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Buffalo eXtreme

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.

Buffalo eXtreme
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
LeagueABA
DivisionWhite
RegionEast
Based inBuffalo, New York
ArenaXGen Elite Sports Complex
ColorsRed, black, white
     
OwnerDarren Fenn
Head coachRichard Jacob
Overall record21–5 (.808)
Playoff berths1 (2024)
Local mediaStreaming: SFBN
Websitebuffaloextreme.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

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2022: Franchise acquisition

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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

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Richard Jacob, the team's head coach since 2023

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]

 
Javon McCrea, All-ABA First Team selection in 2024

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

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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

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Current roster

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Buffalo eXtreme roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 14 Cooper, Marcellus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-02 Bryant & Stratton
G 7 DuBois, Quran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-13 SUNY Canton
F 4 Feagin, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1991-07-26 Monroe CC
F 21 Golda, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-08-02 Milford Academy
F 15 Hawkins, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1993-11-15 Pikeville
G 3 Ivy, Johnathan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-02-02 SUNY Brockport
G 1 Jones, Aaron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1995-11-04 NCCC
F/C 12 McCrea, Javon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1992-11-05 SUNY Buffalo
F/C 32 Park, Jonathan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-08-04 Nazareth
C 20 Sow, Pierre 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1998-11-02 Hartford
G 2 Washington, Howard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1998-03-24 Syracuse
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Released
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: September 16, 2024

Alumni

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2023–2024
Buffalo eXtreme roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 0 Bailey, Jonathon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-09-25 WLC
G 5 Carter, Jamaal   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-26 Lindenwood
F 24 Cooper, Marcellus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-02 Bryant & Stratton
G 7 DuBois, Quran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-13 SUNY Canton
F 14 Feagin, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1991-07-26 Monroe CC
F 23 Golda, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-08-02 Milford Academy
G 15 Harris, Breon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-10-16 Daemen
F/C 12 McCrea, Javon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1992-11-05 SUNY Buffalo
G 11 Menes, Jaceary (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-10-17 Cazenovia
F 8 Samedi, Rhydeem 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-03-06 Monroe
F 11 Sanders, Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-10 NCCC
F 9 Smith, Lovell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1995-01-04 Buffalo State
G 2 Washington, Howard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1998-03-24 Syracuse
F 8 Welch, Dominick (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-08-27 Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Released
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 19, 2024

Season-by-season record

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Note: 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.
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 [29]
2024–25 East 1st White 1st 5 0 1.000 – Richard Jacob [29]

Game log

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2024–25 game log
Total: 5–0 (Home: 5–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 26 Rochester W 132–99 Marcellus Cooper (27) Marcus Feagin (20) Howard Washington (10) XGen Elite Sports Complex 1–0
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
November: 3–0 (home: 3–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 2 Erie W (Forfeit) – – – XGen Elite Sports Complex 3–0
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
5 November 16 Herkimer W 133–67 Quran DuBois (24) Alex Golda (13) Howard Washington (11) XGen Elite Sports Complex 5–0
6 November 23 @ Akron 7PM Innes Community Learning Center
7 November 30 D.C. 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 December 7 Albany 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
9 December 13 Rochester 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
10 December 15 @ Steel City 5PM A Giving Heart Community Center
11 December 21 @ New Hampshire TBA Manchester Ballers' Association
12 December 22 @ Albany 7PM Our Savior's Christian School
13 December 28 Saratoga 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 January 4 New Hampshire 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
15 January 18 @ Saratoga 7PM Saratoga Central Catholic High School
16 January 19 @ Albany 7PM Our Savior's Christian School
17 January 25 Rochester 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
18 January 26 @ Rochester TBA Roberts Wesleyan University
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 February 1 @ Binghamton 7:05PM Bulldogs Sports Complex
20 February 2 Binghamton 5PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
21 February 8 Bennington 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
22 February 15 @ Herkimer 7PM New York Mills High School
23 February 22 Akron 7PM XGen Elite Sports Complex
2023–2024
2023–24 game log
Total: 15–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–3)
November: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4 Rochester W 98–96 Javon McCrea (27) Javon McCrea (14) Howard Washington (9) XGen Elite Sports Complex
500 		1–0
2 November 5 @ Rochester W 105–96 Javon McCrea (31) Marcus Feagin (18) Roberts Wesleyan University
 2–0
3 November 11 @ Syracuse W 119–110 Javon McCrea (28) Marcus Feagin (19) Howard Washington (8) Tipp Hill Community Center 3–0
4 November 12 Westchester W 152–46 Quran DuBois (34) Alex Golda (15) Quran DuBois (7) XGen Elite Sports Complex 4–0
5 November 25 @ Albany W 163–80 Javon McCrea (33) Javon McCrea (16) Howard Washington (20) Our Savior's Christian School 5–0
December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 December 2 New Hampshire W 130–89 Quran DuBois (35) Marcus Feagin (21) Howard Washington (16) XGen Elite Sports Complex
 6–0
7 December 3 Rochester L 103–118 XGen Elite Sports Complex
 6–1
8 December 16 @ Syracuse L 123–125 Howard Washington (27) Jonathon Bailey (14) Howard Washington (9) Tipp Hill Community Center
 6–2
9 December 17 @ New Hampshire W 127–86 Marcus Feagin (25) Marcus Feagin (27) Howard Washington (11) Manchester Ballers' Association
 7–2
10 December 30 Syracuse W 128–124 Javon McCrea (31) Marcus Feagin (14) Howard Washington (11) XGen Elite Sports Complex
 8–2
January: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 January 27 @ Albany W 148–86 Marcus Feagin (38) Marcus Feagin (30) Howard Washington (13) Our Savior's Christian School
 9–2
12 January 28 @ Bennington W 117–92 Dominick Welch (35) Marcus Feagin (19) Howard Washington (9) Berkshire Community College
 10–2
February: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 February 3 Rochester W 127–94 Dominick Welch (28) Marcus Feagin (17) Howard Washington (11) XGen Elite Sports Complex
 11–2
14 February 9 @ Binghamton W 95–91 (OT) Howard Washington (26) Marcus Feagin (28) Howard Washington (6) Bulldogs Sports Complex
 12–2
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
16 February 18 Syracuse W 116–76 Howard Washington (26) Marcus Feagin (25) Quran DuBois (6) XGen Elite Sports Complex
 14–2
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
March: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 March 2 Binghamton W 122–81 Quran DuBois (20) Javon McCrea (17) Howard Washington (7) XGen Elite Sports Complex
 15–3
19 March 3 @ Herkimer L 119–121 Javon McCrea (34) Marcus Feagin (25) Marcellus Cooper (8) New York Mills High School
 15–4


2024 playoff game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Division Semifinals (#2 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 16 Rochester (#3) W 108–101 Marcellus Cooper (26) Javon McCrea (12) Howard Washington (8) XGen Elite Sports Complex
 1–0
Division Finals (#2 seed): 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 23 @ Binghamton (#1) L 87–106 Bulldogs Sports Complex
 0–1

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP 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
2023–2024 regular season
Buffalo eXtreme statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jonathon 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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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
2023–24 ABA Power Rankings[21]—18445971517131313151110871418
2024–25 ABA Power Rankings[30]18—131194

Media

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

References

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