2014-2015 Albany Alphas season

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Albany Alphas
RL GM Wendingo
RL HC Rourkie
Arena Frump Coliseum (aka "Frump's Dump")
Owner(s) Donahue Frump (male Mole)
General Manager Ralqul Witt (male Crow)
Head coach Rourkie Danyals (male Cat)
Results
Record 53-27
Place Division: 2nd
Conference: 4th
Playoff finish Lost to Santa Ana Spectrums 1–4 (FBA Finals)
2013-14 2015-16

The 2014-2015 Albany Alphas season was the 21st season of the franchise in Albany and the 36th season in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). The club originally started as the Hamilton Mariners and was relocated to New York to become the Albany Alphas. Despite another new manager in the front office, the team managed to go all the way to the FBA Finals.

Key Dates

  • 07/20/14 Hiring of Ralqul Witt as General Manager
  • 07/25/14 Start of Free Agency
  • 08/31/14 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Ampitheatre

Draft Picks

Round Pick Player Species Position
2 30 Apiatan Redmane Water Buffalo G

Roster

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
Apiatan Redmane 80 1842.1 313 640 34 92 77 81 33 174 334 79 57 5 145 737 23 0.489 0.37 0.951 2.2 4.2 1 0.7 0.1 1.8 9.2
James Frestrikial 79 2264.5 274 636 0 0 145 207 99 556 40 94 0 101 150 693 28.7 0.431 --- 0.7 7 0.5 1.2 0 1.3 1.9 8.8
Viran Kivar 78 1397.3 277 587 1 2 95 101 114 386 141 80 3 62 87 650 17.9 0.472 0.5 0.941 4.9 1.8 1 0 0.8 1.1 8.3
Jackson Nuez 78 2389.7 539 1012 187 380 203 224 69 356 342 67 38 9 146 1469 30.6 0.533 0.492 0.906 4.6 4.4 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.9 18.8
Lee Jin-Sung 77 1841.9 296 646 52 159 85 99 54 352 189 60 28 35 149 729 23.9 0.458 0.327 0.859 4.6 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.5 1.9 9.5
René Lacoste 77 1971.5 311 561 2 7 115 116 26 186 540 72 81 3 106 739 25.6 0.554 0.286 0.991 2.4 7 0.9 1.1 0 1.4 9.6
Sasha Ivanovich 77 1105.4 176 412 49 134 40 43 31 239 28 74 5 28 47 441 14.4 0.427 0.366 0.93 3.1 0.4 1 0.1 0.4 0.6 5.7
Rodger Umaechi 75 2237.5 569 1045 104 246 227 250 141 521 281 57 42 53 156 1469 29.8 0.544 0.423 0.908 6.9 3.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 2.1 19.6
Doral 71 563 81 234 0 1 34 40 25 132 10 39 34 34 35 196 7.9 0.346 0 0.85 1.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.8
Friedrich Peschke 71 1428.5 246 478 0 0 89 127 71 403 120 71 2 54 95 581 20.1 0.515 --- 0.701 5.7 1.7 1 0 0.8 1.3 8.2
Riley Forgets Nothing 65 695.5 138 318 23 60 38 41 19 113 54 52 31 14 24 337 10.7 0.434 0.383 0.927 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 5.2
David Hodge 46 466.2 39 172 0 0 36 59 27 151 3 26 0 30 19 114 10.1 0.227 --- 0.61 3.3 0.1 0.6 0 0.7 0.4 2.5
Admiral May 36 294.4 83 151 0 1 23 23 3 33 50 30 15 2 9 189 8.2 0.55 0 1 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 5.3
Seria Delgado 35 307.9 55 140 0 1 10 12 17 70 12 24 2 6 8 120 8.8 0.393 0 0.833 2 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 3.4
Susan Kruegar 10 128.6 13 48 0 0 16 25 6 33 3 12 0 7 10 42 12.9 0.271 --- 0.64 3.3 0.3 1.2 0 0.7 1 4.2
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

