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.

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.

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

2023–2024: Inaugural season


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

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

Javon McCrea was announced as the team's first signing in October 2023. He led the team in scoring during their inaugural game, a 98–96 home victory over the Rochester Kingz on November 4, 2023. 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.

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.



Dominick Welch was signed to the team in January 2024. He averaged 30.3 points in three games, then left to join the Montreal Tundra of the Basketball Super League.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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. They were awarded a #2 playoff seed, and defeated the visiting Rochester Kingz (#3) in a division semifinal on March 16, 2024. They went on to lose the division championship game to the Binghamton Bulldogs (#1) on March 23, 2024.

Season-by-season record
Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2023–24 season.

Regular season

 * - 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
 * 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)
 * Jon 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
 * 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

Playoffs

 * - 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
 * Bulldogs Sports Complex
 * 0–1
 * 0–1

Regular season

 * Jon Bailey
 * style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|17 || 5 || – || .590 || .440 || .820 || 6.8 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 9.9
 * Jamaal Carter
 * 6 || 0 || – || .430 || .670 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|1.000 || 3.3 || 4.2 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 6.8
 * Marcellus Cooper
 * 14 || 13 || – || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|.690 || .290 || .570 || 4.3 || 2.5 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 15.6
 * Quran DuBois
 * 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
 * Marcus Feagin
 * 16 || 15 || – || .600 || .300 || .570 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|18.8 || 2.8 || 2.1 || 0.4 || 16.5
 * Alex Golda
 * style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|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 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|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 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|1.000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.8
 * Taylor Sanders
 * 4 || 0 || – || .680 || .330 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|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
 * 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
 * Dominick Welch
 * 3 || 3 || – || .650 || .430 || .900 || 7.3 || 4.7 || 2.3 || 1.7 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|30.3
 * }
 * 4 || 0 || – || .000 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|1.000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.8
 * Taylor Sanders
 * 4 || 0 || – || .680 || .330 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|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
 * 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
 * Dominick Welch
 * 3 || 3 || – || .650 || .430 || .900 || 7.3 || 4.7 || 2.3 || 1.7 || style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;|30.3
 * }
 * Dominick Welch
 * 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).