38 34 15 18 6 20 137 25.8 0.5 0.3 1 3.5 3.1 1.4 1.6 0.5 1.8 12.5
Corey Allen 3 44 9 22 0 1 2 2 1 8 5 3 1 2 4 20 14.7 0.4 --- 1 2.7 1.7 1 0.3 0.7 1.3 6.7
Diego Imperio 11 115.9 15 43 5 16 10 10 0 5 23 7 6 0 6 45 10.5 0.3 0.3 1 0.5 2.1 0.6 0.5 --- 0.5 4.2
Hiroyuki Matsuura 8 288 49 96 0 0 19 24 13 63 16 2 1 14 15 117 36 0.5 --- 0.8 7.9 2 0.3 0.1 1.8 1.9 14.6
LaShawn Grandon 10 225.2 34 70 0 0 13 15 19 49 12 8 2 7 20 81 22.5 0.5 --- 0.9 4.9 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.7 2 8.1
Lemond Conkale 11 400.7 97 170 5 13 35 38 14 67 55 8 8 15 27 234 36.4 0.6 0.4 0.9 6.1 5 0.7 0.7 1.4 2.5 21.3
Miguel Mendoza 2 7.5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 3.8 0.8 --- --- 1.5 --- 0.5 --- 0.5 0.5 3
Pohu Ka'aholo 11 243.5 38 83 0 0 17 20 6 61 2 10 0 5 22 93 22.1 0.5 --- 0.9 5.5 0.2 0.9 --- 0.5 2 8.5
Omar Pink 6 73.3 12 28 0 0 6 6 3 16 8 5 0 3 4 30 12.2 0.4 --- 1 2.7 1.3 0.8 --- 0.5 0.7 5
Ricardo Rodrigues 4 40.3 9 15 4 7 0 0 0 8 6 4 1 0 5 22 10.1 0.6 0.6 --- 2 1.5 1 0.3 --- 1.3 5.5
Sanford Teeson 7 42.8 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 2 0 0 3 4 6.1 0.3 --- --- 0.9 2.1 0.3 --- --- 0.4 0.6
Vincent Maraundi 7 247.7 45 94 15 32 19 21 3 10 11 4 18 0 10 124 35.4 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.6 0.6 2.6 --- 1.4 17.7
Wescot Yobia 9 271.6 41 95 0 6 19 25 11 62 10 10 0 11 21 101 30.2 0.4 --- 0.8 6.9 1.1 1.1 --- 1.2 2.3 11.2
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

Records

Record Value Player Date of record
Minutes Played 41.7 Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, F/G) Feb 8, 2015
Field Goals Made 14 Bobby-Rae Brine (Stingray, G) Oct 31, 2014
3 Pointers Made 5 Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F) Apr 7, 2015
Free Throws Made 6 Omar Pink (Saluki, F) Oct 31, 2014
Offensive Rebounds 7 Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F) Jan 25, 2015
Total Rebounds 13 Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F) Dec 21, 2014
Assists 12 Bailey Brisbane (Catahoula Leopard Hound, G) Dec 31, 2015
Turn Overs 4 Pohu Ka'aholo (Orca, C) Mar 9, 2015
Steals 5 Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F) Mar 13, 2015
Blocks 4 Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F) Jan 4, 2015
Points 35 Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F) Apr 7, 2015

Double-doubles

  • Bailey Brisbane: 5 - (12/15/14), (12/25/14), (12/31/14), (01/29/15), (03/13/15)
  • Hiroyuki Matsuura: 24 - (11/03/14), (11/05/14), (11/11/14), (11/17/14), (11/28/14), (11/30/14), (12/21/14), (12/23/14), (01/06/15), (01/08/15), (01/14/15), (01/25/15), (01/31/15), (02/02/15), (02/04/15), (02/08/15), (02/10/15), (02/14/15), (02/18/15), (03/01/15), (03/03/15), (03/15/15), (04/07/15), (04/21/15)
  • Hiroyuki Matsuura: 24 - (11/03/14), (11/05/14), (11/11/14), (11/17/14), (11/28/14), (11/30/14), (12/21/14), (12/23/14), (01/06/15), (01/08/15), (01/14/15), (01/25/15), (01/31/15), (02/02/15), (02/04/15), (02/08/15), (02/10/15), (02/14/15), (02/18/15), (03/01/15), (03/03/15), (03/15/15), (04/07/15), (04/21/15)
  • LaShawn Grandon: 5 - (01/25/15), (01/29/15), (03/23/15), (04/27/15), (04/29/15)
  • Lemond Conkale: 12 - (11/30/14), (12/25/14), (12/31/14), (01/06/15), (01/14/15), (01/27/15), (02/27/15), (03/13/15), (03/17/15), (04/19/15), (04/27/15), (04/29/15)
  • Wescot Yobia: 5 - (11/30/14), (12/17/14), (12/27/14), (02/16/15), (03/07/15)

Triple-doubles

Milestones

Transactions

Overview

Montana Howlers


Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Waivers/Buyouts

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Trades

08/01/14
To Howlers
To Tides
08/04/14
To Howlers
To Typhoons
08/19/14
To Howlers
  • $2m in current cap space
  • 2015 BGR 2nd round pick
To Tides
08/31/14
To Howlers
To Mayors
08/31/14
To Howlers
To Bikers
09/01/14
To Howlers
  • 2015 LVG 1st round pick
To Wildcards
  • $3m in current cap space

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Bobby-Rae Brine (Stingray, G) 4yr - $18m Kahunas
Sanford Teeson (Raccoon, G) 2yr - $6m Totems
Corey Allen (Dog, F) 2yr - $4m Spirits
Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C) 2yr - $4m Pride
Roofus Rachet (Wallaby, G) 1yr - $1.5m Keystones
Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F) 1yr - $1m N/A (previously w/Whips)

Subtractions

Player Reason Left Team if applicable
Dennis Xabbu (Spotted Giraffe, C) Free agent (sign-and-trade) Typhoons
Benny Rivers (Black Bear, F) Waived RETIRED
Ray Rhodes (Gecko, F) Bought out N/A
Steven Munt (Warthog, C) Bought out N/A
Simon Thal (Aurochs, C) Free agent (sign-and-trade) Bikers
Aesop Tecumseh (Northern Pike, G) Free agent (sign-and-trade) Bikers
Jorge Gonzalez (Jaguar, C) Free agent N/A
Jason Gilliam (Wolf, F) Free agent N/A
David Immel (Hawk, G) Bought out N/A

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