2014-2015 Baltimore Spirits season

Baltimore Spirits
RL GM	Tobu
RL HC	JWolfman
Arena	Charm City Center - Baltimore, MD
Owner(s)	Samuel Windance (male Jackalope)
General Manager	Mary Mince (female Wolf)
Head coach	Basil Trassel (male Rabbit)
Results
Record	33-47
Place	Division: 3rd
	Conference: 8th
Playoff finish	Lost to Huntsville Mayors 2-4 (Conf Qtrs)
2013-14	2015-16

The 2014-2015 Baltimore Spirits season was the 54th season of the Baltimore Spirits in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA).

Key Dates

• 07/25/14 Start of Free Agency
• 08/31/14 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Amphitheatre

Draft Picks

Main article: 2014 FBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Species	Position
2	36	Sarah Michelle Dunbar	Mountain Hare	G

Roster

Depth Chart

Baltimore Spirits 2014-2015 Depth Chart

Starters
Point Guard		Shooting Guard		Small Forward		Power Forward		Center
77	Samantha Anderson (Bunny, G)	20	Silvia Windcreek (Silver Hare, G)	19	Theodore Rockwell (Wolf/Cheetah Hybrid, F)	73	Brax Trenor (Grey Hare, F)	54	Samuel Roberts (Clydesdale, C)
Bench
Guard		Forward		Guard		Guard		Swingfur
4	Sarah Michelle Dunbar (Mountain Hare, G)	27	Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Malabar Giant Squirrel, F)	9	Juniper Hill (Maned Wolf, G)	89	Akako Tsubasa (Kitsune, G)	3	Allen Sharp (Spotted Hyena, G/F)
Reserves
Center		Forward		Guard		Swingfur		Center
10	Xau Xian-Xu (Octopus, C)	96	Evan Ashton (Lion, F)	22	Marron Gwosdz (Arctic Vixen, G)	39	Tony Williams (Gazelle, G/F)	2	Alejandro Salazar (Prawn, C)

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
Samuel Roberts	77	2524	311	744	0	0	160	245	79	610	141	76	1	81	162	782	33	0	---	1	8	2	1	0	1	2	10
Silvia Windcreek	80	2507	470	942	183	413	123	127	34	134	166	82	59	1	114	1246	31	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	16
Samantha Anderson	80	2499	381	804	127	320	134	136	25	51	500	68	110	4	100	1023	31	0	0	1	1	6	1	1	0	1	13
Theodore Rockwell	80	2352	397	827	32	96	164	177	79	537	321	75	13	57	160	990	29	0	0	1	7	4	1	0	1	2	12
Brax Trenor	79	2341	439	862	0	0	171	193	85	542	181	68	1	47	151	1049	30	1	---	1	7	2	1	0	1	2	13
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam	80	1570	289	651	25	80	100	103	76	370	111	71	19	18	111	703	20	0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	1	9
Sarah Michelle Dunbar	80	1361	297	636	67	146	69	72	19	149	288	70	48	2	101	730	17	0	0	1	2	4	1	1	0	1	9
Allen Sharp	70	1039	170	407	2	12	87	88	32	240	196	60	16	6	74	429	15	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	6
Xau Xian-Xu	67	741	56	245	0	0	55	118	39	294	2	55	3	60	66	167	11	0	---	0	4	0	1	0	1	1	3
Akako Tsubasa	70	667	139	284	10	37	40	43	10	92	110	56	32	0	26	328	10	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	5
Evan Ashton	50	521	82	224	0	0	14	18	19	111	7	32	9	10	27	178	10	0	---	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	4
Alejandro Salazar	53	483	61	201	0	0	42	69	31	186	51	42	1	21	26	164	9	0	---	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3
Tony Williams	44	330	41	144	0	1	14	19	9	51	19	24	5	4	7	96	8	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Juniper Hill	39	301	80	131	1	3	14	14	14	50	54	24	17	0	5	175	8	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5
Marron Gwosdz	14	144	22	57	0	1	8	8	1	4	43	9	10	0	8	52	10	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	1	4
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

Baltimore Spirits 2014 Pre-season

• Thu 10/09/14: BAL 76 @NWK 82 (boxscore)
• Wed 10/15/14: BAL 108 @WIL 96 (boxscore)

Regular Season

Main article: 2015 Schedule

The regular season home opener was held on Saturday November 1st, 2014, in a 3-point win over the Newark Pride.

