2015-2016 San Jose Thrust season

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San Jose Thrust
RL GM HerrWozzeck
RL HC Harlow
Arena Rabbit Valley Pavilion II - San Jose, CA
Owner(s) Anjij Qimmiq (female American Eskimo dog)
General Manager Reiko Akemi (female Japanese raccoon dog)
Head coach Anjij Qimmiq (female American Eskimo dog)
Results
Record 35-29
Place Division: 3rd (Pacific Rim)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish Lost to the Seattle Summit 3-4 in the Conference Quarterfinals
2014-15 2016-17

The 2015-2016 San Jose Thrust season is the fourth season of the franchise in San Jose and the 22nd in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA).

Key Dates

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

Draft Picks

Round Pick Player Species Position
1 4 Jonathan Lawyer Meerkat F/G
2 38 Elijah Sommers Blue-tongued Skink G

Roster

Depth Chart

San Jose Thrust 2015-2016 Depth Chart
Starters
Point Guard Shooting Guard Small Forward Power Forward Center
23 Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) 9 Jonathan Lawyer (Meerkat, F/G) 50 Rachel Barsky (Alaskan Malamute, F) 20 Dewitt Azad Ghakhar (Markhor, F/C) 69 Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F)
Bench
Forward Guard Forward Center Guard
11 Corey Allen (Dog, F) 22 Blythe Nacht (Red Fox, G) 41 Riccardo Vega (Maned Wolf, F) 27 Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C) 88 Redawn Fenwatcher (Red Panda, G)
Reserves
Guard Forward Guard Guard Bigfur
10 Aesop Tecumseh (Northern Pike, G) 52 Mitch Henderson (Hamadryas Baboon, F) 72 Bali Mahi (Peacock, G) 14 Elijah Sommers (Blue-Tongued Skink, G) 40 Nathan Robinson (Sidewinder, F/C)

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
Aesop Tecumseh 20 232.8 21 64 2 14 12 13 6 31 32 15 6 1 14 56 11.6 0.328 0.143 0.923 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.8
Alessandro Serra 64 2120.5 427 781 73 177 147 161 45 161 422 50 121 6 81 1074 33.1 0.547 0.412 0.913 2.5 6.6 0.8 1.9 0.1 1.3 16.8
Bali Mahi 49 388.6 49 127 3 34 22 23 9 33 68 26 10 4 17 123 7.9 0.386 0.088 0.957 0.7 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.5
Barnaby Jazz 64 2164.9 447 859 0 0 188 255 200 728 80 69 0 174 188 1082 33.8 0.52 0 0.737 11.4 1.3 1.1 0 2.7 2.9 16.9
Blythe Nacht 59 1113.8 207 456 103 240 36 39 21 30 21 51 37 11 69 553 18.9 0.454 0.429 0.923 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.2 9.4
Corey Allen 48 431.6 68 142 5 21 29 33 13 77 54 47 5 8 24 170 9 0.479 0.238 0.879 1.6 1.1 1 0.1 0.2 0.5 3.5
Dewitt Azad Ghakhar 64 2024.7 257 597 0 0 99 124 97 447 72 66 2 90 155 613 31.6 0.43 0 0.798 7 1.1 1 0 1.4 2.4 9.6
Elijah Sommers 9 52 8 20 1 5 4 4 0 7 6 2 2 0 3 21 5.8 0.4 0.2 1 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0 0.3 2.3
Jonathan Lawyer 64 1881.1 285 661 86 252 93 100 32 146 163 58 48 14 126 749 29.4 0.431 0.341 0.93 2.3 2.5 0.9 0.8 0.2 2 11.7
Miguel Mendoza 59 920.5 189 359 21 49 48 58 32 243 10 66 2 53 59 447 15.6 0.526 0.429 0.828 4.1 0.2 1.1 0 0.9 1 7.6
Mitch Henderson 32 277 33 93 0 15 17 21 7 52 20 29 3 5 14 83 8.7 0.355 0 0.81 1.6 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 2.6
Nathan Robinson 57 318.6 48 124 11 45 15 19 14 80 5 32 0 18 10 122 5.6 0.387 0.244 0.789 1.4 0.1 0.6 0 0.3 0.2 2.1
Rachel Barsky 64 2025 402 782 81 215 131 150 46 307 154 60 53 37 114 1016 31.6 0.514 0.377 0.873 4.8 2.4 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.8 15.9
Redawn Fenwatcher 55 804.3 102 248 3 33 43 46 11 24 177 37 58 0 42 250 14.6 0.411 0.091 0.935 0.4 3.2 0.7 1.1 0 0.8 4.5
Riccardo Vega 48 792.2 123 265 0 0 26 42 23 149 5 33 2 23 44 272 16.5 0.464 0 0.619 3.1 0.1 0.7 0 0.5 0.9 5.7
Former Players  
Caspian Rhos 5 23.8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 4.8 0.333 0 0 0.2 0 0.4 0 0.4 0.4 0.4
Maryanne Whittman 7 39 8 15 0 1 5 5 3 7 4 2 1 2 0 21 5.6 0.533 0 1 1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0 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

Pre-season

Regular Season

The regular season opener was held on Monday, December 8th, 2015, hosting the Santa Ana Spectrums.

Standings

Team Record Conf. Div. GB
Pacific Rim Division
z-Santa Ana Spectrums 47-17 29-11 15-9 ---
x-Hawaii Kahunas 40-24 22-18 12-12 7.0
x-San Jose Thrust 35-29 21-19 11-13 12.0
x-Alaska Arctics 35-29 21-19 10-14 12.0


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
# Western Conference
Team Record Conf. GB
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

Playoffs

Despite having a similar record (35-29) to finish the season, the team received the 6th seed due to having a higher divisional record compared to the Alaska Arctics. The Thrust began their post-season on Saturday, May 14, against the Seattle Summit.


