2019 FBA Season
The 2018–19 FBA season is the IC 58th/OOC 10th season of the Furry Basketball Association (FBA). It marks the first season that the league was overseen by Commissioner Hugo Livingstone. The regular season is scheduled to begin on Tuesday October 31st, 2018 with the traditional Howlereen Invitational game, and end on Monday, April 30th, 2019, with the 2018 FBA All-Star Game scheduled at the end February.
Notable occurrences
Transactions
Retirements
The following players declared their retirement from active player status in the league:
Free agency
Free agency offers open shortly after 12:01am CDT on Saturday September 1st. Players will be able to begin accepting offers after the start of the 2018 FBA Draft on Saturday September 23rd at 7pm EDT. The offer window closed at 11:59pm PDT on Sunday September 30th, 2018, while players had until 11:59pm PDT on Saturday October 14th, 2018, to finalize their contract decisions.
Preseason
The preseason will be held from October 15th through October 29th, with a maximum of 6 preseason games allowed per team.
Regular season
The regular season began on Tuesday, October 31st, 2018, and is scheduled to end on Monday, April 30th, 2018. 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
Statistics leaders
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.
Weekly Honors
One player from the Eastern Conference and one from the Western Conference are chosen for the Player of the Week title.
Monthly Honors
One veteran and one rookie are selected for the monthly honors of being the featured player and rookie in the league.
Season Records
Postseason
The playoffs will begin in May of 2018 and will conclude with the 2019 Finals.