2016-2017 Alaska Arctics season

Alaska Arctics
RL GM	Gustavo
RL HC	Rainwhisker
Arena	Arctic Tundra Arena - Anchorage, AK
Owner(s)	Boris Petrov (male polar bear, 1995-present)
General Manager	Dorian Dragomirov (male Mosasaurus)
Head coach	Angus Nelson (male albatross)
Standings
Record	45-35
Place	Division: 1th (Pacific Rim)
	Conference: 3th (Western)
Last Update	20 May 2017 04:48:49 GMT
2015-16	2017-18

The 2016-2017 Alaska Arctics season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Furry Basketball Association (FBA).

Key Dates

• 09/01/16 Start of Free Agency
• 09/18/16 Draft Day held in Las Vegas, NV at the FBA Amphitheatre

Draft Picks

Main article: 2016 FBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Species	Position
1	12	Marshall Anderson-Rhodes	Clouded Leopard	F
2	36	Ruqayya Barakah	Brandt's Hedgehog	F/G

Roster

Depth Chart

Alaska Arctics Roster

Starters
Point Guard		Shooting Guard		Small Forward		Power Forward		Center
5	Devon Kellendyne (Cacomistle, G)	19	Evan Marshall (Helmeted Woodpecker, F)	13	Otis Najac (Bat-eared Fox, G/F)	81	Mark Gerena Jr. (Greenland Shark, F)	1	Naima King (Orange-Bellied Trogon, G)
Bench
Guard		Bigfur		Swingfur		Forward		Guard
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16	Margo Bates (White Tailed Deer, G)	14	Kendrick Komminsk (Snow Leopard, F/C)	37	Kelsey Norath (African Kingfisher, G/F)	29	Kina Kong (Beluga Whale, F)	11	Gabriel Castellanos (Cacomistle, G)
Reserves				Deep Reserves
Guard		Bigfur		Bigfur		Swingfur		Swingfur
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0	Lady Black (Pembroke Corgi, G)	10	Robert Poisson (Pine Marten, C/F)	55	Ogun Okayu (Rhinoceros, C/F)	12	Advit H Dhokia (Bengal Monitor, F/G)	7	Harmonie Okayu (Rhinoceros, F/G)
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Pre-season

Alaska Arctics 2016 Pre-season

• Sun 10/16/16: ALK@PIT
• Tue 10/18/16: ALK@TAL
• Thu 10/20/16: HWI@ALK

Regular Season

Main article: 2017 Schedule

The regular season opener was held on Monday, October 31st, 2016, hosting the Texas Lone Stars.

Standings

Team Record Conf. Div. GB Pacific Rim Division Alaska Arctics 45-35 31-25 13-11 - Santa Ana Spectrums 44-36 32-24 14-10 1 San Jose Thrust 41-39 23-33 10-14 4 Hawaii Kahunas 40-40 27-29 11-13 5 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 Montana Howlers 53-27 37-19 - 2 Edmonton Totems 47-33 31-25 6 3 Alaska Arctics 45-35 31-25 8 4 Santa Ana Spectrums 44-36 32-24 9 5 Seattle Summit 44-36 29-27 9 6 Winnipeg Voyageurs 41-39 28-28 12 7 Las Vegas Wildcards 41-39 25-31 12 8 San Jose Thrust 41-39 23-33 12 9 Hawaii Kahunas 40-40 27-29 13 10 Texas Lone Stars 38-42 32-24 15 11 Arizona Whips 29-51 23-33 24 12 Dakota Bikers 26-54 18-38 27

