2021 FBA Season

The 2020–21 FBA season is the IC 60th/OOC 12th season of the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). The league was overseen by Commissioner Hugo Livingstone for a fourth season. The regular season begins on Saturday, October 31st, 2020 with the traditional Howlereen Invitational game, and ended on Friday, April 30th, 2021, with the 2021 FBA All-Star Game scheduled at the end of February.

Transactions

Main article: 2021 Transactions

Retirements

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

• Gabriel Castellanos
• Barnaby Jazz
• Nikoloz Kaukhchishvili
• Noah Brown
• Hudson Dielbach
• Hristijan Kitanovski
• Tahiry Andriamatsinoro
• Gaston Tudor
• Dragomir Balabanov
• Diego Imperio
• Cloricia Teixeira
• Gloria McFang
• Constantine Jones
• Ana Azara
• Randy Catcher
• Aurora Goldshine

Free agency

Free agency offers open shortly after 12:01am CDT on September 1st. Players are able to begin accepting offers after the end of the first round of the 2020 FBA Draft on September 12. The offer window closed at 11:59pm PDT on September 30th, 2020, while players had until 11:59pm PDT on October 7th, 2020, to finalize their contract decisions.

Preseason

The preseason will be held from October 16th through October 29th, 2020, 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
Fri 10/16	HNT	@SAS	HWI	EDM	@SJT8						@LOR6	BAL15		@PLY1	BGR1		@WPG15	TXS6		TEN		@ALK		@WIL
Sat 10/17						TXS	@AZW	@BLV	MON		@LVG								@TAL		SEA		PIT
Sun 10/18	@WPG11		@ALB10	LOR								ALK11	SAS	@WIL		HNT17		@SJT		BGR		@QNS17
Mon 10/19				PLY		@AZW		@HNT	LVG	@BAL	@TEN				@SJT		DAK					SEA		TXS
Tue 10/20	@PIT12	@LOR			@WPG4		@TAL	@BGR3		WIL		EDM4		SEA3				HWI	ALK12	@DAK			MON
Wed 10/21			LVG16			@SAS16			@QNS				@BAL			AZW	ALB
Thu 10/22		@TAL20			WIL		BLV					PIT5	@BGR	ALB	@LOR			PLY	@WPG5	@EDM	@MON		HWI20
Fri 10/23			@TEN	@SEA				SJT																SAS
Sat 10/24	MON				@ALB9		@ALK		HNT19	BLV	WPG	@TXS	EDM9		PIT				@PLY	@TAL	@DAK	@AZW19	WIL
Sun 10/25			BGR2			@SEA13		LVG13						@SAS2
Mon 10/26	@ALB21	@PIT			@HNT		TEN					@LOR	ALK21		@BLV		TAL18	WPG	HWI		PLY	EDM	@BAL18	@MON
Tue 10/27				BGR		@DAK			@WIL	LVG				@SJT		@PIT			QNS	AZW
Wed 10/28		BLV	@PLY		SEA			@EDM			@ALB7		TXS7		SAS			@TEN			@HWI			LOR
Thu 10/29				@MON14		BAL	SJT14										@LVG					TAL	@HNT

¹: Flight Deck of USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) -- Newport, Rhode Island
²: Santa Monica Pier -- Santa Monica, California
³: Pan-American Arena -- Key West, Florida
⁴: Constructed court/stadium near Fresque des Québécois, Quebec
⁵: Royal Toronto Arena -- Toronto, Ontario
⁶: Leo Robinson Stadium -- Virgin Islands, USA
⁷: Sydney, Australia
⁸: Los Angeles, California
⁹: Brooklyn, New York
¹⁰: The Cage -- New York, New York
¹¹: Pacific Trust Centre -- Vancouver, British Columbia
¹²: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
¹³: Spokane, Washington
¹⁴: Arena Felincoruja -- Lisbon, Portugal
¹⁵: Saskatel Pavilion -- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
¹⁶: Stanislas Plaza -- Vielle Ville, Nancy, France
¹⁷: Queens College
¹⁸: Queens' Royal Sports Viewing Facility & Gymnasium -- West Yorkshire, England
¹⁹: Al Alhy Sports Hall -- Cairo, Egypt
²⁰: Galveston, Texas
²¹: Auckland, NZ

