Buffalo eXtreme
American Basketball Association team in Buffalo, New York
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 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
2023–2024
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Season-by-season record
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. |
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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
2023–2024
Regular 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
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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
2023–2024
| 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 |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | 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
All home games are streamed live on YouTube via the Sports Fan Base Network (SFBN).[9][26]
References
- ^ 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
Basketball portal
- Official website
- Team merchandise from SquadLocker and XGen Elite
- Team statistics from MyStatsOnline
