2015-2016 Montana Howlers season

Montana Howlers
RL GM	Anonymous13423
RL HC	MartineauQC
Arena	Treasure State Arena - Billings, MT
Owner(s)	Jacques Chatneuve
General Manager	Art Sadowski (male grey wolf)
Head coach	Franklin O'Neill (male scottish fold cat)
Results
Record	36-28
Place	Division: 2nd (Mountain)
	Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost to the Seattle Summit 2-4 in the Conference Finals
2014-15	2016-17

The 2015-2016 Montana Howlers season is the 49th season for the franchise in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). This season has started off rocky for everyone, as the Players association and the FBA negotiates the collective bargaining agreement.

Key Dates

• 07/24/15 Start of Free Agency
• 08/30/15 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Amphitheatre

Draft Picks

Main article: 2015 FBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Species	Position
1	6	Sterling Bengtzing	Marbled Polecat	C/F
2	25	Christian Ashbury	Peacock Mantis Shrimp	G

Roster

Depth Chart

Montana Howlers 2015-2016 Depth Chart

Starters
Point Guard		Shooting Guard		Small Forward		Power Forward		Center
12	Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G)	86	Ren Inoue (Tosa Inu, G)	32	Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, F/G)	57	Sterling Bengtzing (Marbled Polecat, C/F)	90	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)
Bench
Guard		Swingfur		Bigfur		Forward		Swingfur
61	Maryanne Whittman (Spotted Hyena, G)	15	Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F)	47	Wescot Yobia (Binturong, F/C)	34	LaShawn Grandon (Badger, F)	42	Oriana Lowenthal (Gryphon, F/G)
Reserves
Guard		Guard		Guard		Center		Forward
10	Bailey Brisbane (Catahoula Leopard Hound, G)	23	Christian Ashbury (Peacock Mantis Shrimp, G)	43	Ricardo Rodrigues (Black Barbary Lion, G)	89	Pohu Ka'aholo (Orca, C)	22	Richard Maxwell (Deer, F)

Regular Season Statistics

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
Bailey Brisbane	28	302.6	47	90	2	7	16	16	11	27	51	20	8	1	14	112	10.8	0.522	0.286	1	1	1.8	0.7	0.3	0	0.5	4
Christian Ashbury	62	604.2	89	206	24	85	32	32	8	32	82	40	26	0	25	234	9.7	0.432	0.282	1	0.5	1.3	0.6	0.4	0	0.4	3.8
Hiroyuki Matsuura	58	1815.9	368	691	0	0	127	174	99	558	88	38	2	109	113	863	31.3	0.533	0	0.73	9.6	1.5	0.7	0	1.9	1.9	14.9
Kresta Renstill	59	1922.3	383	737	137	284	94	98	23	127	121	48	79	4	65	997	32.6	0.52	0.482	0.959	2.2	2.1	0.8	1.3	0.1	1.1	16.9
LaShawn Grandon	58	742.2	108	245	0	7	38	48	31	149	59	48	4	21	55	254	12.8	0.441	0	0.792	2.6	1	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.9	4.4
Lemond Conkale	61	1979.2	381	733	33	139	141	162	63	335	259	41	69	62	122	936	32.4	0.52	0.237	0.87	5.5	4.2	0.7	1.1	1	2	15.3
Maryanne Whittman	36	786.4	127	273	9	34	35	40	28	87	129	35	22	7	34	298	21.8	0.465	0.265	0.875	2.4	3.6	1	0.6	0.2	0.9	8.3
Pohu Ka'aholo	17	129.7	16	41	0	0	5	6	6	31	0	7	0	7	8	37	7.6	0.39	0	0.833	1.8	0	0.4	0	0.4	0.5	2.2
Oriana Lowenthal	62	728.8	128	240	14	41	25	29	24	113	62	59	12	19	45	295	11.8	0.533	0.341	0.862	1.8	1	1	0.2	0.3	0.7	4.8
Ren Inoue	29	926.2	127	249	13	45	47	51	21	55	188	18	52	3	52	314	31.9	0.51	0.289	0.922	1.9	6.5	0.6	1.8	0.1	1.8	10.8
Ricardo Rodrigues	53	453.4	94	163	39	65	18	19	12	64	61	26	3	11	18	245	8.6	0.577	0.6	0.947	1.2	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.3	4.6
Richard Maxwell	7	41.9	6	16	0	0	2	3	5	11	3	5	0	1	3	14	6	0.375	0	0.667	1.6	0.4	0.7	0	0.1	0.4	2
Sterling Bengtzing	64	1927	268	615	0	4	104	154	65	426	52	83	20	107	214	659	30.1	0.436	0	0.675	6.7	0.8	1.3	0.3	1.7	3.3	10.3
Vincent Maraundi	53	1107.5	232	448	78	169	47	53	23	98	30	50	51	10	64	589	20.9	0.518	0.462	0.887	1.8	0.6	0.9	1	0.2	1.2	11.1
Wescot Yobia	63	1262.6	200	436	0	15	63	84	37	296	48	70	3	46	76	463	20	0.459	0	0.75	4.7	0.8	1.1	0	0.7	1.2	7.3
Former Players
Bobby-Rae Brine	29	551.1	73	190	9	45	30	32	16	58	69	35	21	10	42	185	19	0.384	0.2	0.938	2	2.4	1.2	0.7	0.3	1.4	6.4
Corey Allen	5	79	11	28	1	5	2	2	2	14	4	7	0	3	7	25	15.8	0.393	0.2	1	2.8	0.8	1.4	0	0.6	1.4	5
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

