Buffalo eXtreme

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Buffalo eXtreme
Logo of the Buffalo eXtreme basketball team.png
Founded2023;1 year ago (2023)
League ABA
DivisionWhite
RegionEast
Based in Buffalo, New York
ArenaXGen Elite Sports Complex
ColorsRed, black, white
   
Owner Darren Fenn
Head coach Richard Jacob
Overall record16–4 (.800)
Playoff berths1 (2024)
Local mediaStreaming: 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.

Contents

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

Richard Jacob, the team's head coach since 2023 RichJacob2009.jpg
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 Javon McCrea.jpg
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 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 will travel to face the Binghamton Bulldogs (#1) for the division championship on March 23, 2024. [24]

Personnel

2023–2024

Buffalo eXtreme roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 0 Bailey, Jon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)1998-09-25 WLC
G 5 Carter, Jamaal  Cruz Roja.svg6 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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Released
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 19, 2024

Season-by-season record

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

ABA champions Region championsDivision championsPlayoff berth
Season Region Finish Division FinishWinsLosses Win% GB Playoffs AwardsHead coachRef.
2023–24East4thWhite2nd154.7891Won Division semifinal (Kingz) 108–101 Javon McCrea (All-Star, All-ABA)
Marcus Feagin (All-Star, All-ABA)		 Richard Jacob [25]

Game log

2023–2024

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 15–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–3)
November: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 4Rochester W 98–96 Javon McCrea (27) Javon McCrea (14) Howard Washington (9)XGen Elite Sports Complex
500		1–0
2November 5@ Rochester W 105–96 Javon McCrea (31) Marcus Feagin (18) Roberts Wesleyan University
2–0
3November 11@ Syracuse W 119–110 Javon McCrea (28) Marcus Feagin (19) Howard Washington (8)Tipp Hill Community Center3–0
4November 12Westchester W 152–46 Quran DuBois (34)Alex Golda (15)Quran DuBois (7)XGen Elite Sports Complex4–0
5November 25@ Albany W 163–80 Javon McCrea (33) Javon McCrea (16) Howard Washington (20)Our Savior's Christian School5–0
December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6December 2New Hampshire W 130–89 Quran DuBois (35) Marcus Feagin (21) Howard Washington (16)XGen Elite Sports Complex
6–0
7December 3Rochester L 103–118 XGen Elite Sports Complex
6–1
8December 16@ Syracuse L 123–125 Howard Washington (27)Jon Bailey (14) Howard Washington (9)Tipp Hill Community Center
6–2
9December 17@ New Hampshire W 127–86 Marcus Feagin (25) Marcus Feagin (27) Howard Washington (11)Manchester Ballers' Association
7–2
10December 30Syracuse 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11January 27@ Albany W 148–86 Marcus Feagin (38) Marcus Feagin (30) Howard Washington (13)Our Savior's Christian School
9–2
12January 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13February 3Rochester W 127–94 Dominick Welch (28) Marcus Feagin (17) Howard Washington (11)XGen Elite Sports Complex
11–2
14February 9@ Binghamton W 95–91 (OT) Howard Washington (26) Marcus Feagin (28) Howard Washington (6)Bulldogs Sports Complex
12–2
15February 10Herkimer W 99–95 Howard Washington (28) Marcus Feagin (24) Howard Washington (4)
Marcus Feagin (4)		XGen Elite Sports Complex
13–2
16February 18Syracuse W 116–76 Howard Washington (26) Marcus Feagin (25)Quran DuBois (6)XGen Elite Sports Complex
14–2
17February 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18March 2Binghamton W 122–81 Quran DuBois (20) Javon McCrea (17) Howard Washington (7)XGen Elite Sports Complex
15–3
19March 3@ Herkimer L 119–121 Javon McCrea (34) Marcus Feagin (25)Marcellus Cooper (8)New York Mills High School
15–4

Playoffs

2024 playoff game log
Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Division Semifinals (#2 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1March 16Rochester (#3) W 108–101 Marcellus Cooper (26) Javon McCrea (12) Howard Washington (8)XGen Elite Sports Complex
1–0
Division Finals (#2 seed): 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1March 23@ Binghamton (#1)Bulldogs Sports Complex
Region Semifinals: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 6TBA
Region Finals: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 7TBA
ABA Semifinals: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 19 Spring Hill College
ABA Championship Game: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 20 Spring Hill College

Player statistics

2023–2024

Legend
  GPGames 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

Buffalo eXtreme statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jon Bailey 175–.590.440.8206.80.30.40.99.9
Jamaal Carter 60–.430.6701.0003.34.21.00.56.8
Marcellus Cooper 1413–.690.290.5704.32.51.40.415.6
Quran DuBois 1717–.560.440.7803.84.02.40.320.8
Marcus Feagin 1615–.600.300.57018.82.82.10.416.5
Alex Golda 170–.430.000.5506.40.40.30.34.6
Breon Harris 10–.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Javon McCrea 1514–.660.240.62011.51.61.12.422.7
Jaceary Menes 80–.470.500.8002.42.11.10.09.4
Rhydeem Samedi 40–.0001.000.0001.00.00.00.00.8
Taylor Sanders 40–.680.3301.0002.51.81.50.011.5
Lovell Smith 121–.490.380.5805.51.52.10.89.8
Howard Washington 1717–.440.430.8005.69.41.80.318.5
Dominick Welch 33–.650.430.9007.34.72.31.730.3

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
2023–24 ABA Power Rankings [21] —18445971517131313151110871418

Media

All home games are streamed live on YouTube via the Sports Fan Base Network (SFBN). [9] [26]

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