Headlines for Fred Bustamante

  • Bustamante announces retirement

    After 20 seasons in the league, Fred Bustamante has decided to hang it up.Bustamante was originally drafted by the Urchins in the 17th season.

  • Romans waive Fred Bustamante

    The Romans have waived Fred Bustamante from their roster. Fred posted 8.4 PPG, with 1.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists while playing 23.0 minutes per game during this season with the team.

  • Bustamante agrees to deal with Romans

  • Dragons waive Fred Bustamante

    The Dragons have waived Fred Bustamante from their roster. Fred posted 8.4 PPG, with 1.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists while playing 23.0 minutes per game during this season with the team.

  • Fred Bustamante re-signs with Dragons

    Fred Bustamante has signed on to play for another 4 seasons with the Dragons for a contract worth $4,650,000 per season.

  • Bustamante injured, will miss at least 8 games.

  • Bustamante injured, will miss at least 2 games.

  • Bustamante injured, will miss at least 2 games.

  • Bustamante injured, will miss at least 7 games.

  • Dunworth Signs Deal to Solidify All-Time Urchin Status

    Keith Dunworth remains the only player to play every season since the inception of the Urchins 11 seasons ago. Former teamate Fred Bustamante left 2 seasons ago leaving Dunworth as the veteran and headliner to the team.

    He had a breakout season posting over 20ppg and shooting a career high 58% from the floor to be selected as an all-star for the first time in his long career. He also notched all-defensive honors for the 2nd season in a row.

    He was rewarded with a 5 season deal worth over $19mil per to almost guarantee that he will end his career with the Urchins. He is the Urchins all-time steals and scoring leader with 367 steals and 6630 points coming into this season.

  • Bustamante agrees to deal with Dragons

  • Fred Bustamante contract declined

    Fred Bustamante has declined to negotiate with the Asteroids. He will instead head into free agency to test the waters. He will be looking for a salary around $21,790,000.

  • Bustamante receives ring

    Fred Bustamante has received his championship ring for being part of the League Tournament, Season 8 champion League I team. Congratulations!

  • Bustamante selected for All-League Team

    Congratulations to Fred Bustamante, who has been selected to represent the League I All-League team after averaging 24.5ppg, 2.8rpg and 7.2apg during the season.

  • Bustamante selected as an All-Star

  • Fred Bustamante finishes 3rd in the league in points

    Fred Bustamante averaged 24.5 points per game this season finishing in 3rd place leaguewide. The Asteroids congratulate him on this accomplishment.

  • Bustamante traded to Asteroids from Urchins for Roe

    The Urchins have reached a deal with the Asteroids that will send Fred Bustamante to the Asteroids in exchange for Hamlet Yakunkin, and Hilario Roe.

    Bustamante averaged 16.2 PPG, 2.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 29.6 minutes per game. Roe averaged 13.7 PPG, 3.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 31.8 minutes per game.

  • Fred Bustamante will miss the remainder of the season with injury

  • Fred Bustamante re-signs with Urchins

    Fred Bustamante has signed on to play for another 3 seasons with the Urchins for a contract worth $16,110,000 per season.

  • Bustamante injured, will miss at least 8 games.

  • #31 Urchins upset #2 Wranglers for first big upset win

    Fred Bustamante had his way against the #2 Wranglers lifting the Urchins 104-90 for the win for the first big upset of the tournament. Bustamante scored 29 in the win while Hilario Roe chipped in 24 with 9 assists.

  • Bustamante selected as an All-Star

    Fred Bustamante has been voted as an all-star for the Urchins. Bustamante averaged 19.2ppg, 2.3rpg and 5.7apg.

  • Fred Bustamante named Team MVP

  • Urchins edge Edge

    In what could be a late playoffs matchup preview, the Urchins made the most of their matchup with the Edge after nearly blowing a 16 point lead to win 102-100. The head-to-head series is tied at 1 for the season. Coach Woozy is having one of the Urchins best seasons after just missing the championship game a season ago. Fred Bustamante looks good after a mid-season slump scoring 23 points with 10 assists in the win.

  • Bustamante injured, will miss at least 1 game.

  • Bustamante selected as an All-Star

    Fred Bustamante has been voted as an all-star for the Urchins. Bustamante averaged 23.4ppg, 3.5rpg and 8.7apg.

