2020-2021 Albany Alphas season

Albany Alphas
Primary Contact	BlueBane
Secondary Contact	Drakken
Arena	Farigami Park - Albany, NY
Owner(s)	Jack Faris (Male White Wolf)
General Manager	Jack Faris (Male White Wolf)
Head coach	Ryuta Faris-Tatsugami (Male Canine)
Standings
Record	42-38
Place	Division: 3rd (Northern)
	Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Last Update	20 September 2024 13:23:22 GMT
2019-20	2021-22

The 2020-21 Albany Alphas season is the 42nd season of the franchise in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA).

Key Dates

• 09/01/20 Start of Free Agency
• 09/14/20 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Amphitheatre

Draft Picks

Main article: 2020 FBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Species	Position
1	5	Callum Williamson	Wallaby	G
1	24	Oscar Johansson	Saint Bernard	C/F
2	26	Janine Henderson	Cougar	F

Roster

Depth Chart

Albany Alphas 2020-2021 Depth Chart

Starters
Point Guard		Shooting Guard		Small Forward		Power Forward		Center
38	Jona Vastenhout (Beech Marten, G)	65	Narkissa Kassius (Ringtail Lemur, G)	3	Terry O’Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G)	71	Viran Kivar (Jaguar, F)	31	Kassius Waterson (North American River Otter, C)
Bench
Forward		Guard		Bigfur		Forward		Forward
95	Takeru Ishijima (Siberian Tiger, F)	31	Fitch Loomis (California Ground Squirrel, G)	19	Oscar Johansson (Saint Bernard, C/F)	13	Tanner Hunt (Spotted Hyena, F)	20	Janine Henderson (Cougar, F)
Reserves
Forward		Guard		Guard		Forward		Guard
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56	Tapeesa Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (Polar Bear, F)	63	Connie Cloverfield (Rabbit, G)	21	Jacky Lemon (Lynx, G)	45	Avery Rethal (Lion, F)	2	Treshaun Carnell (Nubian Goat, G)

Standings

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 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

Game Log

Regular Season

Main article: 2021 Schedule

The regular season opener was held on Sunday, October 31st, 2021, hosting the Arizona Whips.

2020-2020 Albany Alphas Regular Season Game Results

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 FBA Playoffs

	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

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Week 14 (1/30-2/5) Terry O'Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G, ALB)

Week 23 (4/3-4/9) Terry O'Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G, ALB)

Season

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Records

Record	Value	Player	Date of record
Minutes Played	37.9	Kassius Waterson (North American River Otter, C)	21.12.29
Field Goals Made	15	Terry O’Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G)	22.04.17
3 Pointers Made	9	Terry O’Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G)	22.04.03
Free Throws Made	11	Viran Kivar (Jaguar, F)	21.12.04
Offensive Rebounds	7	Viran Kivar (Jaguar, F)	22.04.19
Total Rebounds	19	Kassius Waterson (North American River Otter, C)	21.10.31
Assists	16	Jona Vastenhout (Beech Martin, G)	21.11.11
Turn Overs	7	Jona Vastenhout (Beech Martin, G)	21.12.31
Steals	6	Narkissa Kassius (Ringtail Lemur, G)	21.12.18
Blocks	5	Kassius Waterson (North American River Otter, C)	21.12.04
Points	37	Terry O’Toole (Irish Wolfhound, F/G)	22.04.03

* = Overall League Record

Double-doubles

Total	Player	Species	Position
30	Kassius Waterson	North American River Otter	C
21	Jona Vastenhout	Beech Martin	G
11	Viran Kivar	Jaguar	F
9	Terry O'Toole	Irish Wolfhound	F/G
5	Janine Henderson	Cougar	F

Dates(click to expand)

• Kassius Waterson: 30 - (10/31/21), (11/15/21), (11/29/21), (12/01/21), (12/22/21), (12/27/21), (12/29/21), (01/06/22), (01/12/22), (01/16/22), (01/22/22), (01/24/22), (02/03/22), (02/20/22), (02/22/22), (03/01/22), (03/07/22), (03/12/22), (03/16/22), (03/20/22), (03/28/22), (03/30/22), (04/01/22), (04/03/22), (04/05/22), (04/10/22), (04/14/22), (04/23/22), (04/25/22), (04/29/22)
  
• Jona Vastenhout: 21 - (11/11/21), (11/28/21), (12/12/21), (12/22/21), (12/29/21), (01/02/22), (01/04/22), (01/06/22), (01/08/22), (01/14/22), (01/30/22), (02/05/22), (02/10/22), (02/12/22), (02/20/22), (03/07/22), (03/16/22), (03/20/22), (04/01/22), (04/03/22), (04/23/22)
  
• Viran Kivar: 11 - (11/13/21), (11/20/21), (12/01/21), (12/06/21), (12/12/21), (12/13/21), (01/12/22), (02/03/22), (02/20/22), (03/07/22), (04/19/22)
  
• Terry O'Toole: 9 - (11/17/21), (12/13/21), (12/15/21), (01/14/22), (02/05/22), (02/14/22), (02/22/22), (04/09/22), (04/21/22)
  

Janine Henderson: 5 - (11/05/21), (11/07/21), (04/03/22), (04/05/22), (04/09/22)

Transactions

Main article: 2021 Transactions

Overview

Albany Alphas

Players Added Via Draft Tanner Hunt (Spotted Hyena, F) Avery Rethal (Lion, F) Via Free Agency Jacky Lemon (Lynx, G) Tapeesa Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (Polar Bear, F) Connie Cloverfield (Rabbit, G) Jona Vastenhout (Beech Martin, G) Via Trade Fitch Loomis (California Ground Squirrel, G)

Players Lost Waivers/Buyouts Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C) Via Free Agency Corbin A. Li’Arci (Lynx, G) Tori Wetmore (Spectacled Caiman, G) Abdoulaye Mandiang (White-Tailed Mongoose, G/F) Via Trade Callum Williamson (Wallaby, G)

Trades

09/28/21

To Alphas Fitch Loomis, 2nd Round Pick of the 2021 FBA Draft, and $3m in 2020-21 Cap Space

To Firestorm Callum Williamson

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Jacky Lemon (Lynx, G)	2yr - $10m	Contract Extension
Tapeesa Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (Polar Bear, F)	3yr - $19m	Queens Pride
Connie Cloverfield (Rabbit, G)	2yr - $10m	Contract Extension
Jona Vastenhout (Beech Martin, G)	3yr - $30m	Hawaii Kahunas

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	Team if applicable
Corbin A. Li’Arci (Lynx, G)	Free Agency	None
Tori Wetmore (Spectacled Caiman, G)	Free Agency	None
Abdoulaye Mandiang (White-Tailed Mongoose, G/F)	Free Agency	None
Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C)	Buyout (Amnesty)	Santa Ana Spectrums