Regular Season

Main article: 2021 Schedule

The regular season begins on October 31st, 2020 and will end on April 30th, 2021. 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 13 May 2021 22:28:22 GMT Rk Team Rec L10 Streak Long 1 52-28 5-5 Lost 3 Won 8 2 52-28 6-4 Won 1 Won 6 3 50-30 3-7 Won 1 Won 10 4 49-31 7-3 Won 2 Won 5 5 48-32 7-3 Won 2 Won 5 6 48-32 4-6 Lost 1 Won 7 7 47-33 6-4 Won 1 Won 9 8 47-33 7-3 Lost 1 Won 8 9 46-34 5-5 Won 1 Won 5 10 45-35 4-6 Lost 1 Won 6 11 43-37 4-6 Won 3 Lost 6 12 42-38 6-4 Won 3 Won 9 13 42-38 7-3 Won 1 Won 5 14 42-38 7-3 Lost 1 Won 6 15 41-39 4-6 Lost 2 Won 8 16 40-40 6-4 Lost 1 Lost 6 17 38-42 4-6 Won 2 Lost 4 18 31-49 7-3 Lost 1 Won 5 19 30-50 5-5 Lost 3 Lost 7 20 30-50 3-7 Lost 3 Lost 6 21 28-52 3-7 Lost 3 Lost 9 22 28-52 3-7 Won 1 Lost 16 23 21-59 4-6 Lost 1 Lost 9 24 20-60 3-7 Won 1 Lost 13

By division

Team Record Conf. Div. GB Plains Division y-Dakota Bikers 52-28 35-21 21-3 - x-Winnipeg Voyageurs 41-39 29-27 9-15 11 Texas Lone Stars 30-50 22-34 11-13 22 Arizona Whips 20-60 15-41 7-17 32 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Mountain Division y-Las Vegas Wildcards 49-31 33-23 13-11 - x-Seattle Summit 47-33 29-27 12-12 2 x-Montana Howlers 45-35 34-22 14-10 4 Edmonton Totems 28-52 19-37 9-15 21 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Pacific Rim Division y-Hawaii Kahunas 48-32 32-24 12-12 - x-Santa Ana Spectrums 47-33 31-25 11-13 1 x-Alaska Arctics 43-37 30-26 17-7 5 San Jose Thrust 40-40 27-29 8-16 8

Team Record Conf. Div. GB Northern Division z-Plymouth Taproots 52-28 36-20 15-9 - x-Bangor Tides 48-32 34-22 16-8 4 x-Albany Alphas 42-38 29-27 11-13 10 Queens Pride 21-59 16-40 6-18 31 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Central Division y-Baltimore Spirits 46-34 36-20 15-9 - x-Williamsburg Minutemen 42-38 32-24 11-13 4 Lorain Firestorm 31-49 24-32 10-14 15 Pittsburgh Keystones 28-52 21-35 12-12 18 Team Record Conf. Div. GB Southern Division y-Biloxi Voodoo 50-30 36-20 16-8 - x-Tallahassee Typhoons 42-38 29-27 13-11 8 x-Tennessee Moonshiners 38-42 25-31 10-14 12 Huntsville Mayors 30-50 18-38 9-15 20

By conference

# Western Conference Team Record Conf. GB 1 c-Dakota Bikers 52-28 35-21 0 2 y-Las Vegas Wildcards 49-31 33-23 3 3 y-Hawaii Kahunas 48-32 32-24 4 4 x-Santa Ana Spectrums 47-33 31-25 5 5 x-Seattle Summit 47-33 29-27 5 6 x-Montana Howlers 45-35 34-22 7 7 x-Alaska Arctics 43-37 30-26 9 8 x-Winnipeg Voyageurs 41-39 29-27 11 9 San Jose Thrust 40-40 27-29 12 10 Texas Lone Stars 30-50 22-34 22 11 Edmonton Totems 28-52 19-37 24 12 Arizona Whips 20-60 15-41 32

# Eastern Conference Team Record Conf. GB 1 z-Plymouth Taproots 52-28 36-20 0 2 y-Biloxi Voodoo 50-30 36-20 2 3 x-Bangor Tides 48-32 34-22 4 4 y-Baltimore Spirits 46-34 36-20 6 5 x-Williamsburg Minutemen 42-38 32-24 10 6 x-Albany Alphas 42-38 29-27 10 7 x-Tallahassee Typhoons 42-38 29-27 10 8 x-Tennessee Moonshiners 38-42 25-31 14 9 Lorain Firestorm 31-49 24-32 21 10 Huntsville Mayors 30-50 18-38 22 11 Pittsburgh Keystones 28-52 21-35 24 12 Queens Pride 21-59 16-40 31