  • Fred Bustamante named Team MVP

  • Fred Bustamante finishes 2nd in the league in assists

    Fred Bustamante averaged 8.7 assists per game this season finishing in 2nd place leaguewide. The Urchins congratulate him on this accomplishment.

  • Fred Bustamante finishes 2nd in the league in assists

    Fred Bustamante averaged 8.7 assists per game this season finishing in 2nd place leaguewide. The Urchins congratulate him on this accomplishment.

  • Big win for Urchins over Razors in OT

    The Urchins battled all game and finally grabbed the tie late in the 4th against the Razors with 8 seconds left on a  Hilario Roe jumper 104-104. The Razors had a chance to win, but Jim Weddle missed sending the game to OT where the Urchins then dominated going on to win 119-111. Bejay Vigna pulled down 16 boards with 20 points in the game. Fred Bustamante scored 29 with 8 assists while Keith Dunworth scored 26 with 12 assists. The Urchins improve to 7-4 while the Razors drop to 9-3.

  • Urchins hit game winner in insane back and forth game

    The Urchins improved to 5-2 the hard way against the Lava with a game that spanned 36... yes 36 lead changes and 22 ties. In the final seconds Kodie Cabotage hit a shot putting the Lava up by two, but with no timeouts, the Urchins raced down the floor, getting the ball to backup center Millard Barreto who dished it in for a tough low post shot to close the game out 122-121 at home.

    Fred Bustamante scored 28 points with 12 boards to lead the team while Kodie Cabotage scored 34 with 8 boards. The Urchins are no stranger to fast starts, as they have been 5-2 to start the season each of the last 3 seasons. Unfortunately the team has yet to make the playoffs, as late season collapses have done them in.

  • Bustamante scores 32 in Urchins win

    The Urchins etched their name in the win column with a 105-94 win over the Edge. Fred Bustamante scored a game-high 32 points on 14 of 18 shooting with 10 assists to lead the way.

  • Fred Bustamante named Team MVP

    Congratulations to Fred Bustamante on winning the Urchins Team MVP award for Season 19.

  • Bustamante selected as an All-Star

    Fred Bustamante has been voted as an all-star for the Urchins. Bustamante averaged 18.4ppg, 2.9rpg and 7.1apg.

  • Urchins miss playoffs. Again.

    Just like last season, the Urchins once again find themselves just outside of playoff contention after a 118-121 loss to the Lava. With Romans and Asteroids both losing, all the Urchins had to do was win but could not get it done. Fred Bustamante scored 29 with 11 assists in the effort. Meanwhile the Lava make a playoff appearance in their first season finishing 22-13 good for a 3rd seed playoff spot.

  • Bustamante injured, will miss at least 1 game.

    Fred Bustamante injured his back in the Urchins game against the Gryphons. He is expected to miss 1-2 games.

  • Venom can't keep pace with Urchins

    The Urchins mounted a 21 point lead before being outscored 26-13 and having their lead dwindle away to 3. That's when Hilario Roe came through with a clutch three pointer (his only three attempted of the game) to send the game to OT at 100 apiece. In overtime the game got away once again from the Venom, with this time Nice Smith missing the last second 3-pointer to send it to another OT. Smith finished with 33 points and 12 boards. Fred Bustamante scored 27 with 12 assists to lead the Urchins who now sit at 4-2.

  • Bustamante looking unstoppable

    Fred Bustamante seems to be playing with a chip on his shoulder as he vows to get the Urchins into the playoffs which has just barely illuded them during their first two seasons in the league despite going 28-17 last season. He scored 29 points with 11 assists to lead the team over the winless Edge 101-94. On the season he is scoring over 23ppg with 8apg.

  • Bustamante puts on a show, but it's not enough for Urchins

    The Sun Bears became the first expansion team to notch a regular season win in League I, defeating the Urchins 109-104. The #4 overall pick, Litton Woodier led the team with 28 points and 8 assists while Rudolf Sothern scored 15 points with 12 assists and 8 boards. Forester Grinsted also had a huge game with 29 points to lead the team in scoring.

    The Urchins kept things close throughout, even leading by 1 with just over a minute to go thanks to Fred Bustamante who scored 32 points with 10 assists and 6 boards with 5 three pointers. However the game would slip away from the Urchins as the Sun Bears had an answer for everything.