Montana Howlers 2015 Pre-season

• Tue 12/01/15: MON 96, PIT 108 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/03/15: MON 97, SJT 106 (boxscore)
• Sat 12/05/15: WIL 93, MON 101 (boxscore)

Regular Season

Main article: 2016 Schedule

The regular season opener was held Monday, December 07, 2015, visiting the Seattle Summit. The home opener was held on Saturday, December 12, 2015, hosting the Albany Alphas.

Standings

Team Record Conf. Div. GB Mountain Division y-Seattle Summit 37-27 26-14 18-6 --- x-Montana Howlers 36-28 23-17 16-8 1.0 Las Vegas Wildcards 17-47 13-27 8-16 20.0 Edmonton Totems 17-47 12-28 6-18 20.0 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

# Western Conference Team Record Conf. GB 1 z-Santa Ana Spectrums 47-17 29-11 --- 2 x-Hawaii Kahunas 40-24 22-18 7.0 3 y-Seattle Summit 37-27 26-14 10.0 4 x-Montana Howlers 36-28 23-17 11.0 5 y-Arizona Whips 35-29 22-18 12.0 6 x-San Jose Thrust 35-29 21-19 12.0 7 x-Alaska Arctics 35-29 21-19 12.0 8 x-Dakota Bikers 32-32 19-21 15.0 9 Winnipeg Voyageurs 27-37 19-21 20.0 10 Texas Lone Stars 23-41 13-27 24.0 11 Las Vegas Wildcards 17-47 13-27 30.0 12 Edmonton Totems 17-47 12-28 30.0

Game Log

December

• Mon 12/07/15: MON 97, SEA 84 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/09/15: MON 101, WPG 95 (boxscore)
• Sat 12/12/15: ALB 110, MON 106 (boxscore)
• Sun 12/13/15: TAL 99, MON 102 (boxscore)
• Tue 12/15/15: MON 103, WIL 111 (boxscore)
• Sun 12/20/15: HNT 84, MON 92 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/21/15: PIT 108, MON 111 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/23/15: PLY 81, MON 94 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/24 - Fri 12/25 (Christmas Break: no games)
• Sat 12/26/15: EDM 87, MON 97 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/28/15: LVG 98, MON 107 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/30/15: MON 98, SJT 101 (boxscore)

