Buffalo eXtreme explained

League:ABA
Region:East
Division:White
Arena:XGen Elite Sports Complex
City:Buffalo, New York
Colors:Red, black, white
Owner:Darren Fenn
Coach:Richard Jacob
Record:23–5
Playoff Berths:1 (2024)
Media:Streaming: SFBN
Website:buffaloextreme.com

The Buffalo eXtreme are a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York. The team competes in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the White Division of the East Region.

Darren Fenn owns and operates the franchise as an extension of his XGen Elite basketball academy, with home games played at XGen Elite Sports Complex in West Seneca.

History

2022: Franchise acquisition

Darren Fenn purchased the rights for a Buffalo franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in March 2022.[1] This is the fourth ABA franchise in the region's history, following the Buffalo Sharks, Buffalo Blue Hawks, and Western New York Thundersnow.[2]

2023–2024: Inaugural season

Tryouts for the newly named Buffalo eXtreme were announced in May 2023.[3] Darren Fenn owns and operates XGen Elite Sports Complex in West Seneca, where the team plays its home games and gets its namesake.[2] Under Armour designed the team uniforms, accentuating the logo's red and black color scheme.[4]

Richard Jacob was named the team's head coach in August 2023.[5] That same month, Bob Bateson was named associate head coach.[6] Bateson previously coached under Jacob at The Park School of Buffalo, where they won the 2018 New York State Class A championship.[7]

Javon McCrea was announced as the team's first signing in October 2023.[8] He led the team in scoring during their inaugural game, a 98–96 home victory over the Rochester Kingz on November 4, 2023.[9] McCrea was named White Division Player of the Week after scoring 28 points with 12 rebounds and 2 assists against the Syracuse Upstate Trojans on November 11, 2023.[10]

Marcus Feagin was named White Division Player of the Week after averaging 23 points with 24.5 rebounds and 3 assists against the Albany 518 Ballers on January 27, 2024, and the Bennington Martens on January 28, 2024.[11]

Dominick Welch was signed to the team in January 2024.[12] [13] He averaged 30.3 points in three games, then left to join the Montréal Toundra of the Basketball Super League.[14] [15]

Howard Washington was named White Division Player of the Week after averaging 27 points with 6.5 steals and 5 assists against the Binghamton Bulldogs on February 9, 2024, and the Herkimer Originals on February 10, 2024.[16]

Marcus Feagin was named White Division Player of the Week after scoring 29 points with 25 rebounds and 2 steals against the Syracuse Upstate Trojans on February 18, 2024.[17]

Javon McCrea and Marcus Feagin were named ABA All-Stars and All-ABA First Team selections after McCrea led the team in blocks, and Feagin led both the team and league in rebounding.[18] [19] Howard Washington and Quran DuBois both received All-ABA honorable mentions after Washington led the team in assists, and DuBois led the team in steals.[20]

The team finished the 2023–24 ABA season with a 15–4 record, and was rated 18th out of 109 teams in the final ABA Power Rankings.[21] They were awarded a #2 playoff seed, and defeated the visiting Rochester Kingz (#3) in a division semifinal on March 16, 2024.[22] [23] They went on to lose the division championship game to the Binghamton Bulldogs (#1) on March 23, 2024.[24]

2024–2025: Sophomore season

Six players were retained for the team's second season, including five starters. Offseason losses included Jonathon Bailey, who left to join the Jamestown Jackals of The Basketball League.[25] Key offseason acquisitions included Pierre Sow from the Hartford Hawks, and both Johnathan Ivy and Rodney Hawkins from the Rochester Kingz.[26] [27] [28]

Personnel

Alumni

Season-by-season record

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2023–24 season.