Depth Chart

2014-2015 Albany Alphas Roster
Starters
Point Guard Shooting Guard Small Forward Power Forward Center
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17 René Lacoste (Jackal, G) 23 Jackson Nuez (Squirrel, G/F) 9 Rodger Umaechi (Husky, F) 71 Viran Kivar (Jaguar, F) 76 James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C)
Bench
Guard Swingfur Center Forward Forward
31 Apiatan Redmane (Water Buffalo, G) 3 Riley Forgets Nothing (Raccoon, G/F) 20 Friedrich Peschke (Cat, C) 15 Sasha Ivanovich (Lynx, F) 31 Lee Jin-Sung (Black Bear, F)
Reserves Inactives
Forward Guard Swingfur Center Bigfur
18 Seria Delgado (White Wolf, F) 50 Admiral May (Maine Coon Cat, G) 69 Doral (Gecko, G/F) 46 David Hodge (Maned Wolf, C) 6 Susan Kruegar (Raccoon, F/C)

Pre-season

Regular Season

The regular season opener was held on Saturday November 1, 2014, visiting the Williamsburg Minutemen in an 18-point victory on the road. The home opener was held on Wednesday November 5, 2014, hosting the Pittsburgh Keystones in a disorganized 12-point loss.

Standings

Northern Division
Team Record Conf. Div. GB
y-Plymouth Taproots 54-26 33-23 13-11 ---
x-Albany Alphas 53-27 38-18 15-9 1
x-Bangor Tides 42-38 26-30 10-14 12
Newark Pride 32-48 19-37 10-14 22


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
# Eastern Conference
Team Record Conf. GB
1 c-Huntsville Mayors 57-23 42-14 ---
2 y-Pittsburgh Keystones 56-24 39-17 1
3 y-Plymouth Taproots 54-26 33-23 3
4 x-Albany Alphas 53-27 38-18 4
5 x-Tallahassee Typhoons 44-36 33-23 13
6 x-Bangor Tides 42-38 26-30 15
7 x-Williamsburg Minutemen 37-43 26-30 20
8 x-Baltimore Spirits 33-47 28-28 24
9 Newark Pride 32-48 19-37 25
10 Biloxi Voodoo 30-50 24-56 27
11 Lorain Firestorm 24-56 16-40 33
12 Tennessee Moonshiners 20-60 11-45 37

Game Log

Playoffs

The team clinched their playoff berth on March 19th and their #4 seed on April 29th. Their post-season began on May 7th against the Tallahassee Typhoons. The Alphas won their series 4-2 and moved on to face the Huntsville Mayors. In a surprisingly short series, the #4 seed knocked out the #1 seed Mayors. They faced the Pittsburgh Keystones in a grueling 7 game series, beating out the #2 seed 4-3.

In the Finals, the Alphas fought off a shut out but ultimately lost to the Santa Ana Spectrums 4 games to 1.