January

• Fri 01/01/16: MON 101, HWI 110 (boxscore)
• Sun 01/03/16: MON 103, ALK 106 (boxscore)
• Tue 01/05/16: TXS 105, MON 108 (boxscore)
• Thu 01/07/16: MON 107, AZW 108 (boxscore)
• Sat 01/09/16: MON 109, EDM 102 (boxscore)
• Mon 01/11/16: MON 101, LVG 102 (boxscore)
• Wed 01/13/16: SEA 105, MON 106 (boxscore)
• Fri 01/15 - Sun 01/17 (no games)
• Tue 01/19/16: QNS 102, MON 98 (boxscore)
• Thu 01/21/16: BLV 108, MON 115 (boxscore)
• Fri 01/22 - Mon 01/25 (no games)
• Tue 01/26/16: MON 109, LVG 110 (boxscore)
• Thu 01/28/16: MON 105, SEA 110 (boxscore)
• Sat 01/30/16: EDM 96, MON 112 (boxscore)

February

• Mon 02/01 (no games)
• Wed 02/03/16: MON 98, BAL 88 (boxscore)
• Fri 02/05/16: MON 93, TEN 101 (boxscore)
• Sun 02/07/16: BGR 98, MON 105 (boxscore)
• Tue 02/09/16: LOR 100, MON 99 (boxscore)
• Thu 02/11/16: MON 103, DAK 107 (boxscore)
• Sat 02/13/16: SEA 88, MON 100 (boxscore)
• Mon 02/15/16: MON 81, EDM 84 (boxscore)
• Wed 02/17/16: LVG 93, MON 100 (boxscore)
• Fri 02/19/16: MON 106, SAS 112 (boxscore)
• Sun 02/21 (no games)
• Mon 02/22/16: MON 81, BLV 89 (boxscore)
• Wed 02/24/16: WIL@MON (boxscore)
• Fri 02/26/16: MON 104, HNT 103 (boxscore)
• Sun 02/28 (no games)

March

• Tue 03/01/16: SJT 94, MON 90 (boxscore)
• Thu 03/03/16: MON 107, TXS 84 (boxscore)
• Sat 03/05/16: EDM 84, MON 92 (boxscore)
• Mon 03/07/16: LVG 88, MON 102 (boxscore)
• Wed 03/09/16: SEA 93, MON 109 (boxscore)
• Thu 03/10 - Mon 03/14 (All-Star Break: no games)
• Tue 03/15/16: MON 80, PIT 99 (boxscore)
• Thu 03/17/16: MON 95, BGR 97 (boxscore)
• Sat 03/19/16: MON 101, PLY 88 (boxscore)
• Wed 03/23/16: LVG 84, MON 104 (boxscore)
• Fri 03/25/16: MON 98, SEA 108 (boxscore)
• Mon 03/28/16: EDM@MON (boxscore)
• Wed 03/30/16: ALK 105, MON 108 (boxscore)
• Thu 03/31/16: SAS 107, MON 101 (boxscore)

April

• Sat 04/02/16: BAL 105, MON 109 (boxscore)
• Mon 04/04/16: MON 108, LOR 103 (boxscore)
• Wed 04/06/16: TEN 102, MON 105 (boxscore)
• Sat 04/09/16: MON 107, LVG 94 (boxscore)
• Mon 04/11/16: SEA@MON (boxscore)
• Thu 04/14/16: MON 93, EDM 95 (boxscore)
• Sat 04/16/16: MON 88, ALB 101 (boxscore)
• Mon 04/18/16: MON 99, TAL 104 (boxscore)
• Thu 04/21/16: MON 111, QNS 113 (boxscore)
• Sun 04/24/16: HWI 111, MON 118 (boxscore)
• Tue 04/26/16: WPG 110, MON 115 (boxscore)
• Thu 04/28/16: MON 99, SEA 108 (boxscore)
• Sat 04/30/16: MON 99, LVG 89 (boxscore)

May

• Mon 05/02/16: MON 94, EDM 91 (boxscore)
• Wed 05/04/16: AZW 105, MON 104 (boxscore)
• Fri 05/06/16: DAK 92, MON 103 (boxscore)

Playoffs

The team received the 4th seed with a 36-28 record. The Howlers began their post-season on Friday, March 13th, against the Arizona Whips.