Game Log

November

• Mon 10/31/16: TXS 96, ALK 100 (boxscore)
• Wed 11/02/16: ALK 96, SJT 100 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/04/16: EDM 82, ALK 87 (boxscore)
• Sun 11/06/16: ALK 86, HWI 85 (boxscore)
• Tue 11/08/16: SAS 88, ALK 70 (boxscore)
• Thu 11/10/16: WPG 76, ALK 84 (boxscore)
• Sat 11/12/16: LVG 98, ALK 90 (boxscore)
• Mon 11/14/16: ALK 87, MON 92 (boxscore)
• Wed 11/16/16: ALK 94, DAK 104 (boxscore)
• Sat 11/19/16: ALK 85, WIL 87 (boxscore)
• Tue 11/22/16: ALB 99, ALK 97 (boxscore)
• Thu 11/24/16: TAL 85, ALK 89 (boxscore)
• Fri 11/25/16: BLV 71, ALK 76 (boxscore)
• Sun 11/27/16: PLY 99, ALK 95 (boxscore)
• Wed 11/30/16: ALK 89, PIT 83 (boxscore)

December

• Mon 12/05/16: SJT 87, ALK 84 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/07/16: HWI 101, ALK 91 (boxscore)
• Fri 12/09/16: ALK 72, SAS 75 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/12/16: BAL 90, ALK 100 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/15/16: ALK 93, QNS 98 (boxscore)
• Sat 12/17/16: LOR 88, ALK 94 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/19/16: ALK 107, BGR 101 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/21/16: ALK 91, HNT 99 (boxscore)
• Thu 12/22/16: ALK 103, TEN 100 (boxscore)
• Mon 12/26/16: SAS 97, ALK 105 (boxscore)
• Wed 12/28/16: ALK 94, SJT 106 (boxscore)
• Fri 12/30/16: HWI 109, ALK 113 (boxscore)

January

• Sun 01/01/17: SEA 106, ALK 102 (boxscore)
• Tue 01/03/17: ALK 79, AZW 74 (boxscore)
• Thu 01/05/17: ALK 95, WPG 93 (boxscore)
• Sat 01/07/17: ALK 93, LVG 96 (boxscore)
• Mon 01/09/17: ALK 73, TXS 79 (boxscore)
• Wed 01/11/17: MON 107, ALK 111 (boxscore)
• Fri 01/13/17: SJT 85, ALK 95 (boxscore)
• Sun 01/15/17: ALK 107, SAS 108 (boxscore)
• Tue 01/17/17: ALK 96, HWI 94 (boxscore)
• Mon 01/23/17: DAK 80, ALK 99 (boxscore)
• Wed 01/25/17: ALK 103, SEA 102 (boxscore)
• Fri 01/27/17: AZW 82, ALK 85 (boxscore)
• Sun 01/29/17: ALK 88, EDM 78 (boxscore)

February

• Thu 02/02/17: TEN 85, ALK 93 (boxscore)
• Sat 02/04/17: ALK 94, TAL 100 (boxscore)
• Mon 02/06/17: ALK 85, LOR 78 (boxscore)
• Wed 02/08/17: HNT 109, ALK 115 (boxscore)
• Sat 02/11/17: HWI 75, ALK 83 (boxscore)
• Mon 02/13/17: ALK 80, SJT 88 (boxscore)
• Wed 02/15/17: LVG 108, ALK 109 OT (boxscore)
• Fri 02/17/17: WPG 92, ALK 90 (boxscore)
• Sun 02/19/17: SAS 113, ALK 115 (boxscore)
• Tue 02/21/17: SEA 113, ALK 120 (boxscore)
• Thu 02/23/17: EDM 73, ALK 80 (boxscore)

March

• Thu 03/02/17: ALK 96, BAL 108 (boxscore)
• Sat 03/04/17: QNS 98, ALK 89 (boxscore)
• Tue 03/07/17: ALK 106, PLY 102 (boxscore)
• Thu 03/09/17: ALK 98, BLV 90 (boxscore)
• Sat 03/11/17: SAS 108, ALK 112 (boxscore)
• Mon 03/13/17: ALK 106, HWI 105 (boxscore)
• Wed 03/15/17: ALK 82, SJT 91 (boxscore)
• Fri 03/17/17: MON 92, ALK 98 (boxscore)
• Sun 03/19/17: ALK 81, TXS 76 (boxscore)
• Tue 03/21/17: DAK 89, ALK 98 (boxscore)
• Thu 03/23/17: AZW 63, ALK 62 (boxscore)
• Sat 03/25/17: ALK 79, SEA 88 (boxscore)
• Mon 03/27/17: ALK 66, WPG 74 (boxscore)
• Wed 03/29/17: ALK 85, EDM 89 (boxscore)
• Fri 03/31/17: ALK 81, LVG 91 (boxscore)

