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:
- Leonard Mack
- Akako Tsubasa
- Sarah Lancaster
- Nina Lime
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.
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| 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 |
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| Mon 10/15 | PLY | @BAL | QNS | @MON | @ALB | SEA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tue 10/16 | DAK | AZW | @LVG | @SAS | BLV | @LOR | TAL | @HNT | ||||||||||||||||
| Wed 10/17 | ALB | BAL | @MON | @TXS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu 10/18 | PLY | @BLV | @LOR1 | @HWI | DAK1 | TAL | SJT | @WIL | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/19 | @QNS | BGR2 | TEN3 | @TXS2 | SEA | @ALB3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/20 | @MON | SJT | WIL | @PIT | TAL | WPG | @AZW | @BAL | ||||||||||||||||
| Sun 10/21 | @AZW | @BLV | SJT | BGR | @WPG | TEN | @HNT | LVG | LOR | @PLY | ||||||||||||||
| Mon 10/22 | @BAL | QNS | PIT | @LOR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue 10/23 | AZW | TXS | @HWI | @EDM | PLY | @BGR | TEN | @BLV | ||||||||||||||||
| Wed 10/24 | BAL | PIT | TAL | @WIL | @ALK | @EDM | ALB | @MON | ||||||||||||||||
| Thu 10/25 | @PLY | @TEN4 | TXS | BGR4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri 10/26 | AZW | BLV | TAL | @ALK | @WIL | LOR | @HWI | @SAS | ||||||||||||||||
| Sat 10/27 | @PIT | BGR5 | TEN | @BAL | @SEA5 | ALB | MON | @WPG | ||||||||||||||||
| Sun 10/28 | @HNT | TAL | LOR6 | WIL | @WPG6 | @PLY | EDM | @AZW | ||||||||||||||||
| Mon 10/29 | @TEN | @SEA | SJT | BLV7 | @BGR7 | SAS | ||||||||||||||||||
1: Cincy Tech University. Cincinnati, Ohio
2: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory. Waxahachie, Texas
3: Huuf Arena. Lexington, Kentucky
4: Jagwin Gymnasium. Princeton, West Virginia
5: Museum of Flight's Aviation Pavilion. Seattle, Washington
6: University of Eastern Ontario. Ottawa, Canada
7: Blue Yonder Arena. Magnolia Bend, Louisiana
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
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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 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
As of Jan 7th
| Record | Value | Player | Team | Date of record |
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| Minutes Played | 43.9 | Russell Savoy (Binturong, G/F) | Tennessee Moonshiners | November 9, 2018 |
| Field Goals Made | 17 | Aditya Anggun (Balinese Civet, G) | Santa Ana Spectrums | October 31, 2018 |
| 3 Pointers Made | 10 | Matthew Silvius (Long-Tailed Weasel, G) | Dakota Bikers | December 21, 2018 |
| Free Throws Made | 11 | Sebastian Kosciusko (Toucan, F) | Santa Ana Spectrums | November 10, 2018 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 11 | Rosalind Baumhauer (Southern Fox Squirrel, C) | Queens Pride | December 8, 2018 |
| Total Rebounds | 26 | Hal Dufrain (American Alligator, F/C) | Tennessee Moonshiners | December 27, 2018 |
| Assists | 23 | Jona Vastenhout (Beech Martin, G) | Hawaii Kahunas | January 29, 2019 |
| Turn Overs | 10 | Mike Rising (Red Wolf, G/F) | San Jose Thrust | January 1, 2019 |
| Steals | 7 | Michelle Sundos (Genet, G) | Lorain Firestorm | November 7, 2018 |
| Blocks | 7 | Nikolay Volkov (Steppe Wolf, F/C) | Winnipeg Voyageurs | December 28, 2018 |
| Points | 46 | Miguel Mendoza (Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, C) | Albany Alphas | February 3, 2019 |
Postseason
The playoffs will begin in May of 2018 and will conclude with the 2019 Finals.