Game Log

Western Conference Quarterfinals: #4 Montana Howlers vs #5 Arizona Whips

• Fri 05/13/16: MON 104, @AZW 105 (boxscore) Arizona leads 1-0
• Sun 05/15/16: @MON 103, AZW 100 (boxscore) Series tied 1-1
• Tue 05/17/16: AZW 105, @MON 106 (boxscore) Montana leads 2-1
• Thu 05/19/16: AZW 102, @MON 104 (boxscore) Montana leads 3-1
• Sat 05/21/16: MON 105, @AZW 113 (boxscore) Montana leads 3-2
• Mon 05/23/16: AZW 99, @MON 101 (boxscore) Montana wins 4-2

Western Conference Semifinals: #5 Howlers vs #8 Bikers

• Sat 05/28/16: DAK 107, @MON 106 OT (boxscore) Dakota leads 1-0
• Sun 05/29/16: DAK 104, @MON 109 (boxscore) Series tied 1-1
• Tue 05/31/16: MON 95, @DAK 100 (boxscore) Dakota leads 2-1
• Wed 06/01/16: MON 98, @DAK 101 (boxscore) Dakota leads 3-1
• Fri 06/03/16: DAK 103, @MON 107 (boxscore) Dakota leads 3-2
• Sun 06/05/16: MON 101, @DAK 98 (boxscore) Series tied 3-3
• Tue 06/07/16: DAK 109, @MON 112 (boxscore) Montana wins 4-3

Western Conference Finals: #3 Summit vs #5 Howlers

• Thu 06/09/16: MON 111, @SEA 115 OT (boxscore) Seattle leads 1-0
• Fri 06/10/16: MON 103, @SEA 109 (boxscore) Seattle leads 2-0
• Sun 06/12/16: SEA 110, @MON 113 (boxscore) Seattle leads 2-1
• Mon 06/13/16: SEA 110, @MON 115 (boxscore) Series tied 2-2
• Wed 06/15/16: MON 105, @SEA 110 (boxscore) Seattle leads 3-2
• Fri 06/17/16: SEA 115, @MON 112 (boxscore) Seattle wins 4-2

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
Bailey Brisbane	3	8.9	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	3.0	0.333	N/A	N/A	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
Kresta Renstill	19	651	155	293	53	108	33	33	9	36	33	18	21	0	16	396	34.3	0.529	0.491	1.000	1.9	1.7	0.9	1.1	0.0	0.8	20.8
Lemond Conkale	17	546.6	97	202	10	40	32	36	17	83	47	16	19	16	30	236	32.2	0.480	0.250	0.889	4.9	2.8	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.8	13.9
Maryanne Whittman	17	88.7	13	24	0	4	2	2	3	13	16	7	2	0	1	28	5.2	0.542	0.000	1.000	0.8	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.6
Pohu Ka'aholo	2	17	1	4	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	3	0	1	2	3	8.5	0.250	N/A	1.000	2.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.5
Richard Maxwell	1	1.9	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.9	0.500	N/A	0.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Vincent Maraundi	19	329.2	82	160	28	65	19	24	5	29	7	21	21	2	17	211	17.3	0.513	0.431	0.792	1.5	0.4	1.1	1.1	0.1	0.9	11.1
Wescot Yobia	19	377.8	57	125	0	6	17	22	16	70	14	18	1	16	21	131	19.9	0.456	0.000	0.773	3.7	0.7	0.9	0.1	0.8	1.1	6.9
Hiroyuki Matsuura	18	550.1	102	198	0	0	29	42	29	150	21	11	4	36	37	233	30.6	0.515	N/A	0.690	8.3	1.2	0.6	0.2	2.0	2.1	12.9
LaShawn Grandon	18	252.3	40	86	0	0	13	18	11	46	14	12	1	6	18	93	14.0	0.465	N/A	0.722	2.6	0.8	0.7	0.1	0.3	1.0	5.2
Oriana Lowenthal	19	204.6	41	78	5	17	13	16	12	40	9	17	4	2	13	100	10.8	0.526	0.294	0.813	2.1	0.5	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.7	5.3
Ren Inoue	19	688.9	103	199	17	48	36	40	14	32	170	20	45	1	40	259	36.3	0.518	0.354	0.900	1.7	8.9	1.1	2.4	0.1	2.1	13.6
Ricardo Rodrigues	19	75.1	9	12	1	1	7	7	2	11	22	4	2	0	2	26	4.0	0.750	1.000	1.000	0.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.4
Christian Ashbury	19	174.4	32	65	10	30	3	3	0	7	20	12	5	0	7	77	9.2	0.492	0.333	1.000	0.4	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.4	4.1
Sterling Bengtzing	19	643.5	86	201	0	1	41	59	19	159	15	30	5	35	72	213	33.9	0.428	0.000	0.695	8.4	0.8	1.6	0.3	1.8	3.8	11.2
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

