2014-2015 Montana Howlers season

The 2014-2015 Montana Howlers season is the 48th season of the Montana Howlers in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA).

Summary

Montana Howlers
RL GM	Anonymous13423
RL HC	MartineauQC
Arena	Treasure State Arena - Billings, MT
Owner(s)	Jacques Chatneuve
General Manager	Art Sadowski
Head coach	Franklin O'neill
Standings
Record	20-15
Place	Division: 1st
	Conference: 3rd
Last Update	01/20/14
2013-14	2015-16

After missing the playoffs for the first time in nearly 15 years, the club looks to regroup under new management.

Key Dates

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

Draft Picks

Main article: 2014 FBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Species	Position
1	4	Baltasár Torrealba y Toboso	Aldabra Giant Tortoise	C/F
2	28	LaShawn Grandon	Badger	F
2	43	Ricardo Rodrigues	Black Barbary Lion	G

Roster

Montana Howlers Roster

Starters
Point Guard		Shooting Guard		Small Forward		Power Forward		Center
1	Paul Jones (Gray Wolf, G/F)	81	Mark Gerena Jr. (Greenland Shark, F)	00	Andy Roth (Red Tailed Hawk, F)	43	Sierra Katzroy (Genet, F)	0	Dennis Summers (Kangaroo, G)
Bench
Forward		Center		Forward		Guard		Guard
52	Jaxon Gazaki (Boar, F)	58	Kurtis McCartney (American Alligator, C)	63	Bryan Rudolph (Beaver, North American, F)	2	Gail Swindon (Gray Squirrel, G)	9	Liana Cross (American Sable Rabbit, G)
Reserves				Deep Reserves
Guard		Guard		Guard		Swingfur		Bigfur
88	Jackson Brooks (Swamp Rabbit, G)	14	Terry Irawan (Asian Water Monitor, G)	24	Callum Williamson (Wallaby, G)	57	Berty Lavoie-Williams (Grey Kangaroo, F/G)	16	Rodney Blackburn (Timberwolf, C/F)
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Pre-season

Montana Howlers 2014 Pre-season

• Tue 10/07/14: PIT 93 @MON 94 (boxscore)
• Mon 10/13/14: MON 95 @ALB 96 (boxscore)
• Sun 10/19/14: HNT@MON
• Sat 10/25/14: SJT@MON

Regular Season

Main article: 2015 Schedule

The regular season opener was held on Friday October 31st hosting the Santa Fe Whips for the Howlereen Invitational.

Standings

Mountain Division Team Record Conf. Div. GB Montana Howlers 20-15 13-10 6-3 ---- Edmonton Totems 19-16 14-10 5-4 1 Seattle Summit 18-17 11-12 3-6 2 Las Vegas Wildcards 14-21 9-14 4-5 6 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 Santa Ana Spectrums 25-10 17-8 (42) 2 Dakota Bikers 21-14 15-9 4 3 Montana Howlers 20-15 13-10 5 4 Edmonton Totems 19-16 14-10 6 5 Seattle Summit 18-17 11-12 7 6 Santa Fe Whips 18-17 9-14 7 7 Winnipeg Voyageurs 17-18 14-9 8 8 Texas Lone Stars 17-18 10-13 8 9 San Jose Thrust 15-20 11-12 10 10 Alaska Arctics 15-20 10-15 10 11 Hawaii Kahunas 15-20 8-15 10 12 Las Vegas Wildcards 14-21 9-14 11