ABA championsRegion championsDivision championsPlayoff berth
SeasonRegionFinishDivisionFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPlayoffsAwardsHead coachRef.
2023–24East4thWhite2nd1541Won Division semifinal (Kingz) 108–101
Lost Division final (Bulldogs) 87–106		Javon McCrea (All-Star, All-ABA)
Marcus Feagin (All-Star, All-ABA)		Richard Jacob[29]
2024–25East1stWhite1st70–Richard Jacob[30]

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 26| Rochester| W 132–99| Marcellus Cooper (27)| Marcus Feagin (20)| Howard Washington (10)| XGen Elite Sports Complex| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 27| Rochester| W 101–82| Howard Washington (20)
Johnathan Ivy (20)| Jonathan Park (14)| Howard Washington (8)| XGen Elite Sports Complex| 2–0|- |- style="background:#cfc"| 3| November 2| Erie| W (Forfeit)| –| –| –| XGen Elite Sports Complex| 3–0|- |- style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 9| Steel City| W 95–79| Howard Washington (19)
Quran DuBois (19)| Marcus Feagin (18)| Johnathan Ivy (9)| XGen Elite Sports Complex| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 16| Herkimer| W 133–67| Quran DuBois (24)| Alex Golda (13)| Howard Washington (11)| XGen Elite Sports Complex| 5–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 6| November 23| @ Akron| W 155–101| Jonathan Park (22)| Javon McCrea (12)
Rodney Hawkins (12)| Johnathan Ivy (11)| Innes Community Learning Center| 6–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 7| November 30| Rochester| W 128–90| Howard Washington (24)| Marcus Feagin (15)
Rodney Hawkins (15)| Howard Washington (10)| XGen Elite Sports Complex| 7–0|- | 8| December 7| Albany| 7PM| | | | XGen Elite Sports Complex| |- | 9| December 15| @ Steel City| 5PM| | | | A Giving Heart Community Center| |- | 10| December 21| @ New Hampshire| TBA| | | | Manchester Ballers' Association| |- | 11| December 22| @ Albany| 7PM| | | | Our Savior's Christian School| |- | 12| December 28| Saratoga| 7PM| | | | XGen Elite Sports Complex| |- | 13| January 4| New Hampshire| 7PM| | | | XGen Elite Sports Complex| |- | 14| January 18| @ Saratoga| 7PM| | | | Saratoga Central Catholic High School| |- | 15| January 19| @ Albany| 7PM| | | | Our Savior's Christian School| |- | 16| January 25| Rochester| 7PM| | | | XGen Elite Sports Complex| |- | 17| January 26| @ Rochester| TBA| | | | Roberts Wesleyan University| |- | 18| February 1| @ Binghamton| 7:05PM| | | | Bulldogs Sports Complex| |- | 19| February 2| Binghamton| 5PM| | | | XGen Elite Sports Complex| |- | 20| February 8| Bennington| 7PM| | | | XGen Elite Sports Complex| |- | 21| February 15| @ Herkimer| 7PM| | | | New York Mills High School| |- | 22| February 22| Akron| 7PM| | | | XGen Elite Sports Complex|

