2015-2016 Las Vegas Wildcards season

Las Vegas Wildcards
RL GM	Lizzimba
RL HC	Jakebe
Arena	Fremont Palace - Las Vegas, NV
Owner(s)	James Dynn (male fox wolf hybrid)
General Manager	Mikela Soros (female caracal)
Head coach	Dimi Kabat (grey squirrel)
Results
Record	17-47
Place	Division: 3rd (Mountain)
	Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Missed Playoffs
2014-15	2016-17

The 2015-2016 Las Vegas Wildcards season is the fourth season of the franchise in Las Vegas and the 10th in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). The franchise was originally formed in 2006 as the Idaho Mounties.

This season is off to a rocky start for everyone, as the Players association and the FBA negotiates the collective bargaining agreement.

Key Dates

07/24/15 Start of Free Agency
08/30/15 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Amphitheatre

Draft Picks

Main article: 2015 FBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Species	Position
2	36	Ronney Abplanalp	Great Plains Wolf	C/F

Roster

Depth Chart

**Las Vegas Wildcards 2015-2016 Depth Chart**
Starters
Point Guard		Shooting Guard		Small Forward		Power Forward		Center

1	Li Ho Fook (Red Panda, G)	56	Zoie Wilds (African Hunting Dog, G)	18	Godfrey Zindendel (Goat, F)	27	Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Malabar Giant Squirrel, F)	79	Quintessa Hartnett (Leopard, C)
Bench
Guard		Center		Forward		Bigfur		Guard

44	Misha Maxwell (Cheetah, G)	12	Erich Haber (Mink, C)	3	Damien Nathaniel (Hyena, F)	68	Ronney Abplanalp (Great Plains Wolf, C/F)	8	Maya Davis (Kangaroo Rat, G)
Reserves
Forward		Forward		Forward		Guard		Forward
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43	Emily Blake (Spotted Hyena, F)	24	Paxton Brockers (Mouflon, F)	77	Maggie Seton (Sheep, F)	31	Ian Histon (Leopard, G)	28	Parker Davids (Cougar, F)

Regular Season Statistics

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
Damien Nathaniel	41	622.6	64	191	13	46	31	36	14	101	5	35	1	7	40	172	15.2	0.335	0.283	0.861	2.5	0.1	0.9	0	0.2	1	4.2
Theodore Dunn	62	946.3	175	379	51	150	40	43	23	62	71	69	22	15	42	441	15.3	0.462	0.34	0.93	1	1.1	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.7	7.1
Emily Blake	30	226.1	17	68	0	6	21	30	8	43	21	23	1	6	12	55	7.5	0.25	0	0.7	1.4	0.7	0.8	0	0.2	0.4	1.8
Erich Haber	22	159.5	13	57	0	0	11	20	6	45	2	18	0	11	18	37	7.3	0.228	0	0.55	2	0.1	0.8	0	0.5	0.8	1.7
Godfrey Zindendel	59	1998.7	402	789	6	111	171	208	71	386	117	62	9	50	146	981	33.9	0.51	0.054	0.822	6.5	2	1.1	0.2	0.8	2.5	16.6
Ian Histon	58	379.7	54	142	7	33	38	41	8	49	80	26	10	3	17	153	6.5	0.38	0.212	0.927	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.6
Li Ho Fook	62	2100.8	347	711	59	190	131	135	21	80	252	72	121	0	122	884	33.9	0.488	0.311	0.97	1.3	4.1	1.2	2	0	2	14.3
Maggie Seton	49	355.9	40	113	0	0	24	34	16	84	47	24	2	5	17	104	7.3	0.354	0	0.706	1.7	1	0.5	0	0.1	0.3	2.1
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam	64	1981.6	252	549	2	11	84	88	94	397	73	62	30	20	117	590	31	0.459	0.182	0.955	6.2	1.1	1	0.5	0.3	1.8	9.2
Misha Maxwell	62	1497.4	285	564	99	228	69	71	26	124	161	38	52	8	119	738	24.2	0.505	0.434	0.972	2	2.6	0.6	0.8	0.1	1.9	11.9
Parker Davids	31	168	21	51	0	6	10	12	9	35	2	21	1	4	6	52	5.4	0.412	0	0.833	1.1	0.1	0.7	0	0.1	0.2	1.7
Quintessa Hartnett	64	2266	308	643	0	0	115	173	91	631	15	73	1	90	176	731	35.4	0.479	0	0.665	9.9	0.2	1.1	0	1.4	2.8	11.4
Ronney Abplanalp	44	627.9	64	197	0	0	10	27	16	139	46	52	1	34	54	138	14.3	0.325	0	0.37	3.2	1	1.2	0	0.8	1.2	3.1
Maya Davis	46	459.7	70	139	2	6	21	23	12	38	65	31	16	3	27	163	10	0.504	0.333	0.913	0.8	1.4	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.6	3.5
Zoie Wilds	29	907.1	164	333	52	118	54	58	22	99	134	11	16	18	42	434	31.3	0.492	0.441	0.931	3.4	4.6	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.4	15
Former Players
Alyssia Silverman	35	712.7	122	274	38	115	36	39	10	65	119	33	22	3	51	318	20.4	0.445	0.33	0.923	1.9	3.4	0.9	0.6	0.1	1.5	9.1
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