Series Log

Player 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
Admiral May 15 78.3 20 34 3 6 7 7 1 4 9 4 7 0 2 52 5.2 0.588 0.500 1.000 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 3.5
Apiatan Redmane 23 639.6 87 181 10 30 26 28 13 52 93 27 20 2 43 214 27.8 0.481 0.333 0.929 2.3 4.0 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.9 9.3
David Hodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doral 19 87.1 15 37 0 1 9 13 8 22 7 9 6 5 4 40 4.6 0.405 0.000 0.692 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 2.1
Friedrich Peschke 23 695.6 92 188 0 0 35 61 35 169 32 16 1 32 42 214 30.2 0.489 --- 0.574 7.3 1.4 0.7 0.0 1.4 1.8 9.3
James Frestrikial 23 429.1 52 104 0 0 18 22 22 105 13 12 7 14 25 119 18.7 0.500 --- 0.818 4.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 5.2
Lee Jin-Sung 23 560.9 63 145 9 48 18 22 5 81 39 8 6 5 48 153 24.4 0.434 0.188 0.818 3.5 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 2.1 6.7
René Lacoste 23 578.8 120 208 15 37 43 48 11 44 131 20 27 3 24 296 25.2 0.577 0.405 0.896 1.9 5.7 0.9 1.2 0.1 1.0 12.9
Riley Forgets Nothing 19 149.5 22 59 7 24 9 13 5 18 21 6 5 2 10 60 7.9 0.373 0.292 0.692 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 3.2
Rodger Umaechi 23 818.5 206 389 36 88 73 89 29 137 94 22 19 14 53 520 35.6 0.530 0.409 0.820 6.0 4.1 1.0 0.8 0.6 2.3 22.6
Sasha Ivanovich 23 159.8 19 42 4 15 4 4 3 24 3 10 6 1 4 60 6.9 0.452 0.267 1.000 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 2.6
Seria Delgado 16 88.5 14 23 0 1 5 6 0 16 2 8 3 3 2 33 5.5 0.609 0.000 0.833 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.1
Susan Kruegar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viran Kivar 23 419.3 61 115 0 0 16 22 28 115 27 13 6 9 23 130 18.2 0.530 --- 0.727 5.0 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.0 5.7
Jackson Nuez 23 815.8 165 314 54 111 54 60 9 91 86 20 23 2 39 445 35.5 0.525 0.486 0.900 4.0 3.7 0.9 1.0 0.1 1.7 19.3
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

Alpha Alpha

This team award is given to the player that had the best performance for each game, whether the team won or lost.

Week/Month

All-Star

Records

Record Value Player Date of record
Minutes Played 48 James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C) Dec 29, 2014
Field Goals Made 14 Jackson Nuez (Squirrel, G/F) Mar 15, 2015
3 Pointers Made 4 Jackson Nuez (Squirrel, G/F) Dec 19, 2014
Free Throws Made 7 James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C) Nov 21, 2014
Offensive Rebounds 7 James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C) Nov 28, 2014
Total Rebounds 14 James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C) Nov 28, 2014
Assists 12 René Lacoste (Jackal, G) Jan 2, 2015
Turn Overs 5 James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C) Dec 27, 2014
Steals 4 Doral (Gecko, G/F) Nov 3, 2014
Blocks 5 James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C) Jan 12, 2015
Points 36 Jackson Nuez (Squirrel, G/F) Mar 19, 2015


Double-Doubles

  • Apiatan Redmane: 1 - (03/15/15)
  • Friedrich Peschke: 1 - (03/15/15)
  • Jackson Nuez: 1 - (01/29/15)
  • James Frestrikial: 10 - (11/03/14), (11/13/14), (11/19/14), (11/28/14), (11/30/14), (12/19/14), (12/21/14), (12/23/14), (12/25/14), (12/29/14)
  • René Lacoste: 9 - (11/30/14), (12/02/14), (12/21/14), (12/25/14), (12/29/14), (01/02/15), (01/14/15), (02/08/15), (04/03/15)
  • Rodger Umaechi: 9 - (11/05/14), (11/25/14), (12/11/14), (01/10/15), (02/14/15), (02/18/15), (02/27/15), (03/21/15), (03/25/15)
  • Viran Kivar: 1 - (04/19/15)

Milestones

Transactions

Overview

Albany Alphas


Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Waivers/Buyouts

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Trades

08/13/13
To Alphas
To Keystones
08/16/13
To Alphas
  • 2014 #30 pick
  • $3m in current cap
To Spectrums
08/30/13
To Alphas
To Summit
  • 2014 #3 pick

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Lee Jin-Sung (Black Bear, F) 1yr - $1m ROOKIE
Theodore Rockwell (Wolf/Cheetah Hybrid, F) 1yr - $1m ROOKIE
James Frestrikial (Brown Bear, C) $2yr - $12m Totems

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Walter Robinson (Hyena, C) Waived RETIRED
Douglas Smith (Coyote, G) Bought out N/A
Teresa Price (Raccoon, F) Bought out Wildcards
Nikki Holmes (Tiger, G) Free Agent N/A
Gerald Puck (Coyote, G) Free Agent N/A

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