Arizona Demons

Arizona Demons
2025-2026 Arizona Demons season
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Conference	Western
Division	Desert
Founded	1983
History	El Paso Whips (1983-2004), Santa Fe Whips (2004-2015), Arizona Whips(2015-2022), Arizona Demons (2022-present
Arena	Hades Arena
City	Yuma, AZ
Team colors	Red, Purple, Black
Owner(s)	Nathan Nopelson (male Sonoran Pronghorn)
RL Primary Contact	JWolfman
General manager	Michelle Yores (female zebra)
Head coach	Akako Tsubasa (Kitsune)
Assistant coach	Scott Paulichek (Fisher)
Lead trainer	Sam Wallace (Groundhog)
Championships	1
Division titles	1 (2013, 2016)

The Arizona Demons are a professional basketball team based in the city of Yuma, Arizona. They play in the Desert Division of the Western Conference in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA).

Current Roster

Arizona Demons Roster

Starters
Point Guard		Shooting Guard		Small Forward		Power Forward		Center
93 Eliza Mae duPont G Yellow-necked Mouse 5'8" 158 lbs Yrs. 7		32 Evan Cross G American Sable Rabbit 6'3" 170 lbs Yrs. 6		13 Kyler Inari G/F Arctic Fox 6'8" 285 lbs Yrs. 5		11 Chet Mandaville F Northwestern Wolf 6'8" 230 lbs Yrs. 3		78 Rae-Lynn Turnberry C/F Elephant 7'6" 350 lbs Yrs. 5
Bench
14 Zuri Khattar-Varne G Ribbon Seal 6'4" 245 lbs Yrs. 3		12 Hayden Foster G Fox 6'4" 205 lbs Yrs. 5		9 Yumi Matsuura F/G Malayan Tiger 6'5" 195 lbs Yrs. 3		29 Aslanbek Arsanukayev F Dragon 6'8" 220 lbs Yrs. R		65 Kenji Frost F Shortfin Mako Shark 6'8" 220 lbs Yrs. 4
Reserves				Deep Reserves
3 Keisha Zatarra F Macaw 6'4" 200 lbs Yrs. 4		61 Liam Seger-Hendrix F/G Raccoon 6'4" 210 lbs Yrs. 1				1 Taylor Taylor G Dingo 5'3" 140 lbs Yrs. R		66 Oaklynne Oberndorfer✚ C Satanic Nightjar/Great-eared Nightjar mix 7'9" 320 lbs Yrs. 2
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	Arizona Demons Team Contracts Name 26 27 28 29 30 Zuri Khattar-Varne 7 8 8 Hayden Foster 6 Rae-Lynn Turnberry 5 5 5 Chet Mandaville 7 Oaklynne Oberndorfer 5.5 9 9 9 Evan Cross 10 10 Taylor Taylor 1.5 1.5 Keisha Zatarra 2 Kenji Frost 10 10 Kyler Inari 12 Yumi Matsuura 2 Eliza Mae duPont 17 17 17 --- Liam Seger-Hendrix 3 Aslanbek Arsanukayev 3 3

2025-2026 Budget for	Total Cap	Contracts Paid	Buyouts	Available
Arizona Demons	111.0	91	0	20

Seasons

• 2015-2016 – 35-29 (Conf: 22-18, Div: 12-12) (Home: 26-6, Away: 9-23) (Plains Division Champions, 4th in Western Conference, Western Conference Quarterfinalists)
• 2016-2017 – 29-51 (Conf: 23-33, Div: 11-13) (Home: 19-21, Away: 10-30) (3rd in Plains Division)
• 2017-2018 – 25-55 (Conf: 15-41, Div: 9-15) (Home: 20-20, Away: 5-35) (4th in Plains Division)
• 2018-2019 – 19-61 (Conf: 13-43, Div: 2-22) (Home: 15-25, Away: 4-36) (3rd in Plains Division)
• 2019-2020 - 17-63 (Conf: 13-43, Div: 6-18) (Home: xx-xx, Away: xx-xx) (4th in Plains Division)
• 2020-2021 - 20-60 (Conf: 15-41, Div: 7-17) (Home: xx-xx, Away: xx-xx) (4th in Plains Division)
• 2021-2022 - 37-43 (Conf: 26-30, Div: 13-11) (Home: xx-xx, Away: xx-xx) (2nd in Plains Division)

Notable Alumni

• Svenia von Thomassen (Taur Lioness, C)
• Godfrey Zindendel (Goat, F)
• Alyssia Silverman (Red Vixen, G)
• Tay McKie (Flea, G)
• Anthony Boris (Tasmanian Devil, F)
• Stephan Soro (Red Fox, G)
• Michael Porter (Mallard, F/C)
• Maryanne Whittman (Spotted Hyena, G)
• Karl Chiklak (Moose, C)
• L.V. McDyess (Black Panther, G)
• Monty Silverthorn (Pine Marten, G)
• Sherman Downward (Porcupine, F/C)
• Sam Wallace (Groundhog, G)
• Lance Wildfyre (Rabbit, G)

Team Images

Arizona Demons Uniform Reveal 2022 by Pac

Whips Day at the Observatory 2016 by Jaymzeecat

Whips Team Portrait - 2014-2015 by Kresblain

Logo and Uniforms

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  Arizona Logo
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  Arizona Jerseys