Pre-season

Las Vegas Wildcards 2015 Pre-season

Tue 12/01/15: LVG 101, WIL 100 (boxscore)
Sat 12/05/15: PLY 100, LVG 94 (boxscore)
Sun 12/06/15: QNS 101, LVG 93 (boxscore)

Regular Season

Main article: 2016 Schedule

The regular season opener was held on Tuesday, December 8th, 2015, hosting the Hawaii Kahunas.

Standings

Team	Record	Conf.	Div.	GB
Mountain Division
y-Seattle Summit	37-27	26-14	18-6	---
x-Montana Howlers	36-28	23-17	16-8	1.0
Las Vegas Wildcards	17-47	13-27	8-16	20.0
Edmonton Totems	17-47	12-28	6-18	20.0

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

#	Team	Record	Conf.	GB
#	Western Conference
1	z-Santa Ana Spectrums	47-17	29-11	---
2	x-Hawaii Kahunas	40-24	22-18	7.0
3	y-Seattle Summit	37-27	26-14	10.0
4	x-Montana Howlers	36-28	23-17	11.0
5	y-Arizona Whips	35-29	22-18	12.0
6	x-San Jose Thrust	35-29	21-19	12.0
7	x-Alaska Arctics	35-29	21-19	12.0
8	x-Dakota Bikers	32-32	19-21	15.0
9	Winnipeg Voyageurs	27-37	19-21	20.0
10	Texas Lone Stars	23-41	13-27	24.0
11	Las Vegas Wildcards	17-47	13-27	30.0
12	Edmonton Totems	17-47	12-28	30.0

Game Log

December

Tue 12/08/15: HWI 114, LVG 95 (boxscore)
Wed 12/09/15: SJT 100, LVG 101 (boxscore)
Sun 12/13/15: LVG 93, WIL 108 (boxscore)
Tue 12/15/15: TEN 102, LVG 100 (boxscore)
Wed 12/16/15: BLV 91, LVG 83 (boxscore)
Fri 12/18/15: TAL 120, LVG 97 (boxscore)
Sun 12/20/15: ALB 103, LVG 94 (boxscore)
Tue 12/22/15: LOR 114, LVG 98 (boxscore)
Thu 12/24 - Fri 12/25 (Christmas Break: no games)
Sat 12/26/15: LVG 90, SEA 104 (boxscore)
Mon 12/28/15: LVG 98, MON 107 (boxscore)
Wed 12/30/15: EDM 106, LVG 111 OT (boxscore)

January

Fri 01/01/16: LVG 107, TXS 98 (boxscore)
Sun 01/03/16: LVG 105, AZW 98 (boxscore)
Tue 01/05/16: LVG 96, SAS 101 (boxscore)
Thu 01/07/16: LVG 101, ALK 102 (boxscore)
Sat 01/09/16: SEA 106, LVG 96 (boxscore)
Mon 01/11/16: MON 101, LVG 102 (boxscore)
Wed 01/13/16: EDM 93, LVG 98 (boxscore)
Fri 01/15 - Sun 01/17 (no games)
Mon 01/18/16: BAL 90, LVG 99 (boxscore)
Wed 01/20/16: LVG 97, PIT 113 (boxscore)
Thu 01/21 - Mon 01/25 (no games)
Tue 01/26/16: MON 109, LVG 110 (boxscore)
Thu 01/28/16: LVG 99, EDM 106 (boxscore)
Sat 01/30/16: SEA 109, LVG 99 (boxscore)