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| November 4| Rochester| W 98–96| Javon McCrea (27)| Javon McCrea (14)| Howard Washington (9)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
500| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| November 5| @ Rochester| W 105–96| Javon McCrea (31)| Marcus Feagin (18)| | Roberts Wesleyan University
| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 3| November 11| @ Syracuse| W 119–110| Javon McCrea (28)| Marcus Feagin (19)| Howard Washington (8)| Tipp Hill Community Center| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 12| Westchester| W 152–46| Quran DuBois (34)| Alex Golda (15)| Quran DuBois (7)| XGen Elite Sports Complex| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 25| @ Albany| W 163–80| Javon McCrea (33)| Javon McCrea (16)| Howard Washington (20)| Our Savior's Christian School| 5–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 6| December 2| New Hampshire| W 130–89| Quran DuBois (35)| Marcus Feagin (21)| Howard Washington (16)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 6–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 7| December 3| Rochester| L 103–118|||| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 6–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 8| December 16| @ Syracuse| L 123–125| Howard Washington (27)| Jonathon Bailey (14)| Howard Washington (9)| Tipp Hill Community Center
| 6–2 |- style="background:#cfc"| 9| December 17| @ New Hampshire| W 127–86| Marcus Feagin (25)| Marcus Feagin (27)| Howard Washington (11)| Manchester Ballers' Association
| 7–2 |- style="background:#cfc"| 10| December 30| Syracuse| W 128–124| Javon McCrea (31)| Marcus Feagin (14)| Howard Washington (11)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 8–2 |- style="background:#cfc"| 11| January 27| @ Albany| W 148–86| Marcus Feagin (38)| Marcus Feagin (30)| Howard Washington (13)| Our Savior's Christian School
| 9–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 12| January 28| @ Bennington| W 117–92| Dominick Welch (35)| Marcus Feagin (19)| Howard Washington (9)| Berkshire Community College
| 10–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 13| February 3| Rochester| W 127–94| Dominick Welch (28)| Marcus Feagin (17)| Howard Washington (11)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 11–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 14| February 9| @ Binghamton| W 95–91 (OT)| Howard Washington (26)| Marcus Feagin (28)| Howard Washington (6)| Bulldogs Sports Complex
| 12–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 15| February 10| Herkimer| W 99–95| Howard Washington (28)| Marcus Feagin (24)| Howard Washington (4)
Marcus Feagin (4)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 13–2 |- style="background:#cfc"| 16| February 18| Syracuse| W 116–76| Howard Washington (26)| Marcus Feagin (25)| Quran DuBois (6)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 14–2 |- style="background:#fcc"| 17| February 25| @ Rochester| L 126–129| Howard Washington (28)
Quran DuBois (28)| Marcus Feagin (16)| Howard Washington (10)| Joseph C. Wilson Foundation Academy
| 14–3|- style="background:#cfc"| 18| March 2| Binghamton| W 122–81| Quran DuBois (20)| Javon McCrea (17)| Howard Washington (7)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 15–3 |- style="background:#fcc"| 19| March 3| @ Herkimer| L 119–121| Javon McCrea (34)| Marcus Feagin (25)| Marcellus Cooper (8)| New York Mills High School
| 15–4

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| March 16| Rochester (#3)| W 108–101| Marcellus Cooper (26)| Javon McCrea (12)| Howard Washington (8)| XGen Elite Sports Complex
| 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc"| 1| March 23| @ Binghamton (#1)| L 87–106| | | | Bulldogs Sports Complex
| 0–1

Player statistics

|-| | style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|17 || 5 || – || .590 || .440 || .820 || 6.8 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 9.9|-| | 6 || 0 || – || .430 || .670 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|1.000 || 3.3 || 4.2 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 6.8|-| | 14 || 13 || – || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|.690 || .290 || .570 || 4.3 || 2.5 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 15.6|-| | style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|17 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|17 || – || .560 || .440 || .780 || 3.8 || 4.0 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|2.4 || 0.3 || 20.8|-| | 16 || 15 || – || .600 || .300 || .570 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|18.8 || 2.8 || 2.1 || 0.4 || 16.5|-| | style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|17 || 0 || – || .430 || .000 || .550 || 6.4 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 4.6|-| | 1 || 0 || – || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0|-| | 15 || 14 || – || .660 || .240 || .620 || 11.5 || 1.6 || 1.1 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|2.4 || 22.7|-| | 8 || 0 || – || .470 || .500 || .800 || 2.4 || 2.1 || 1.1 || 0.0 || 9.4|-| | 4 || 0 || – || .000 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|1.000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.8|-| | 4 || 0 || – || .680 || .330 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|1.000 || 2.5 || 1.8 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 11.5|-| | 12 || 1 || – || .490 || .380 || .580 || 5.5 || 1.5 || 2.1 || 0.8 || 9.8|-| | style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|17 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|17 || – || .440 || .430 || .800 || 5.6 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|9.4 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 18.5|-| | 3 || 3 || – || .650 || .430 || .900 || 7.3 || 4.7 || 2.3 || 1.7 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|30.3|}