Notes

• (#) - Magic number for team to clinch division/conference
• 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 banned from this season's playoffs due to rule violations

Statistics

Season Stats

For a complete look at the regular season player stats head here! Player Stats
For a look at the playoff player stats head here! Playoff Stats
For a breakdown of the Teams Stats head this way! Team Stats

Stat Leaders

(Min 40 games played)

Category	Player	Team	Value
Points per game	Narkissa Kassius (Ringtail Lemur, G)	Albany Alphas	23.8
Rebounds per game	Dewitt Azad Ghakhar (Markhor, F/C)	San Jose Thrust	12.6
Assists per game	Aditya Anggun (Balinese Civet, G)	Santa Ana Spectrums	11.4
Steals per game	Aditya Anggun (Balinese Civet, G)	Santa Ana Spectrums	2.4
Blocks per game	Zack Tate (Zorilla, C)	Hawaii Kahunas	2.2
Turnovers per game	Kiara Hughes (Spotted Leopard, G)	Santa Ana Spectrums	2.6
Minutes per game	Jona Vastenhout (Beech Marten, G)	Hawaii Kahunas	34.9
Fouls per game	Sterling Bengtzing (Marbled Polecat, C/F)	Biloxi Voodoo	4.1
FG% (min 100 att)	Benjamin Aquino (Barbados Black Belly, G)	Santa Ana Spectrums	57.2%
FT% (min 100 att)	Leon Delmont (Cougar, G)	Seattle Summit	95.7%
3FG% (min 100 att)	Ronan London (Jackal, G)	Santa Ana Spectrums	49.6%

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

• 2021 Most Valuable Player: Narkissa Kassius (Ringtail Lemur, G, ALB)
• 2021 Most Improved Player: Ash Van Zant (Raccoon, F/G, BGR)
• 2021 Defensive Player of the Year: Kevin Malka (Giant Pangolin, F, WPG)
• 2021 Sixth Fur of the Year: Lady Black (Pembroke Corgi, G, ALK)
• 2021 Rookie of the Year: Zackary Cooper (Beaver, G/F, EDM)
• 2021 Team Staff Award:Santa Ana Spectrums: Emily LaDuke (GM); Freya Blackborne (Coach)

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 (10/31-11/6)	Tia Terra (Opossum, C/F, BGR)	Jonathan Lawyer (Meerkat, F/G, DAK)
Week 2 (11/7-11/13)	Derek Kim (Kkachi, G, BLV)	Leon Delmont (Cougar, G, SEA)
Week 3 (11/14-11/20)	Jake Turner (Red Fox, C/F, PLY)	Aditya Anggun (Balinese Civet, G, SAS)
Week 4 (11/21-11/27)	Terry O’Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G, ALB)	Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C, HWI)
Week 5 (11/28-12/4)	Narkissa Kassius (Ringtail Lemur, G, ALB)	Zack Tate (Zorilla, C, HWI)
Week 6 (12/5-12/11)	Michael River (Water Deer, F, BLV)	Adam Tevela (Linsang, F, SJT)
Week 7 (12/12-12/18)	Jake Turner (Red Fox, C/F, PLY)	Dewitt Azad Ghakhar (Markhor, F/C, SJT)
Week 8 (12/19-12/25)	Narkissa Kassius (Ringtail Lemur, G, ALB)	Marcus Knight (River Otter, G, TXS)
Week 9 (12/26-1/1)	Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C, ALB)	Matthew Silvius (Long-Tailed Weasel, G, DAK)
Week 10 (1/2-1/8)	Garland Kaye Ulysses (White Lion, G, PIT)	Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C, HWI)
Week 11 (1/9-1/15)	Erik Toivonen (Finnish Forest Reindeer, C/F, BAL)	Marcus Knight (River Otter, G, TXS)
Week 12 (1/16-1/22)	Lance Wildfyre (Rabbit, G, BGR)	Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G, ALK)
Week 13 (1/23-1/29)	Derek Kim (Kkachi, G, BLV)	Leon Delmont (Cougar, G, SEA)
Week 14 (1/30-2/5)	Eliza Mae duPont (Yellow-Necked Mouse, G, BAL)	Dennis Summers (Kangaroo, G, LVG)
Week 15 (2/6-2/12)	Narkissa Kassius (Ringtail Lemur, G, ALB)	Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C, HWI)
Week 16 (2/13-2/19)	Erik Toivonen (Finnish Forest Reindeer, C/F, BAL)	Jona Vastenhout (Beech Marten, G, HWI)
Week 17 (2/20-2/26)	Lance Wildfyre (Rabbit, G, BGR)	Otis Najac (Bat-eared Fox, G/F, ALK)
Week 18 (2/27-3/5)	Andrius Vilkasaitis (Eurasian Wolf, G, BLV)	Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G, MON)
Week 19 (3/6-3/12)	Rosalie Smoot (American Bison, F/C, TAL)	Benjamin Durby (Fallow Deer, C/F, DAK)
Week 20 (3/13-3/19)	Terry O’Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G, ALB)	Mike Rising (Red Wolf, G/F, MON)
Week 21 (3/20-3/26)	Tasya Fangestu (Sumatran Tiger, G/F, QNS)	Zack Tate (Zorilla, C, HWI)
Week 22 (3/27-4/2)	Vera La Tiérra (Red Vixen, G, WIL)	Yves Carbonneau (Arctic Fox, G/F, WPG)
Week 23 (4/3-4/9)	Beau Dapremont (Poodle, F/C, EDM)	Ogun Okayu (Rhinoceros, C/F, ALK)
Week 24 (4/10-4/16)	Travis Buckner (Grey Koala, F, HNT)	Sebastian Kosciusko (Toucan, F, SAS)
Week 25 (4/17-4/23)	Jake Turner (Red Fox, C/F, PLY)	Daniel Quvianuq (Polar Bear, C, SEA)
Week 26 (4/24-4/30)	Erik Toivonen (Finnish Forest Reindeer, C/F, BAL)	Tyrese Vaughan (Giant Otter, C, SAS)