February

Mon 02/01 (no games)
Tue 02/02/16: LVG 97, BGR 108 (boxscore)
Thu 02/04/16: LVG 91, HNT 101 (boxscore)
Sat 02/06/16: LVG 96, QNS 104 (boxscore)
Mon 02/08/16: LVG 85, PLY 92 (boxscore)
Thu 02/11/16: WPG 98, LVG 96 (boxscore)
Sat 02/13/16: DAK 82, LVG 87 (boxscore)
Mon 02/15/16: LVG 97, SEA 91 (boxscore)
Wed 02/17/16: LVG 93, MON 100 (boxscore)
Fri 02/19/16: LVG 102, EDM 100 OT (boxscore)
Sun 02/21 (no games)
Mon 02/22/16: LVG 89, ALB 91 (boxscore)
Wed 02/24/16: BGR@LVG (boxscore)
Fri 02/26/16: WIL 94, LVG 88 (boxscore)
Sun 02/28 (no games)

March

Tue 03/01/16: LVG 95, DAK 98 (boxscore)
Thu 03/03/16: LVG 87, HWI 96 (boxscore)
Sat 03/05/16: LVG 91, SEA 85 (boxscore)
Mon 03/07/16: LVG 88, MON 102 (boxscore)
Wed 03/09/16: EDM 84, LVG 94 (boxscore)
Thu 03/10 - Mon 03/14 (All-Star Break: no games)
Wed 03/16/16: LVG 83, TEN 97 (boxscore)
Fri 03/18/16: LVG 91, LOR 102 (boxscore)
Sun 03/20/16: LVG 89, BLV 96 (boxscore)
Wed 03/23/16: LVG 84, MON 104 (boxscore)
Fri 03/25/16: EDM 90, LVG 87 (boxscore)
Sun 03/27/16: SEA 95, LVG 92 (boxscore)
Tue 03/29/16: AZW 99, LVG 85 (boxscore)
Thu 03/31/16: LVG 86, SJT 93 (boxscore)

April

Sat 04/02/16: PIT 95, LVG 100 (boxscore)
Mon 04/04/16: HNT 86, LVG 77 (boxscore)
Wed 04/06/16: LVG 99, BAL 95 (boxscore)
Sat 04/09/16: MON 107, LVG 94 (boxscore)
Tue 04/12/16: LVG 94, EDM 97 (boxscore)
Thu 04/14/16: LVG 87, SEA 101 (boxscore)
Sun 04/17/16: QNS 97, LVG 92 (boxscore)
Mon 04/18/16: PLY 81, LVG 90 (boxscore)
Wed 04/20/16: LVG 84, TAL 93 (boxscore)
Sun 04/24/16: TXS 98, LVG 100 (boxscore)
Tue 04/26/16: ALK 95, LVG 88 (boxscore)
Thu 04/28/16: LVG 82, EDM 88 (boxscore)
Sat 04/30/16: MON 99, LVG 89 (boxscore)

May

Mon 05/02/16: SEA 100, LVG 96 (boxscore)
Wed 05/04/16: SAS 104, LVG 93 (boxscore)
Fri 05/06/16: LVG 94, WPG 96 (boxscore)

Playoffs

The team did not qualify for the post-season.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Rookie of the Month: Misha Maxwell (January)

All-Star

Rookie Challenge Participant: Misha Maxwell (Starter)
Slam Dunk Contest Participant: Li Ho Fook
3-Point Shootout: Misha Maxwell

Records

Record	Value	Player	Date of record
Minutes Played	45.9	Quintessa Hartnett (Leopard, C)	May 04, 2016
Field Goals Made	12	Godfrey Zindendel (Goat, F)	Jan 18, 2016
3 Pointers Made	5	Li Ho Fook (Red Panda, G)	Apr 09, 2016
Free Throws Made	6	Godfrey Zindendel (Goat, F)	Apr 09, 2016
Offensive Rebounds	6	Quintessa Hartnett (Leopard, C)	Feb 11, 2016
Total Rebounds	15	Quintessa Hartnett (Leopard, C)	Feb 11, 2016
Assists	11	Ian Histon (Leopard, G)	Jan 05, 2016
Turn Overs	4	Erich Haber (Mink, C)	Jan 07, 2016
Steals	4	Alyssia Silverman (Red Vixen, G)	Dec 13, 2015
Blocks	4	Quintessa Hartnett (Leopard, C)	Feb 11, 2016
Points	28	Godfrey Zindendel (Goat, F)	Jan 18, 2016

