# 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. Richard Jacob serves as the club's head coach, and Bob Bateson serves as associate head coach.
In their inaugural season, the team reached the division championship game following All-ABA performances from both Javon McCrea and Marcus Feagin.
They won both the division championship and region championship in their second season, and will play in the Final Four of the 2025 ABA playoffs at St. Louis Community College–Forest Park.

## History
### 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 with the ABA's Buffalo Rapids, and later for 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 Montréal Toundra 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 the #2 seed in the 2024 ABA playoffs, 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.

### 2024–2025: Region champions

Seven players were retained for the team's second season, including six starters. Offseason losses included Jonathon Bailey, who left to join the Jamestown Jackals of The Basketball League. Key offseason acquisitions included Pierre Sow from the Hartford Hawks, and both Johnathan Ivy and Rodney Hawkins from the Rochester Kingz.
The club started the 2024–25 ABA season on a 14–0 undefeated streak, peaking at 2nd in the ABA Power Rankings. This included home and away victories over the former ABA champion Steel City Yellow Jackets. Their first loss of the season came on the road against the also-undefeated Binghamton Bulldogs on February 1, 2025. The team avenged that loss at home the following night, handing the 12–0 Bulldogs their first defeat of the season on February 2, 2025.
Howard Washington, Marcus Feagin and Quran DuBois were named All-ABA Second Team selections after Washington led the team in assists, Feagin led both the team and league in rebounding, and DuBois led the team in scoring. Johnathan Ivy and Rodney Hawkins both received All-ABA honorable mentions after Ivy led the team in steals, and Hawkins finished second behind Feagin in rebounding.
The team finished the 2024–25 ABA season with a 18–1 record, and was rated 4th out of 123 teams in the final ABA Power Rankings. They were awarded the #1 seed in the divisional round of the 2025 ABA playoffs, and defeated the visiting Herkimer Originals (#4) in a division semifinal on March 8, 2025. The team then defeated the Binghamton Bulldogs (#2) at home in the division championship game on March 9, 2025.
They were awarded the #1 seed in the regional round of the 2025 ABA playoffs, and defeated the visiting Wyoming Valley Clutch (#4) in a region semifinal game on March 15, 2025. The team then defeated the Jersey Express (#2) at home in the region championship game on March 16, 2025.
The team is awaiting seeding for the Final Four of the 2025 ABA playoffs, and will play a league semifinal game at St. Louis Community College–Forest Park on April 4, 2025.

## Personnel
### Alumni
#### 2023–24

2023–24 :

## Season-by-season record

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2024–25 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 | |
| 2024–25 | East | 1st | White | 1st | 18 | 1 | .947 | – | Won Division semifinal (Originals) 123–98 Won Division final (Bulldogs) 99–98 Won Region semifinal (Clutch) 117–95 Won Region final (Express) 99–91 | Howard Washington (All-ABA) Marcus Feagin (All-ABA) Quran DuBois (All-ABA) | Richard Jacob | |

## Game log
### 2023–24
#### 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 AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 :

#### Playoffs

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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 23
@ Binghamton (#1)
L 87–106
Bulldogs Sports Complex
0–1 :

