2017 FBA Season

The 2016–17 FBA season is the IC 56th/OOC 8th season of the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). It marks the third 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 Fur-Squared break at the end February.

Transactions

Main article: 2017 Transactions

Retirements

The following players declared their retirement from active player status in the league:

• Sam Wallace (Groundhog, G)
• Unknown FBA Player
• Annika Jung (Archaeopteryx, G)
• Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)
• Unknown FBA Player
• Valencia Zeraus (Lioness, G)
• Unknown FBA Player
• Unknown FBA Player
• Charles Burgh (Polar Bear, C)
• Jaeger Lewandowski (Mandrill, G)
• Unknown FBA Player
• Unknown FBA Player
• Otto Okkonen (Dragon, F/C)

Free agency

Free agency offers opened shortly after 12:01am CDT on Thursday September 1st. Players were able to begin accepting offers after the start of the 2016 FBA Draft on Sunday September 18th. The offer window closed at 11:59pm PDT on Friday September 30th, 2016, while players had until 11:59pm PDT on Friday October 14th, 2016, to finalize their contract decisions.

Preseason

The preseason was from October 15th through October 29th, with a maximum of 6 preseason games allowed per team.

Win	Western Conference												Eastern Conference
Loss	Pacific Rim				Mountain				Plains				Northern				Central				Southern
Pre-season	ALK	HWI	SAS	SJT	EDM	LVG	MON	SEA	AZW	DAK	TXS	WPG	ALB	BGR	PLY	QNS	BAL	LOR	PIT	WIL	BLV	HNT	TAL	TEN
Sat 10/15		@BGR		LOR	TXS			ALB			@EDM		@SEA	HWI		BAL	@QNS	@SJT
Sun 10/16	@PIT									TAL		LOR						@WPG	ALK				@DAK
Mon 10/17		EDM		@MON	@HWI		SJT							@BLV			WIL			@BAL	BGR
Tue 10/18	@TAL	TXS	@SEA			AZW		SAS	@LVG		@HWI	@PLY	@LOR		WPG			ALB					ALK
Wed 10/19					WIL									QNS		@BGR				@EDM
Thu 10/20	HWI	@ALK		TXS				@TAL			@SJT						@LOR	BAL					SEA
Fri 10/21						@QNS	@AZW		MON							LVG			@WIL	PIT
Sat 10/22			BGR	@TEN								TAL		@SAS									@WPG	SJT
Sun 10/23					QNS	@BLV	@AZW		MON	@WIL						@EDM			HNT	DAK	LVG	@PIT
Mon 10/24			TAL	PLY		LOR					BAL			TEN	@SJT		@TXS	@LVG					@SAS	@BGR
Tue 10/25		BLV			@HNT		WPG					@MON									@HWI	EDM
Wed 10/26						@PLY									LVG			TEN						@LOR
Thu 10/27			@SJT	SAS									BLV								@ALB	@TAL	HNT
Fri 10/28		@TEN			PLY			@BGR		@TXS	DAK			SEA	@EDM									HWI
Sat 10/29						QNS										@LVG

Regular season

Main article: 2017 Schedule

The regular season began 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 at least one set of back-to-back home games, while half of the Western Conference teams also had a set of back-to-back home games.

Standings

League Standings as of 20 September 2024 13:25:05 GMT Rk Team Rec L10 Streak Long 1 53-27 9-1 Won 1 Won 11 2 53-27 8-2 Lost 1 Won 15 3 49-31 4-6 Lost 1 Won 10 4 47-33 6-4 Lost 1 Won 7 5 47-33 6-4 Won 4 Won 6 6 45-35 4-6 Lost 1 Won 6 7 44-36 5-5 Won 1 Won 6 8 44-36 4-6 Won 1 Won 7 9 44-36 5-5 Lost 4 Won 7 10 43-37 6-4 Lost 3 Won 8 11 43-37 5-5 Lost 1 Won 8 12 41-39 8-2 Won 1 Lost 8 13 41-39 3-7 Won 1 Won 6 14 41-39 4-6 Lost 1 Won 5 15 40-40 6-4 Won 2 Won 8 16 38-42 3-7 Won 1 Won 8 17 37-43 5-5 Lost 1 Lost 6 18 37-43 6-4 Won 3 Won 7 19 37-43 7-3 Won 2 Won 10 20 33-47 5-5 Won 1 Lost 8 21 32-48 2-8 Lost 2 Won 9 22 29-51 3-7 Lost 1 Lost 8 23 26-54 4-6 Lost 1 Lost 7 24 16-64 2-8 Won 1 Lost 23