* = Overall League Record

Double-Doubles

Godfrey Zindendel: 3 (01/13, 01/18, 02/19)
Ian Histon: 1 (01/05)
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam: 1 (02/02)
Quintessa Hartnett: 20 (12/08, 12/09, 12/15, 12/30, 01/11, 01/20, 01/28, 02/08, 02/11, 02/13, 02/22, 03/07, 03/18, 03/25, 04/02, 04/14, 04/17, 04/18, 05/02, 05/04)
Zoie Wilds: 1 (04/09)

Gold Chip

Godfrey Zindendel: 7 (12/09, 12/30, 01/03, 01/18, 02/19, 04/06, 04/24)
Li Ho Fook: 3 (01/11, 02/15, 04/18)
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam: 1 (01/26)
Misha Maxwell: 3 (01/01, 01/13, 02/13)
Zoie Wilds: 3 (03/05, 03/09, 04/02)

Transactions

Main article: 2016 Transactions

Overview

Las Vegas Wildcards

Players Added

Via Draft

Ronney Abplanalp (Great Plains wolf, C/F)

Via Free Agency

Emily Blake (Spotted Hyena, F)
Godfrey Zindendel (Goat, F)
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Malabar Giant Squirrel, F)
Parker Davids (Cougar, F)
Erich Haber (Mink, C)

Via Trade

Alyssia Silverman (Red Vixen, G) (from the Pride)
Theodore Dunn (Black Cat, G/F) (from the Pride)
Quintessa Hartnett (Leopard, C) (from the Thrust)
Maya Davis (Kangaroo Rat, G) (from the Thrust)
Ian Histon (Leopard, G) (from the Firestorm)
Damien Nathaniel (Hyena, F) (from the Minutemen)
Misha Maxwell (Cheetah, G) (from the Minutemen)

Players Lost

Waivers/Buyouts

Nathan Spinner (Iguana, F)

Via Free Agency

Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F)
Oriana Lowenthal (Gryphon, F/G)
Michelle Sundos (Genet, G)
Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G)
Kelsey Norath (African Kingfisher, G/F)

Via Trade

Stefan Kikovic (Porcupine, C) (to the Pride)
Teresa Price (Raccoon, F) (to the Pride)
Pura Doris Quaatsch (Zebra, G) (to the Tides)
Blythe Nacht (Red Fox, G) (to the Thrust)
Sebastian Kosciusko (Toucan, F) (to the Minutemen)

Trades

08/04/15	To the Wildcards Alyssia Silverman Theodore Dunn 2015 FBA Draft #29 pick	To the Pride Stefan Kiković Teresa Price $1m in current cap
08/05/15	To the Wildcards $4m in current cap 2015 FBA Draft #21 pick	To the Tides Pura Doris Quaatsch
08/11/15	To the Wildcards Quintessa Hartnett Maya Davis	To the Thrust Blythe Nacht
08/18/15	To the Wildcards Ian Histon	To the Firestorm 2015 FBA Draft #29 pick
08/30/15	To the Wildcards Damien Nathaniel Misha Maxwell 2015 FBA Draft #36 pick $4m in current cap	To the Williamsburg Minutemen Sebastian Kosciusko 2015 FBA Draft #21 pick

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Emily Blake (Spotted Hyena, F)	1yr - $1m	Restricted Free Agent
Godfrey Zindendel (Goat, F)	2yr - $12.5m	Arizona Whips
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Malabar Giant Squirrel, F)	3yr - $16	Baltimore Spirits
Parker Davids (Cougar, F)	1yr - $1.5m	Contract Extension
Erich Haber (Mink, C)	1yr - $1m	Lorain Firestorm

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	Team if applicable
Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F)	Free Agency	San Jose Thrust
Oriana Lowenthal (Gryphon, F/G)	Free Agency	Montana Howlers
Michelle Sundos (Genet, G)	Free Agency	Lorain Firestorm
Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G)	Free Agency	Montana Howlers
Kelsey Norath (African Kingfisher, G/F)	Free Agency	Alaska Arctics

References

2015-2016 Las Vegas Wildcards season

Contents

Key Dates

Draft Picks