### 2024–25
#### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 18–1 (Home: 14–0; Road: 4–1) :
October: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
W 155–101
Jonathan Park (22)
Javon McCrea (12) Rodney Hawkins (12)
Johnathan Ivy (11)
Innes Community Learning Center
6–0
7
November 30
Rochester
W 128–90
Howard Washington (24)
Marcus Feagin (15) Rodney Hawkins (15)
Howard Washington (10)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
7–0 :
December: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
December 7
Albany
W 131–91
Johnathan Ivy (24)
Rodney Hawkins (17)
Howard Washington (12)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
8–0
9
December 15
@ Steel City
W 113–109
Johnathan Ivy (29)
Rodney Hawkins (17)
Howard Washington (10)
A Giving Heart Community Center
9–0
10
December 22
@ Albany
W 133–89
Rodney Hawkins (31)
Rodney Hawkins (22)
Howard Washington (8)
Our Savior's Christian School
10–0
11
December 28
Saratoga
W 143–106
Quran DuBois (35)
Marcus Feagin (18)
Johnathan Ivy (10)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
11–0 :
January: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
January 4
New Hampshire
W 147–89
Howard Washington (27)
Marcus Feagin (15)
Howard Washington (10)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
12–0
13
January 11
Rochester
W 123–106
Howard Washington (35)
Marcus Feagin (16)
Howard Washington (8)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
13–0
14
January 18
@ Saratoga
W 134–126
Marcellus Cooper (31)
Marcus Feagin (17)
Howard Washington (8)
Saratoga Central Catholic High School
14–0 :
February: 4–1 (home: 4–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
February 1
@ Binghamton
L 101–131
Howard Washington (24)
Rodney Hawkins (11)
Howard Washington (6)
Bulldogs Sports Complex
14–1
16
February 2
Binghamton
W 98–91
Quran DuBois (28)
Marcus Feagin (18)
Johnathan Ivy (7)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
15–1
17
February 8
Bennington
W (Forfeit)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
16–1
18
February 22
Akron
W 152–109
Marcellus Cooper (23)
Howard Washington (12)
Johnathan Ivy (11)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
17–1
19
February 23
Akron
W 110–99
Johnathan Ivy (30)
Marcus Feagin (14)
Johnathan Ivy (9)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
18–1 :

#### Playoffs

2025 playoff game log Total: 4–0 (home: 4–0; road: 0–0) :
Division Semifinals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 8
Herkimer (#4)
W 123–98
Marcus Feagin (22)
Marcus Feagin (12)
Johnathan Ivy (10)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
1–0 :
Division Finals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 9
Binghamton (#2)
W 99–98
Rodney Hawkins (19)
Marcus Feagin (14)
Johnathan Ivy (10)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
1–0 :
Region Semifinals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 15
Wyoming Valley (#4)
W 117–95
Howard Washington (22)
Rodney Hawkins (19)
Howard Washington (8)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
1–0 :
Region Finals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 16
Jersey (#2)
W 99–91
Javon McCrea (30)
Rodney Hawkins (16)
Johnathan Ivy (7)
XGen Elite Sports Complex
1–0 :
ABA Semifinals (TBD seed): 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 4
TBD
3PM (Tickets)
St. Louis Community College–Forest Park :
ABA Championship Game (TBD seed): 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 6
TBD
2PM (Tickets)
St. Louis Community College–Forest Park :

## Player statistics
### 2023–24
#### 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 |

### 2024–25
#### Regular season

Buffalo eXtreme statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Marcellus Cooper | 9 | 1 | – | .680 | .290 | .840 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 17.0 |
| Quran DuBois | 16 | 16 | – | .530 | .420 | .890 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 21.0 |
| Marcus Feagin | 16 | 8 | – | .490 | .270 | .550 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| Alex Golda | 15 | 2 | – | .540 | .000 | .430 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Rodney Hawkins | 15 | 12 | – | .520 | .100 | .760 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| Johnathan Ivy | 15 | 14 | – | .580 | .360 | .780 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 17.9 |
| Aaron Jones | 16 | 1 | – | .550 | .340 | .780 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| Javon McCrea | 13 | 5 | – | .560 | .000 | .630 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 11.1 |
| Jonathan Park | 14 | 1 | – | .690 | .330 | .600 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| Lovell Smith | 3 | 0 | – | .370 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Pierre Sow | 8 | 5 | – | .530 | 1.000 | .730 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
| Howard Washington | 15 | 15 | – | .340 | .430 | .770 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 19.7 |

## Rankings
### 2023–24

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| 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 | — | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 |

### 2024–25

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| 2024–25 ABA Power Rankings | 18 | — | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

## Media

Home games are streamed live on YouTube via the Sports Fan Base Network (SFBN).
Away game broadcasts are available at the discretion of the host team, with clubs generally utilizing either Facebook Live or YouTube. Some teams paywall their games, broadcasting on Patreon or the subscription tier of SFBN.
Final Four contests, the ABA All-Star Game, and the ABA Championship Game are broadcast live on YouTube via SFBN.