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The '''2016–17 FBA season''' is the IC 56th/OOC 8th season of the [[Furry Basketball Association]] (FBA). It marks the second season that the league was overseen by Commissioner [[Stefan Calico]]. The regular season is scheduled to begin on Monday October 31st, 2016 with the traditional [[Furry_Basketball_Association#Howlereen|Howlereen Invitational]] game, and end on Sunday, April 30th, | The '''2016–17 FBA season''' is the IC 56th/OOC 8th season of the [[Furry Basketball Association]] (FBA). It marks the second season that the league was overseen by Commissioner [[Stefan Calico]]. The regular season is scheduled to begin on Monday October 31st, 2016 with the traditional [[Furry_Basketball_Association#Howlereen|Howlereen Invitational]] game, and end on Sunday, April 30th, 2017, with the [[2017 All-Star Week|2017 FBA All-Star Game]] scheduled during the Furry Fiesta spring break in February. | ||
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Revision as of 13:25, 28 October 2016
The 2016–17 FBA season is the IC 56th/OOC 8th season of the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). It marks the second season that the league was overseen by Commissioner Stefan Calico. The regular season is scheduled to begin on Monday October 31st, 2016 with the traditional Howlereen Invitational game, and end on Sunday, April 30th, 2017, with the 2017 FBA All-Star Game scheduled during the Furry Fiesta spring break in February.
Notable occurrences
Transactions
Retirements
The following players declared their retirement from the league:
Free agency
Free agency offers opened shortly after 6:59pm CDT on Friday July 24th. Players were able to begin accepting offers after the start of the 2016 FBA Draft on Sunday September 18th. The offer window will close at 11:59pm PST on Friday September 30th, 2016, while players must make their contract decisions by 11:59pm PST on Friday October 14th, 2016.
Preseason
The preseason was from October 15th through October 29th, with a maximum of 6 preseason games allowed per team.
Regular season
The regular season will begin on Monday, October 31st, 2016, and is scheduled to end on Friday, April 30th, 2017. For the majority of the season, teams alternated which days they would be playing games, with some extended breaks in between matches. Every team had one set of back-to-back home games, plus either: one set of back-to-back road games or two more sets of back-to-back home games.
Statistics leaders
Awards
At the end of the regular season, winners will be determined for the following six awards: Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Fur of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year. During the regular season, players will also be recognized for their efforts and talents while other players are also highlighted for setting records during the regular season.
End of Season Honors
Weekly Honors
Monthly Honors
One veteran and one rookie are selected for the monthly honors of being the featured player and rookie in the league.
Season Records
Postseason
The playoffs will begin in May of 2017 and will conclude with the 2017 Finals.