April

• Sun 04/02/17: HWI 96, ALK 114 (boxscore)
• Tue 04/04/17: SJT 98, ALK 105 (boxscore)
• Thu 04/06/17: ALK 109, SAS 104 (boxscore)
• Sun 04/09/17: WIL 78, ALK 81 (boxscore)
• Mon 04/10/17: BGR 88, ALK 92 (boxscore)
• Wed 04/12/17: PIT 81, ALK 79 (boxscore)
• Fri 04/14/17: ALK 92, ALB 94 (boxscore)
• Tue 04/18/17: ALK 81, MON 95 (boxscore)
• Thu 04/20/17: ALK 80, AZW 88 (boxscore)
• Sat 04/22/17: ALK 110, SAS 118 (boxscore)
• Mon 04/24/17: SJT 108, ALK 118 (boxscore)
• Wed 04/26/17: ALK 83, DAK 76 (boxscore)
• Fri 04/28/17: TXS 66, ALK 78 (boxscore)
• Sun 04/30/17: ALK 107, HWI 110 (boxscore)

Awards, records and milestones

Records

Record	Value	Player	Date of record
Minutes Played	44.4	Ogun Okayu (Rhinoceros, C/F)	Nov 10, 2016
Field Goals Made	18*	Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G)	Feb 15, 2017
3 Pointers Made	6*	Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G)	Oct 31, 2016
Free Throws Made	6	Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G)	Jan 13, 2017
Offensive Rebounds	4	Ogun Okayu (Rhinoceros, C/F)	Oct 31, 2016
Total Rebounds	15	Ogun Okayu (Rhinoceros, C/F)	Jan 29, 2017
Assists	11	Devon Kellendyne (Cacomistle, G)	Oct 31, 2016
Turn Overs	3	Ambrose Slade (Eurasian Lynx, G)	Nov 4, 2016
Steals	4	Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G)	Nov 14, 2016
Blocks	5	Ogun Okayu (Rhinoceros, C/F)	Jan 11, 2017
Points	45*	Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G)	Feb 15, 2017

* = Overall League Record

Transactions

Main article: 2017 Transactions

Overview

Alaska Arctics

Players Added Via Draft Marshall Anderson-Rhodes (Clouded Leopard, F) Ruqayya Barakah (Brandt's Hedgehog, F/G) Via Free Agency Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G) Mark Gerena Jr. (Greenland Shark, F) Jordan McGrath-Alidis (White Rabbit, F) Via Trade none

Players Lost Waivers/Buyouts none Via Free Agency Beulah Rollinghouse (Dung Beetle, G) Bobby Baylor (Polar Bear, F/C) Chester O’Shaughnessy (Irish Wolfhound, F/C) Via Trade Leroy Wyatt (Terrier Mutt, F/G) (to Voyageurs) Marshall Anderson-Rhodes (Clouded Leopard, F) (to Spirits)

Trades

09/06/16	To Arctics $2.5m in current cap	To Voyageurs Leroy Wyatt
09/21/16	To Arctics $1m in current cap 2017 FBA Draft 2nd round pick to be named later	To Spirits Marshall Anderson-Rhodes

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Cliff Matthiews (Canadian Lynx, G)	3yr - $38m	Contract Extension
Mark Gerena Jr. (Greenland Shark, F)	1yr - $1m	Restricted Free Agency
Jordan McGrath-Alidis (White Rabbit, F)	2yr - $4m	Plymouth Taproots

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	Team if applicable
Beulah Rollinghouse (Dung Beetle, G)	Free Agency	Santa Ana Spectrums
Bobby Baylor (Polar Bear, F/C)	Free Agency	Seattle Summit
Chester O’Shaughnessy (Irish Wolfhound, F/C)	Free Agency	D-League (Rocky Mountain Royals)