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.
Founded | 2023 |
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League | ABA |
Division | White |
Region | East |
Based in | Buffalo, New York |
Arena | XGen Elite Sports Complex |
Colors | Red, black, white |
Owner | Darren Fenn |
Head coach | Richard Jacob |
Overall record | 16–5 (.762) |
Playoff berths | 1 (2024) |
Local media | Streaming: SFBN |
Website | buffaloextreme.com |
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
edit2022: Franchise acquisition
editDarren 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
editTryouts 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 Montreal Tundra 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]
Personnel
edit2023–2024
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Season-by-season record
editNote: Statistics are correct as of the 2023–24 season.
ABA champions | Region champions | Division champions | Playoff berth |
Season | Region | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head coach | Ref. |
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2023–24 | East | 4th | White | 2nd | 15 | 4 | .789 | 1 | Won 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 | [25] |
Game log
edit2023–2024
editRegular season
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November: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)
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December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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January: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
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February: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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March: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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Playoffs
edit2024 playoff game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Division Semifinals (#2 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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Division Finals (#2 seed): 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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Player statistics
edit2023–2024
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jon Bailey | 17 | 5 | – | .590 | .440 | .820 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 9.9 |
Jamaal Carter | 6 | 0 | – | .430 | .670 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
Marcellus Cooper | 14 | 13 | – | .690 | .290 | .570 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
Quran DuBois | 17 | 17 | – | .560 | .440 | .780 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 20.8 |
Marcus Feagin | 16 | 15 | – | .600 | .300 | .570 | 18.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 16.5 |
Alex Golda | 17 | 0 | – | .430 | .000 | .550 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
Breon Harris | 1 | 0 | – | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Javon McCrea | 15 | 14 | – | .660 | .240 | .620 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 22.7 |
Jaceary Menes | 8 | 0 | – | .470 | .500 | .800 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
Rhydeem Samedi | 4 | 0 | – | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Taylor Sanders | 4 | 0 | – | .680 | .330 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 11.5 |
Lovell Smith | 12 | 1 | – | .490 | .380 | .580 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
Howard Washington | 17 | 17 | – | .440 | .430 | .800 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
Dominick Welch | 3 | 3 | – | .650 | .430 | .900 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
2023–24 ABA Power Rankings[21] | — | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 |
Media
editAll home games are streamed live on YouTube via the Sports Fan Base Network (SFBN).[9][26]
References
edit- ^ Wozniak, Mark (March 25, 2022). "Men's professional basketball returning to Buffalo". WBFO. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Bronstein, Jonah (November 4, 2023). "Darren Fenn's eXtreme Buffalo basketball venture: 'We don't want to be a flash in the pan'". News 4 Buffalo. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "ABA Basketball: "The Buffalo eXtreme"". Buffalo Rising. May 26, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "New Under Armour unis are in!". X (formerly Twitter). November 6, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the team, Coach Jacob!". Twitter. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ "Welcome Associate Head Coach, Bob Bateson". Instagram. August 17, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Bobby "Bates" Bateson (2023)". SUNY Cortland Athletics. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Javon McCrea signs with Buffalo eXtreme". Instagram. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Bedgood, Roelissa (November 6, 2023). "First Pro Basketball Home Opener in Buffalo Secures Buzzer Beater Win". The Record. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "ABA East Region Players of the Week". Instagram. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "ABA East Region on Instagram: "Players of the week for Jan 27-28 games."". Instagram. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "BUFFALO EXTREME SIGNS STANDOUT GUARD, DOM WELCH!". Instagram. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Welch bolsters a stacked Buffalo eXtreme roster of 716 greats". The View From Centercourt. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Player card of Dom Welch on MyStatsOnline.com". MSO React (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Basketball Super League Stats". Basketball Super League Stats. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "ABA East Region on Instagram: "Players of the week."". Instagram. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "ABA (re-established 2000) on Instagram: "@aba_eastregion Players of the Week!"". Instagram. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "ABA East Region on Instagram: "Congratulations to All-ABA East Region First Team Selections! @americanbasketballassociation"". Instagram. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "ABA (re-established 2000) on Instagram: "Congratulations to the 2023-2024 All Stars"". Instagram. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "ABA East Region on Instagram: "All-ABA East Region Honorable Mention"". Instagram. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "ABA Power Rankings – Final Standings". US Basketball. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Buffalo eXtreme adavances to ABA Playoffs". The View From Centercourt. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Game score of American Basketball Association (ABA) on MyStatsOnline.com". MyStatsOnline. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Binghamton Bulldogs Win Division Championship". WICZ. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "Home of American Basketball Association (ABA) on MyStatsOnline.com". MyStatsOnline (in Kinyarwanda). November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Buffalo Extreme". YouTube. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Team merchandise from SquadLocker and XGen Elite
- Team statistics from MyStatsOnline