Media

All home games are streamed live on YouTube via the Sports Fan Base Network (SFBN).[9] [31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wozniak . Mark . Men's professional basketball returning to Buffalo . WBFO . March 25, 2022 . November 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: Bronstein . Jonah . Darren Fenn's eXtreme Buffalo basketball venture: 'We don't want to be a flash in the pan' . News 4 Buffalo . November 4, 2023 . November 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: ABA Basketball: "The Buffalo eXtreme" . Buffalo Rising . May 26, 2023 . November 9, 2023.
  4. Web site: New Under Armour unis are in! . X (formerly Twitter) . November 6, 2023 . February 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: Twitter . Welcome to the team, Coach Jacob! . August 7, 2023 . August 22, 2023.
  6. Web site: Welcome Associate Head Coach, Bob Bateson. Instagram . August 17, 2023. November 5, 2023.
  7. Web site: Bobby "Bates" Bateson (2023) . SUNY Cortland Athletics . October 24, 2023 . November 17, 2023.
  8. Web site: Javon McCrea signs with Buffalo eXtreme . Instagram . October 3, 2023 . October 8, 2023.
  9. Web site: Bedgood . Roelissa . First Pro Basketball Home Opener in Buffalo Secures Buzzer Beater Win . The Record . November 6, 2023 . November 7, 2023.
  10. Web site: ABA East Region Players of the Week . Instagram . November 16, 2023 . November 16, 2023.
  11. Web site: ABA East Region on Instagram: "Players of the week for Jan 27-28 games." . Instagram . January 31, 2024 . February 26, 2024.
  12. Web site: BUFFALO EXTREME SIGNS STANDOUT GUARD, DOM WELCH!. Instagram . January 26, 2024 . January 26, 2024.
  13. Web site: Welch bolsters a stacked Buffalo eXtreme roster of 716 greats . The View From Centercourt . January 30, 2024 . February 10, 2024.
  14. Web site: Player card of Dom Welch on MyStatsOnline.com . MSO React . rw . February 20, 2024.
  15. Web site: Basketball Super League Stats . Basketball Super League Stats . February 20, 2024.
  16. Web site: ABA East Region on Instagram: "Players of the week." . Instagram . February 14, 2024 . February 26, 2024.
  17. Web site: ABA (re-established 2000) on Instagram: "@aba_eastregion Players of the Week!" . Instagram . February 22, 2024 . February 26, 2024.
  18. Web site: ABA East Region on Instagram: "Congratulations to All-ABA East Region First Team Selections! @americanbasketballassociation" . Instagram . March 1, 2024 . March 2, 2024.
  19. Web site: ABA (re-established 2000) on Instagram: "Congratulations to the 2023-2024 All Stars" . Instagram . March 21, 2024 . March 22, 2024.
  20. Web site: ABA East Region on Instagram: "All-ABA East Region Honorable Mention" . Instagram . March 1, 2024 . March 2, 2024.
  21. Web site: Pascucci . Gianni . ABA Power Rankings – Final Standings . US Basketball . March 4, 2024 . March 5, 2024.
  22. Web site: Buffalo eXtreme adavances to ABA Playoffs . The View From Centercourt . March 5, 2024.
  23. Web site: Game score of American Basketball Association (ABA) on MyStatsOnline.com . MyStatsOnline . March 18, 2024.
  24. Web site: Binghamton Bulldogs Win Division Championship . WICZ . March 24, 2024 . March 24, 2024.
  25. Web site: Jonathon Bailey . Jamestown Jackals . April 29, 2024 . September 8, 2024.
  26. Web site: Buffalo eXtreme on Instagram: "Welcome, @dicee_trey5 to the eXtreme!! . Instagram . September 9, 2024 . September 10, 2024.
  27. Web site: Buffalo eXtreme on Instagram: "The eXtreme is very excited to announce the signing of @j.ivy_3 to the team." . Instagram . September 11, 2024 . September 11, 2024.
  28. Web site: Buffalo eXtreme on Instagram: "We are proud to announce the signing of Rochester native Rodney Hawkins!!" . Instagram . September 15, 2024 . September 15, 2024.
  29. Web site: Home of American Basketball Association (ABA) on MyStatsOnline.com . MyStatsOnline . November 5, 2023 . rw . November 8, 2023.
  30. Web site: Home of American Basketball Association (ABA) on MyStatsOnline.com . MyStatsOnline . November 5, 2023 . rw . November 8, 2023.
  31. Web site: Buffalo Extreme . YouTube . November 2, 2023.

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