Game Log

November

• Fri 10/31/14: SFW 110, MON 111 (boxscore)
• Mon 11/03/14: EDM 100, MON 93 (boxscore)
• Wed 11/05/14: MON 111, SJT 130 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/07/14: MON 112, LVG 111 (boxscore)
• Sun 11/09/14: MON 94, HNT 111 (boxscore)
• Tue 11/11/14: SEA 95, MON 100 (boxscore)
• Thu 11/13/14: MON 90, BAL 83 (boxscore)
• Sat 11/15/14: MON 115, WIL 110 (boxscore)
• Mon 11/17/14: MON 97, PIT 101 (boxscore)
• Wed 11/19/14: MON 114, LOR 107 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/21/14: ALB 100, MON 103 (boxscore)
• Sun 11/23/14: ALK 94, MON 99 (boxscore)
• Tue 11/25/14: MON 84, DAK 104 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/28/14: BLV 104, MON 105 OT (boxscore)
• Sun 11/30/14: BGR 107, MON 97 (boxscore)

December

• Tue 12/02/14: MON 92, TEN 103 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/04/14: MON 106, SEA 99 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/11/14: WPG 102, MON 109 (boxscore)
• Sat 12/13/14: LVG 105, MON 125 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/15/14: EDM 129, MON 124 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/17/14: TXS 101, MON 99 (boxscore)
• Fri 12/19/14: MON 103, SAS 111 (boxscore)
• Sun 12/21/14: MON 119, ALK 104 (boxscore)
• Tue 12/23/14: DAK 107, MON 113 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/25/14: MON 116, HWI 114 (boxscore)
• Sat 12/27/14: NWK 111, MON 114 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/29/14: PLY 124, MON 118 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/31/14: SJT 109, MON 108 (boxscore)

January

• Fri 01/02/15: MON 109, SEA 111 (boxscore)
• Sun 01/04/15: MON 104, EDM 101 (boxscore)
• Tue 01/06/15: LVG 105, MON 106 (boxscore)
• Thu 01/08/15: HWI 103, MON 117 (boxscore)
• Sat 01/10/15: SAS 108, MON 96 (boxscore)
• Mon 01/12/15: TAL 112, MON 116 (boxscore)
• Wed 01/14/15: MON 114, TXS 117 (boxscore)
• Wed 01/21/15: MON@SFW
• Fri 01/23/15: SEA@MON
• Sun 01/25/15: MON@EDM
• Tue 01/27/15: MON@WPG
• Thu 01/29/15: MON@LVG
• Sat 01/31/15: DAK@MON

February

• Mon 02/02/15: MON@ALK
• Wed 02/04/15: HNT@MON
• Fri 02/06/15: LOR@MON
• Sun 02/08/15: MON@ALB
• Tue 02/10/15: MON@SAS
• Thu 02/12/15: MON@TXS
• Sat 02/14/15: MON@SJT
• Mon 02/16/15: WPG@MON
• Wed 02/18/15: WIL@MON
• Wed 02/25/15: MON@BLV
• Fri 02/27/15: BAL@MON

March

• Sun 03/01/15: PIT@MON
• Tue 03/03/15: MON@TAL
• Thu 03/05/15: MON@BGR
• Sat 03/07/15: MON@NWK
• Mon 03/09/15: MON@HWI
• Wed 03/11/15: MON@SFW
• Fri 03/13/15: ALK@MON
• Sun 03/15/15: MON@PLY
• Tue 03/17/15: MON@DAK
• Thu 03/19/15: MON@LVG
• Sat 03/21/15: EDM@MON
• Mon 03/23/15: MON@SEA
• Wed 03/25/15: TEN@MON

April

• Wed 04/01/15: TXS@MON
• Fri 04/03/15: MON@EDM
• Sun 04/05/15: SJT@MON
• Tue 04/07/15: SEA@MON
• Thu 04/09/15: LVG@MON
• Sat 04/11/15: MON@WPG
• Mon 04/13/15: MON@EDM
• Wed 04/15/15: MON@SEA
• Fri 04/17/15: LVG@MON
• Sun 04/19/15: SAS@MON
• Tue 04/21/15: EDM@MON
• Thu 04/23/15: SEA@MON
• Sat 04/25/15: MON@LVG
• Mon 04/27/15: HWI@MON
• Wed 04/29/15: SFW@MON

Playoffs

Main article: 2015 FBA Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Records