Standings

Central Division Team Record Conf. Div. GB y-Pittsburgh Keystones 56-24 39-17 15-9 --- x-Williamsburg Minutemen 37-43 27-29 14-10 19 x-Baltimore Spirits 33-47 28-28 13-11 23 Lorain Firestorm 24-56 16-40 6-18 32 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

# 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 27-29 20 8 x-Baltimore Spirits 33-47 28-28 24 9 Newark Pride 32-48 19-37 25 10 Biloxi Voodoo 30-50 24-32 27 11 Lorain Firestorm 24-56 16-40 33 12 Tennessee Moonshiners 20-60 11-45 37

Game Log

November

• Sat 11/01/14: NWK 115, BAL 118 (boxscore)
  Promo: Spirits Home Opener
• Mon 11/03/14: BAL 96, LOR 99 OT (boxscore)
  Promo: Firestorm Home Opener
• Wed 11/05/14: BGR 111, BAL 116 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/07/14: WIL 117, BAL 103 (boxscore)
• Sun 11/09/14: BAL 106, LVG 124 (boxscore)
• Tue 11/11/14: BAL 104, PIT 101 OT (boxscore)
• Thu 11/13/14: MON 90, BAL 83 (boxscore)
• Sat 11/15/14: HWI 85, BAL 91 (boxscore)
• Mon 11/17/14: EDM 106, BAL 101 (boxscore)
• Wed 11/19/14: BAL 100, TXS 117 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/21/14: BAL 87, SFW 96 (boxscore)
• Sun 11/23/14: TAL 118, BAL 96 (boxscore)
• Tue 11/25/14: BAL 88, HNT 110 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/28/14: SJT 129, BAL 100 (boxscore)
• Sun 11/30/14: BAL 90, TEN 97 (boxscore)

December

• Tue 12/02/14: BAL 96, ALB 105 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/04/14: BAL 111, PIT 106 OT (boxscore)
• Thu 12/11/14: PLY 104, BAL 108 (boxscore)
• Sat 12/13/14: LOR 94, BAL 99 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/15/14: BAL 101, WIL 100 OT (boxscore)
• Wed 12/17/14: BAL 88, NWK 112 (boxscore)
• Fri 12/19/14: BAL 87, BGR 93 (boxscore)
• Sun 12/21/14: BLV 109, BAL 121 (boxscore)
• Tue 12/23/14: HNT 125, BAL 116 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/25/14: TEN 92, BAL 93 (boxscore)
  Promo: Christmas Spirts
• Sat 12/27/14: BAL 113, SEA 115 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/29/14: BAL 109, DAK 115 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/31/14: BAL 106, WIL 111 (boxscore)
  Promo: Countdown to the New Year

January

• Fri 01/02/15: BAL 121, TAL 120 (boxscore)
• Sun 01/04/15: BAL 98, BLV 94 (boxscore)
• Tue 01/06/15: BAL 109, PLY 112 (boxscore)
• Thu 01/08/15: BAL 111, LOR 98 (boxscore)
• Sat 01/10/15: PIT 110, BAL 90 (boxscore)
• Mon 01/12/15: WPG 107, BAL 98 (boxscore)
• Wed 01/14/15: ALB 108, BAL 104 (boxscore)
• Wed 01/21/15: SAS 112, BAL 105 (boxscore)
• Fri 01/23/15: BAL 100, ALK 116 (boxscore)
• Sun 01/25/15: LOR 100, BAL 103 (boxscore)
• Tue 01/27/15: WIL 106, BAL 100 (boxscore)
• Thu 01/29/15: PIT 108, BAL 100 (boxscore)
  Promo: Basil Trassel Bobblehead Night
• Sat 01/31/15: BAL 100, TAL 106 (boxscore)