  • Bustamante receives ring

    Fred Bustamante has received his championship ring for being part of the League Tournament, Season 1 champion League I team. Congratulations!

  • Bustamante selected for All-League Team

    Fred Bustamante has been selected to represent the League I All-League team after averaging 27.5ppg, 2.8rpg and 5.3apg during the season.

  • Late run by Urchins lifts team over Ice Monkeys

    The tremendous run by the Ice Monkeys has come to an end. The #30 seed team surprised everyone by advancing to the 3rd round, and nearly defeating the Urchins to move to the 4th. The Urchins trailed until midway through the 4th quarter to finally keep the lead with just over a minute left to advance.

    Fred Bustamante scored 29 points with 9 assists and 6 boards. For the Ice Monkeys Virgil Fowle again had a tremendous game with 23 points and 11 boards.

  • Incredible comeback by Urchins to defeat Meteors

    Several times it seemed like it was all over for the Urchins as the Meteors pulled away by as much as 7 with a minute to go. However led by team leader Fred Bustamante who scored 40 points in the game and capped a 11-2 point run to put the Urchins ahead by 4 and win by 2 116-114 to move onto round 2 where they will face League II champions Cloud.

  • Urchins roll on

    In a 126-116 win over the Venom the Urchins looked good with Fred Bustamante putting up 41 points and 9 assists to inch closer to a playoff berth.

  • Urchins on the move!

    The Urchins have now won 9 of their last 10 games offing the #1 ranked Dragons 104-75. Fred Bustamante scored 41 points with 8 boards and 8 rebounds. The playoff race is still wide open with a mix of 6-7 teams vying for 4 spots.

  • Urchins unstoppable

    Fred Bustamante scored 37 points with 9 boards in the win over the Ice 106-100. This is the teams record 7th straight. He is leading the league with over 27ppg.

  • Bustamante scores 48 in win

    The Urchins beat the Venom 112-98 with Fred Bustamante scoring 48 points with 7 assists in the win. This is the Urchins 3rd straight win as they become the 4th team to hit the 20 win mark.

  • Point made!

    The Urchins made a big point to the league against their rival Razors beating them handedly 111-95 for the 3rd straight time this season. Fred Bustamante led scores with 32 points and 6 assists while Keith Dunworth scored 24 with 9 assists.

  • Urchins hold on for win over Clash

    The Urchins have been desparately trying to prove themselves as a top tier team and did a good job staving off the Clash 93-86. Fred Bustamante scored a game-high 35 points with 6 assists and 6 steals in the win.

  • Bustamante scores 42

    Before fouling out midway through the 4th, Fred Bustamante scored 42 points in lifting the surprising Urchins 105-86 over the Gryphons.

  • Bustamante shines in Urchins 4th win

    The Urchins are off to a great start remaining undefeated at 4-0 after beating the Ice 109-82. Fred Bustamante continued his scoring onslaught with 38 points and 6 assists to lead the team.

  • Urchins debut with big win over Clash

    The Urchins looked to be in great form beating the Clash 119-106 with Fred Bustamante scoring 41 points, Carl Seely grabbing 19 boards and Keith Dunworth dishing 12 assists.

  • Bustamante hits the half century mark

    Fred Bustamante almost single handedly dessimated the Pitbulls 102-84 scoring half the teams points for a career high 51. He is on course to have the highest ppg for a rookie since Amos Halter scored 31ppg in season one. He currently has an avg of 26ppg. He leads the league with 13 30+ point games.

  • Bustamante scores 4th straight 30+ point game

    The Urchins easily handled the Rhinos 117-97 with Rookie MVP candidate Fred Bustamante stealing the show scoring his 4th straight 30+ point game and 10th of the season. He ranks 2nd in the league with 25.5ppg.

  • Bustamante scores career high 38 in loss

    Rookie MVP candidate Fred Bustamante put in a career high 38 to lead the Rhinos, but it wasn't enough to get them by the top ranked Paladins dropping the game 99-105.

  • Urchins end 5 game skid behind Fred Bustamante

    Rookie of the season candidate Fred Bustamante broke out big with 37 points and 7 assists to end the Urchins 5 game losing streak to the Spirit with a 97-80 win.