Record	Value	Player	Date of record
Minutes Played	41.7	Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, F/G)	Feb 8, 2015
Field Goals Made	14	Bobby-Rae Brine (Stingray, G)	Oct 31, 2014
3 Pointers Made	4	Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F)	Jan 23, 2015
Free Throws Made	6	Omar Pink (Saluki, F)	Oct 31, 2014
Offensive Rebounds	7	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)	Jan 25, 2015
Total Rebounds	13	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)	Dec 21, 2014
Assists	12	Bailey Brisbane (Catahoula Leopard Hound, G)	Dec 31, 2015
Turn Overs	4	Unknown FBA Player	Mar 9, 2015
Steals	4	Sanford Teeson (Raccoon, G)	Nov 9, 2014
Blocks	4	Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F)	Jan 4, 2015
Points	31	Bobby-Rae Brine (Stingray, G)	Oct 31, 2014

Transactions

Main article: 2015 Transactions

Overview

Montana Howlers

Players Added Via Draft Baltasár Torrealba y Toboso (Aldabra Giant Tortoise, C/F) LaShawn Grandon (Badger, F) Ricardo Rodrigues (Black Barbary Lion, G) Via Free Agency Bobby-Rae Brine (Stingray, G) Sanford Teeson (Raccoon, G) Corey Allen (Dog, F) Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C) Unknown FBA Player Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F) Via Trade Omar Pink (Saluki, F) (from Tides) Adrian McCormick (Badger, F) (from Typhoons) Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F) (from Mayors) Wescot Yobia (Binturong, F/C) (from Bikers)

Players Lost Waivers/Buyouts Unknown FBA Player Unknown FBA Player Steven Munt (Warthog, C) David Immel (Hawk, G) Via Free Agency Jorge Gonzalez (Jaguar, C) Jason Gilliam (Wolf, F) Via Trade Unknown FBA Player (to Tides) Dennis Xabbu (Spotted Giraffe, C) (to Typhoons) Raul Zuleta (Red Fox, G) (to Tides) Baltasár Torrealba y Toboso (Aldabra Giant Tortoise, C/F) (to Mayors) Simon Thal (Aurochs, C) (to Bikers) Aesop Tecumseh (Northern Pike, G) (to Bikers)

Trades

08/01/14	To Howlers Omar Pink	To Tides Johann Beller
08/04/14	To Howlers Adrian McCormick	To Typhoons Dennis Xabbu
08/19/14	To Howlers $2m in current cap space 2015 BGR 2nd round pick	To Tides Raul Zuleta
08/31/14	To Howlers Hiroyuki Matsuura	To Mayors Baltasár Torrealba y Toboso $0.5m in current cap space
08/31/14	To Howlers Wescot Yobia	To Bikers Simon Thal Aesop Tecumseh
09/01/14	To Howlers 2015 LVG 1st round pick	To Wildcards $3m in current cap space

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Bobby-Rae Brine (Stingray, G)	4yr - $18m	Kahunas
Sanford Teeson (Raccoon, G)	2yr - $6m	Totems
Corey Allen (Dog, F)	2yr - $4m	Spirits
Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C)	2yr - $4m	Pride
Unknown FBA Player	1yr - $1.5m	Keystones
Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F)	1yr - $1m	N/A (previously w/Whips)

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	Team if applicable
Dennis Xabbu (Spotted Giraffe, C)	Free agent (sign-and-trade)	Typhoons
Unknown FBA Player	Waived	RETIRED
Unknown FBA Player	Bought out	N/A
Steven Munt (Warthog, C)	Bought out	N/A
Simon Thal (Aurochs, C)	Free agent (sign-and-trade)	Bikers
Aesop Tecumseh (Northern Pike, G)	Free agent (sign-and-trade)	Bikers
Jorge Gonzalez (Jaguar, C)	Free agent	N/A
Jason Gilliam (Wolf, F)	Free agent	N/A
David Immel (Hawk, G)	Bought out	N/A