By division

Team Record Conf. Div. GB Plains Division y-Winnipeg Voyageurs 41-39 28-28 15-9 - Texas Lone Stars 38-42 32-24 15-9 3 Arizona Whips 29-51 23-33 11-13 12 Dakota Bikers 26-54 18-38 7-17 15 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Mountain Division y-Montana Howlers 53-27 37-19 14-10 - x-Edmonton Totems 47-33 31-25 13-11 6 x-Seattle Summit 44-36 29-27 11-13 9 Las Vegas Wildcards 41-39 25-31 10-14 12 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Pacific Rim Division y-Alaska Arctics 45-35 31-25 13-11 - x-Santa Ana Spectrums 44-36 32-24 14-10 1 x-San Jose Thrust 41-39 23-33 10-14 4 Hawaii Kahunas 40-40 27-29 11-13 5

Team Record Conf. Div. GB Northern Division y-Queens Pride 49-31 36-20 19-5 - Albany Alphas 37-43 25-31 14-10 12 Bangor Tides 32-48 22-34 11-13 17 Plymouth Taproots 16-64 7-49 4-20 33 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Central Division c-Williamsburg Minutemen 53-27 41-15 19-5 - x-Pittsburgh Keystones 43-37 32-24 11-13 10 x-Baltimore Spirits 37-43 29-27 10-14 16 x-Lorain Firestorm 37-43 27-29 8-16 16 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Southern Division y-Tennessee Moonshiners 47-33 33-23 16-8 - x-Huntsville Mayors 44-36 31-25 12-12 3 x-Tallahassee Typhoons 43-37 30-26 10-14 4 Biloxi Voodoo 33-47 23-33 10-15 14

By conference

# Western Conference Team Record Conf. GB 1 z-Montana Howlers 53-27 37-19 - 2 x-Edmonton Totems 47-33 31-25 6 3 y-Alaska Arctics 45-35 31-25 8 4 x-Santa Ana Spectrums 44-36 32-24 9 5 x-Seattle Summit 44-36 29-27 9 6 y-Winnipeg Voyageurs 41-39 28-28 12 7 x-Las Vegas Wildcards 41-39 25-31 12 8 x-San Jose Thrust 41-39 23-33 12 9 Hawaii Kahunas 40-40 27-29 13 10 Texas Lone Stars 38-42 32-24 15 11 Arizona Whips 29-51 23-33 24 12 Dakota Bikers 26-54 18-38 27

# Eastern Conference Team Record Conf. GB 1 c-Williamsburg Minutemen 53-27 41-15 - 2 y-Queens Pride 49-31 36-20 4 3 y-Tennessee Moonshiners 47-33 33-23 6 4 x-Huntsville Mayors 44-36 31-25 9 5 x-Pittsburgh Keystones 43-37 32-24 10 6 x-Tallahassee Typhoons 43-37 30-26 10 7 x-Baltimore Spirits 37-43 29-27 16 8 x-Lorain Firestorm 37-43 27-29 16 9 Albany Alphas 37-43 25-31 16 10 Biloxi Voodoo 33-47 23-33 20 11 Bangor Tides 32-48 22-34 21 12 Plymouth Taproots 16-64 7-49 37

Notes

• (#) - Magic number for team to clinch division/conference

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.

Weekly Honors

One player from the Eastern Conference and one from the Western Conference are chosen for the Player of the Week title.

Week	Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Week 1 (10/31 - 11/06)	Theodore Rockwell (Wolf/Cheetah Hybrid, F, BAL)	Fenruss Brylee (Black Wolf, F/C, LVG)
Week 2 (11/07 - 11/13)	Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C, BGR)	Tyrese Vaughan (Giant Otter, C, SAS)
Week 3 (11/14 - 11/20)	Blanc Mange (White Wolf, F, BGR)	Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C, HWI)
Week 4 (11/21 - 11/26)	Rodger Umaechi (Husky, F, ALB)	Luukas Hirvonen (Cougar, G, EDM)
Week 5 (11/27 - 12/01)	Micah Davenport (Border Collie, F/G, QNS)	Barnaby Jazz (Shark, C/F, SJT)
Week 6 (12/05 - 12/11)	Vera La Tiérra (Red Vixen, G, WIL)	Warren Doyle (Spotted Hyena/Coyote, G/F, HWI)
Week 7 (12/12 - 12/17)	Hal Dufrain (American Alligator, F/C, TEN)	Niko McNamara (Meerkat, F/G, SEA)
Week 8 (12/18 - 12/23)	Jim McCormick (Badger, G/F, HNT)	Luukas Hirvonen (Cougar, G, EDM)
Week 9 (12/26 - 12/31)	TBD	TBD

Monthly Honors

One veteran and one rookie are selected for the monthly honors of being the featured player and rookie in the league.

Month	Player of the Month	Rookie of the Month
November	Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C, HWI)	Tyrese Vaughan (Giant Otter, C, SAS)

Postseason

Main article: 2017 FBA Playoffs

The playoffs will begin in May of 2017 and will conclude with the 2017 Finals.