Series Log

Post 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
Alessandro Serra 7 250.7 55 108 9 29 19 20 3 18 60 5 19 0 10 138 35.8 0.509 0.310 0.950 2.6 8.6 0.7 2.7 0.0 1.4 19.7
Bali Mahi 7 37.6 4 10 0 2 1 1 2 5 7 3 1 1 1 9 5.4 0.400 0.000 1.000 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3
Barnaby Jazz 7 247 45 85 0 0 18 28 18 79 9 6 0 23 21 108 35.3 0.529 N/A 0.643 11.3 1.3 0.9 0.0 3.3 3.0 15.4
Blythe Nacht 7 114.9 24 54 11 27 4 6 1 4 6 8 3 0 6 63 16.4 0.444 0.407 0.667 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.9 9.0
Corey Allen 7 43 4 10 0 1 1 1 2 10 4 5 0 0 3 9 6.1 0.400 0.000 1.000 1.4 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3
Dewitt Azad Ghakhar 6 173.5 22 47 0 0 6 9 5 33 8 4 0 7 18 50 28.9 0.468 N/A 0.667 5.5 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.2 3.0 8.3
Jonathan Lawyer 214.6 30 72 9 29 13 13 2 15 15 9 6 1 13 82 30.7 0.417 0.310 1.000 2.1 2.1 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.9 11.7
Miguel Mendoza 108.4 29 48 2 8 3 4 7 30 1 10 0 5 5 63 15.5 0.604 0.250 0.750 4.3 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 9.0
Mitch Henderson 2 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.6 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nathan Robinson 7 17.9 4 9 0 4 1 1 3 8 0 4 0 1 1 9 2.6 0.444 0.000 1.000 1.1 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.3
Rachel Barsky 6 210.7 45 88 12 28 14 17 9 36 16 6 3 5 9 116 35.1 0.511 0.429 0.824 6.0 2.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.5 19.3
Redawn Fenwatcher 7 112.7 17 34 1 7 3 3 0 0 26 6 7 0 6 38 16.1 0.500 0.143 1.000 0.0 3.7 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.9 5.4
Riccardo Vega 7 143.9 24 47 0 0 3 10 4 23 3 8 0 4 5 51 20.6 0.511 N/A 0.300 3.3 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.6 0.7 7.3
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

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Record Value Player Date of record
Minutes Played 40.7 Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) Feb 17, 2016
Field Goals Made 15 Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) Jan 16, 2016
3 Pointers Made 3 Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) Dec 18, 2015
Free Throws Made 8 Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) Dec 26, 2015
Offensive Rebounds 6 Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) Jan 28, 2016
Total Rebounds 17 Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) Apr 03, 2016
Assists 18* Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) Jan 16, 2016
Turn Overs 6 Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) Jan 16, 2016
Steals 6 Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) Jan 05, 2016
Blocks 9 Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) Feb 04, 2016
Points 38 Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) Jan 16, 2016

* = Overall League Record

Double-Doubles

  • Alessandro Serra: 8 (12/14, 01/16, 02/17, 03/03, 03/07, 03/23, 04/19, 04/30)
  • Barnaby Jazz: 51 (12/07, 12/09, 12/12, 12/14, 12/16, 12/18, 12/26, 12/22, 12/28, 01/01, 01/05, 01/07, 01/09, 01/11, 01/16, 01/26, 01/28, 01/30, 02/02, 02/04, 02/06, 02/09, 02/11, 02/13, 02/17, 02/19, 02/24, 02/26, 03/01, 03/03, 03/05, 03/07, 03/09, 03/16, 03/18, 03/20, 03/23, 03/25, 03/30, 04/05, 04/03, 04/08, 04/13, 04/15, 04/17, 04/19, 04/21, 04/28, 05/02, 05/04, 05/06)
  • Dewitt Azad Ghakhar: 4 (12/16, 12/30, 02/17, 03/31)
  • Rachel Barsky: 1 (02/19)


Transactions

Overview

San Jose Thrust


Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Waivers/Buyouts

  • None

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Trades

07/24/15
To the Thrust
To the Lone Stars
07/28/15
To the Thrust
  • 2015 FBA Draft #38 pick
To the Spirits
  • 2015 FBA Draft #46 pick
  • $1.5m in current cap
08/11/15
To the Thrust
To the Wildcards
11/13/15
To the Thrust
To the Moonshiners
11/15/15
To the Thrust
To the Voyageurs
07/30/15
To Thrust
To Bikers
  • 2016 2nd rd pick

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F) 5yr - $47m Las Vegas Wildcards
Bali Mahi (Peacock, G) 4yr - $9.5m Tennessee Moonshiners
Dewitt Azad Ghakhar (Markhor, F/C) 4yr - $23m Tennessee Moonshiners
Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) 4yr - $43m Alaska Arctics
Mitch Henderson (Hamadryas Baboon, F) 1yr - $1m Restricted Free Agency

Subtractions

Player Reason Left Team if applicable
Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov (Siberian Tiger, G/F) Free Agency Albany Alphas
Stephanie Beck (Deer, G) Free Agency Tennessee Moonshiners
Renee Fiora (Malamute, F) Free Agency Williamsburg Minutemen
Devon Kellendyne (Cacomistle, G) Free Agency Alaska Arctics
Rob Jacobs (Jungle Wolf, F) Free Agency Plymouth Taproots

References