February

• Mon 02/02/15: BAL 87, BLV 96 (boxscore)
  Promo: Groundhog Appreciation Night - Groundhog attendees will benefit of a 50% discount on non-advance-purchase tickets (proof of species ID required).
• Wed 02/04/15: LVG 101, BAL 100 (boxscore)
• Fri 02/06/15: TXS 101, BAL 108 (boxscore)
• Sun 02/08/15: ALK 107, BAL 109 (boxscore)
• Tue 02/10/15: HNT 100, BAL 110 (boxscore)
• Thu 02/12/15: BAL 99, NWK 104 (boxscore)
  Promo: The Million Dollar Shot - Selected ticket holders will be called down to the court during the halftime show, and the first to make a shot from half court will receive one million dollars!
• Sat 02/14/15: BAL 91, PLY 115 (boxscore)
• Mon 02/16/15: BAL 110, BGR 109 (boxscore)
  Promo: Party Gras - Big pre-game party at the stadium with beads and music and lots of food. Stay after the game to enjoy the king cakes and keep the party going!
• Wed 02/18/15: SEA 119, BAL 102 (boxscore)
  Promo: Cakes 'n Coffee - 10% off all cakes and flavored coffees in the stadium concessions. Take another 10% off on all coffee cakes.
• Wed 02/25/15: BAL 105, HWI 93 (boxscore)
• Fri 02/27/15: BAL 98, MON 122 (boxscore)

March

• Sun 03/01/15: BAL 94, EDM 109 (boxscore)
• Tue 03/03/15: BAL 91, WPG 104 (boxscore)
• Thu 03/05/15: BAL 107, SAS 114 (boxscore)
• Sat 03/07/15: SFW 112, BAL 95 (boxscore)
• Mon 03/09/15: TEN 101, BAL 107 (boxscore)
• Wed 03/11/15: TAL 106, BAL 86 (boxscore)
• Fri 03/13/15: ALB 116, BAL 105 (boxscore)
• Sun 03/15/15: DAK 110, BAL 116 OT (boxscore)
• Tue 03/17/15: BLV 98, BAL 101 (boxscore)
  Promo: Green Out Night - In honor of St. Patrick's Day, first 5000 attendees get a free green T-shirt. Instead of their usual red jerseys the hometown Spirits will also be wearing special green ones which will be auctioned off post-game with proceeds going to FBA Cares.
• Thu 03/19/15: WIL 97, BAL 90 (boxscore)
• Sat 03/21/15: BAL 108, PIT 102 (boxscore)
• Mon 03/23/15: BAL 97, LOR 93 (boxscore)
• Wed 03/25/15: BAL 106, SJT 112 (boxscore)

April

• Wed 04/01/15: BGR 102, BAL 103 (boxscore)
• Fri 04/03/15: PIT 112, BAL 93 (boxscore)
• Sun 04/05/15: PLY 95, BAL 100 (boxscore)
• Tue 04/07/15: LOR 92, BAL 100 (boxscore)
• Thu 04/09/15: BAL 106, WIL 96 (boxscore)
• Sat 04/11/15: BAL 113, HNT 114 (boxscore)
• Mon 04/13/15: BAL 105, LOR 94 (boxscore)
• Wed 04/15/15: PIT 108, BAL 103 (boxscore)
• Fri 04/17/15: WIL 92, BAL 106 (boxscore)
  Promo: Spirits of the Past - Visit with retired and Hall-of-Fame Spirits players before the game! One free autograph for each ticket holder to this game, additional pictures/autographs must be purchased separately.
• Sun 04/19/15: NWK 101, BAL 106 (boxscore)
• Tue 04/21/15: BAL 96, PIT 104 (boxscore)
  Promo: Ungulate Appreciation Night - All Tolliver and Zarif merchandise is 30% off in all arena shops. First 5000 fans will receive a limited edition Terrence Tolliver bobblehead. Throughout the game, giveaways will include autographed posters, jerseys, and more.
• Thu 04/23/15: LOR 88, BAL 91 (boxscore)
• Sat 04/25/15: BAL 99, WIL 107 (boxscore)
  Promo: Fan Appreciation Night - All attendees receive a free Minutemen glossy photograph of the Minutemen team with printed signatures for each player on the reverse side.
• Mon 04/27/15: BAL 95, TEN 82 (boxscore)
  Promo: Last Call - For the final home game of the regular season, half-off all bottled beers at the stadium concessions.
• Wed 04/29/15: BAL 91, ALB 97 (boxscore)