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

• Player of the Week: Lemond Conkale (Week 14), Hiroyuki Matsuura (Week 17)

All-Star

• Rookie Challenge Participant: Sterling Bengtzing (Starter)
• Slam Dunk Contest Participants: Hiroyuki Matsuura (Runner-up), Sterling Bengtzing
• 3-Point Shootout: Kresta Renstill (Semi-Finalists)

Records

Record	Value	Player	Date of record
Minutes Played	37.4	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)	Jan 19, 2016
Field Goals Made	13	Sterling Bengtzing (Marbled Polecat, C/F)	Apr 21, 2016
3 Pointers Made	4	Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G)	Feb 11, 2016
Free Throws Made	8	Ren Inoue (Tosa Inu, G)	Apr 09, 2016
Offensive Rebounds	6	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)	Dec 20, 2015
Total Rebounds	15	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)	Apr 06, 2016
Assists	11	Ren Inoue (Tosa Inu, G)	April 09, 2016
Turn Overs	3	Bailey Brisbane (Catahoula Leopard Hound, G)	Dec 13, 2015
Steals	4	Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G)	Feb 26, 2016
Blocks	5	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)	Jan 21, 2016
Points	29	Sterling Bengtzing (Marbled Polecat, C/F)	Apr 21, 2016

* = Overall League Record

Double-Doubles

• Hiroyuki Matsuura: 35 (12/07, 12/09, 12/12, 12/13, 12/15, 12/20, 12/21, 12/30, 01/05, 01/07, 01/21, 01/30, 02/03, 02/05, 02/07, 02/09, 02/11, 02/26, 03/01, 03/07, 03/09, 03/23, 03/25, 03/28, 03/31, 04/04, 04/06, 04/09, 04/11, 04/14, 04/16, 04/26, 04/28, 04/30, 05/02)
• Ren Inoue: 3 (04/09, 04/26, 05/06)
• Sterling Bengtzing: 3 (01/13, 04/09, 04/21)
• Wescot Yobia: 5 (12/09, 02/15, 02/24, 03/17, 04/24)

Transactions

Main article: 2016 Transactions

Overview

Montana Howlers

Players Added Via Draft Sterling Bengtzing (Marbled Polecat, C/F) Christian Ashbury (Peacock Mantis Shrimp, G) Via Free Agency Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F) Oriana Lowenthal (Gryphon, F/G) Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, F/G) Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G) Pohu Ka'aholo (Orca, C) Via Trade Richard Maxwell (Deer, F) (from the Whips)

Players Lost Waivers/Buyouts Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C) Sanford Teeson (Raccoon, G) Omar Pink (Saluki, F) Via Free Agency Diego Imperio (Degu, G) Via Trade Adrian McCormick (Badger, F) (to the Whips)

Trades

07/24/15	To the Howlers $1m in current cap	To the Totems 2015 FBA Draft #40 pick
08/20/15	To the Howlers Richard Maxwell $2m in current cap	To the Whips Adrian McCormick

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F)	4yr - $22m	Contract Renewal
Oriana Lowenthal (Gryphon, F/G)	2yr - $5m	Las Vegas Wildcards
Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, F/G)	6yr - $82m	Contract Extension
Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G)	3yr - $18m	Las Vegas Wildcards
Pohu Ka'aholo (Orca, C)	1yr - $12m	Contract Extension

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	Team if applicable
Diego Imperio (Degu, G)	Free Agency	Bangor Tides
Sanford Teeson (Raccoon, G)	Bought Out	N/A
Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C)	Bought Out	San Jose Thrust
Omar Pink (Saluki, F)	Free Agency	RETIRED