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	Aditya Anggun (Balinese Civet, G, SAS)	Zackary Cooper (Beaver, G/F, EDM)
December	Leon Delmont (Cougar, G, SEA)	Saphira Kelley (Blue Ocean Slug, G, BAL)
January	Derek Kim (Kkachi, G, BLV)	Adge Martin (Hare, G/F, TAL)
February	Jake Turner (Red Fox, C/F, PLY)	Callum Williamson (Wallaby, G, ALB)
March	Terry O’Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G, ALB)	Kyler Inari (Arctic Fox, G/F, AZW)
April	Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C, HWI)	Tucker Iverson (Tapanuli Orangutan, C/F, HNT)

Season Records

Record	Value	Player	Team	Date of record
Minutes Played	46.4	Freddy Varnagy (Coati, C)	Queens Pride	March 26, 2021
Field Goals Made	18	Garland Kaye Ulysses (White Lion, G)	Pittsburgh Keystones	January 4, 2021
3 Pointers Made	9	Julian Cross-Kiraly (Saluki, G)	Hawaii Kahunas	November 6, 2020
Free Throws Made	16	Jake Turner (Red Fox, C/F)	Plymouth Taproots	November 13, 2020
Offensive Rebounds	10	Margo Warrior (White-tailed Jackrabbit, C)	Pittsburgh Keystones	December 16, 2020
Total Rebounds	23	Nikolay Volkov (Steppe Wolf, F/C)	Las Vegas Wildcards	January 29, 2021
Assists	21	Dennis Summers (Kangaroo, G)	Las Vegas Wildcards	December 12, 2020
Turn Overs	8	Callum Williamson (Wallaby, G)	Albany Alphas	November 24, 2020
Steals	7	Mike Timmids (Pronghorn, G)	Winnipeg Voyageurs	November 24, 2020
Blocks	8	Erik Toivonen (Finnish Forest Reindeer, C/F)	Baltimore Spirits	February 4, 2021
Points	42	Garland Kaye Ulysses (White Lion, G)	Pittsburgh Keystones	January 4, 2021

Postseason

Main article: 2021 FBA Playoffs

The playoffs began in May 2021 and will conclude with the 2021 Finals.

Bracket

	Conference quarterfinals Best-of-7					Conference semifinals Best-of-7					Conference finals Best-of-7					FBA finals Best-of-7
	W1		4
	W8		2
						W1		2
						W4		4
	W4		4
	W5		3
											W4		4
	Western Conference
											W6		3
	W3		2
	W6		4
						W6		4
						W2		3
	W2		4
	W7		2
																W4		2
																E2		4
	E1		4
	E8		2
						E1		3
						E4		4
	E4		4
	E5		1
											E4		2
	Eastern Conference
											E2		4
	E3		2
	E6		4
						E6		3
						E2		4
	E2		4
	E7		3