Playoffs

Main article: 2015 FBA Playoffs

The team began their post-season on Wednesday May 6th against the Huntsville Mayors.

Series Log

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: #1 Huntsville Mayors vs #8 Baltimore Spirits

• Wed 05/06/15: BAL 101, @HNT 102 (boxscore) HNT leads 1-0
• Fri 05/08/15: BAL 99, @HNT 101 (boxscore) HNT leads 2-0
• Sun 05/10/15: HNT 88, @BAL 96 (boxscore) HNT leads 2-1
• Tue 05/12/15: HNT 94, @BAL 101 (boxscore) Series tied 2-2
• Thu 05/14/15: BAL 93, @HNT 103 (boxscore) HNT leads 3-2
• Sat 05/16/15: HNT 102, @BAL 95 (boxscore) HNT wins 4-2

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
Samantha Anderson	6	204.5	24	54	5	18	10	10	3	3	34	5	6	0	12	63	34.1	0.444	0.278	1.000	0.5	5.7	0.8	1.0	0.0	2.0	10.5
Silvia Windcreek	6	203.7	30	61	11	26	10	10	0	8	9	7	6	0	10	81	34.0	0.492	0.423	1.000	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.0	0.0	1.7	13.5
Theodore Rockwell	6	206.4	33	67	2	10	18	23	1	33	20	4	4	4	19	86	34.4	0.493	0.200	0.783	5.5	3.3	0.7	0.7	0.7	3.2	14.3
Brax Trenor	6	204.7	48	84	0	0	22	23	2	39	11	4	1	6	14	118	34.1	0.571	N/A	0.957	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.2	1.0	2.3	19.7
Samuel Roberts	6	203.8	25	57	0	0	14	21	4	44	9	6	1	11	14	64	34.0	0.439	N/A	0.667	7.3	1.5	1.0	0.2	1.8	2.3	10.7
Sarah Michelle Dunbar	6	89.2	20	32	3	3	2	2	2	11	18	7	5	0	8	45	14.9	0.625	1.000	1.000	1.8	3.0	1.2	0.8	0.0	1.3	7.5
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam	6	88.1	14	28	0	0	6	7	1	26	7	3	1	2	6	34	14.7	0.500	N/A	0.857	4.3	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.3	1.0	5.7
Juniper Hill	6	89.6	21	35	0	0	5	5	3	15	8	5	4	0	1	47	14.9	0.600	N/A	1.000	2.5	1.3	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.2	7.8
Akako Tsubasa	6	54.3	11	21	1	7	3	3	3	10	2	7	0	0	5	26	9.1	0.524	0.143	1.000	1.7	0.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.8	4.3
Tony Williams	5	27.9	1	8	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	4	0	0	1	3	5.6	0.125	N/A	1.000	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6
Alejandro Salazar	5	13.5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	3	0	1	1	6	2.7	1.000	N/A	N/A	1.6	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.2
Allen Sharp	6	41	5	10	0	0	2	2	1	7	9	4	1	0	1	12	6.8	0.500	N/A	1.000	1.2	1.5	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.2	2.0
Evan Ashton	1	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xau Xian-Xu	1	11.2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.2	0.000	N/A	N/A	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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

All-Star

• 2015 Rookie Challenge Participant: Theodore Rockwell (Wolf/Cheetah Hybrid, F, Bench)

Records

Record	Value	Player	Date of record
Minutes Played	43.3	Samuel Roberts (Clydesdale, C)	Jan 8, 2015
Field Goals Made	10	Silvia Windcreek (Silver Hare, G)	Nov 1, 2014
3 Pointers Made	5	Silvia Windcreek (Silver Hare, G)	Nov 1, 2014
Free Throws Made	6	Theodore Rockwell (Wolf/Cheetah Hybrid, F)	Nov 11, 2014
Offensive Rebounds	6	Brax Trenor (Grey Hare, F)	Apr 7, 2015
Total Rebounds	12	Brax Trenor (Grey Hare, F)	Dec 25, 2014
Assists	11	Allen Sharp (Spotted Hyena, G/F)	Dec 11, 2014
Turn Overs	4	Theodore Rockwell (Wolf/Cheetah Hybrid, F)	Dec 25, 2014
Steals	4	Silvia Windcreek (Silver Hare, G)	Nov 3, 2014
Blocks	4	Xau Xian-Xu (Octopus, C)	Nov 23, 2014
Points	27	Silvia Windcreek (Silver Hare, G)	Nov 1, 2014

Double-doubles

• Brax Trenor: 8 - (11/23/14), (12/15/14), (12/23/14), (12/25/14), (12/27/14), (01/06/15), (04/11/15), (04/21/15)
  
• Samantha Anderson: 3 - (01/21/15), (01/23/15), (03/15/15)
  
• Samuel Roberts: 10 - (11/01/14), (11/09/14), (12/02/14), (12/23/14), (12/29/14), (01/08/15), (02/25/15), (03/11/15), (04/09/15), (04/11/15)
  
• Theodore Rockwell: 10 - (11/07/14), (12/27/14), (12/29/14), (12/31/14), (01/02/15), (01/12/15), (01/21/15), (01/23/15), (04/11/15), (04/17/15)
  

Transactions

Main article: 2015 Transactions

Overview

Baltimore Spirits

Players Added Via Draft Sarah Michelle Dunbar (Mountain Hare, G) Via Free Agency Marron Gwosdz (Arctic Vixen, G) Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Malabar Giant Squirrel, F) Via Trade Samantha Anderson (Bunny, G) (from Bikers) Allen Sharp (Spotted Hyena, G/F) (from Pride) Theodore Rockwell (Wolf/Cheetah Hybrid, F) (from Alphas) Alejandro Salazar (Prawn, C) (from Wildcards)

Players Lost Waivers/Buyouts (none) Via Free Agency Deshaun Rayban (Labrador Husky, G/F) Corey Allen (Dog, F) Via Trade Catherine DeMille (Palm Cockatoo, G) (to Bikers) Coburn Richardson (Roadrunner, G) (to Pride) Erin Wilcox (Spirit Bear, F/C) (to Pride) Doral (Gecko, G/F) (to Alphas)

Trades

08/26/14	To Spirits Samantha Anderson 2015 DAK 2nd round pick	To Bikers 2014 #12 overall pick Catherine DeMille
08/31/14	To Spirits Allen Sharp 2015 NWK 2nd round pick	To Pride Coburn Richardson Erin Wilcox
10/10/14	To Spirits $2m in current cap	To Arctics 2015 BAL 2nd round pick 2015 NWK 2nd round pick
10/31/14	To Spirits Theodore Rockwell	To Alphas Doral $9m in current cap
11/12/14	To Spirits Alejandro Salazar	To Wildcards $1.5m in 2015-16 cap

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Marron Gwosdz (Arctic Vixen, G)	2yr - $2m	Minutemen
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Malabar Giant Squirrel, F)	7yr - $73.5m	Spirits

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	Team if applicable
Corey Allen (Dog, F)	Free Agent	Howlers
Deshaun Rayban (Labrador Husky, G/F)	Free Agent	N/A