| Buffalo eXtreme | ||||
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| Conference | East Region | |||
| Division | White | |||
| League | ABA | |||
| Founded | 2023; 2 years ago (2023) | |||
| History | Buffalo eXtreme 2023–present | |||
| Arena | XGen Elite Sports Complex | |||
| Location | Buffalo, New York | |||
| Team colors | Red, black, white | |||
| Main sponsor | Bryant & Stratton College[1] Confer Plastics[1] Molina Healthcare[1] | |||
| Head coach | Ryan Gallo | |||
| Assistant | Jonathan Clarke | |||
| Ownership | Darren Fenn & Glen Smith | |||
| Conference titles | 1 (2025) | |||
| Division titles | 1 (2025) | |||
| Playoff appearances | 2 (2024,2025) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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TheBuffalo eXtreme are a basketball team based inBuffalo, New York. The team competes in theAmerican Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the White Division of the East Region.
Darren Fenn and Glen Smith co-own and operate the franchise as an extension of their XGen Elite basketball academy, with home games played at XGen Elite Sports Complex inWest Seneca.
In their inaugural season, the team reached the division championship game following All-ABA performances from bothJavon McCrea andMarcus Feagin. They won both the division championship and region championship in their second season, advancing to the Final Four of the2025 ABA playoffs.
Ryan Gallo replacedRichard Jacob as head coach for the club's third season.
Darren Fenn and his business partner Glen Smith purchased the rights for aBuffalo franchise of theAmerican Basketball Association (ABA) in March 2022.[2][3] This is the fourth ABA franchise in the region's history, following theBuffalo Sharks,Buffalo Blue Hawks, andWestern New York Thundersnow.[4]
Tryouts for the newly named Buffalo eXtreme were announced in May 2023.[5]Darren Fenn and Glen Smith co-own and operate XGen Elite Sports Complex inWest Seneca, where the team plays its home games and gets itsnamesake.[4]Under Armour designed the team uniforms, accentuating the logo's red and black color scheme.[6]
Richard Jacob was named the team'shead coach in August 2023.[7] That same month,Bob Bateson was named associate head coach.[8] Bateson previously coached under Jacob with the ABA'sBuffalo Rapids, and later forThe Park School of Buffalo where they won the 2018New York State Class A championship.[9]
Javon McCrea was announced as the team's first signing in October 2023.[10] He led the team in scoring during their inaugural game, a 98–96 home victory over the Rochester Kingz on November 4, 2023.[11] McCrea was named White Division Player of the Week after scoring 28 points with 12rebounds and 2assists against the Syracuse Upstate Trojans on November 11, 2023.[12]
Marcus Feagin was named White Division Player of the Week after averaging 23 points with 24.5rebounds and 3assists against the Albany 518 Ballers on January 27, 2024, and the Bennington Martens on January 28, 2024.[13]
Dominick Welch was signed to the team in January 2024.[14][15] He averaged 30.3 points in three games, then left to join theMontréal Toundra of theBasketball Super League.[16][17]
Howard Washington was named White Division Player of the Week after averaging 27 points with 6.5steals and 5assists against the Binghamton Bulldogs on February 9, 2024, and the Herkimer Originals on February 10, 2024.[18]
Marcus Feagin was named White Division Player of the Week after scoring 29 points with 25rebounds and 2steals against the Syracuse Upstate Trojans on February 18, 2024.[19]
Javon McCrea andMarcus Feagin were named ABA All-Stars and All-ABA First Team selections after McCrea led the team inblocks, and Feagin led both the team and league in rebounding.[20][21]Howard Washington andQuran DuBois both received All-ABA honorable mentions after Washington led the team in assists, and DuBois led the team in steals.[22]
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.[23] They were awarded the #2 seed in the2024 ABA playoffs, and defeated the visiting Rochester Kingz (#3) in a division semifinal on March 16, 2024.[24][25] They went on to lose the division championship game to the Binghamton Bulldogs (#1) on March 23, 2024.[26]
Seven players were retained for the team's second season, including six starters. Offseason losses included Jonathon Bailey, who left to join theJamestown Jackals ofThe Basketball League.[27] Offseason acquisitions includedPierre Sow from theHartford Hawks, and bothJohnathan Ivy andRodney Hawkins from the Rochester Kingz.[28][29][30]
The club started the 2024–25 ABA season on a 14–0 undefeated streak, peaking at 2nd in the ABA Power Rankings.[31] This included home and away victories over the former ABA championSteel City Yellow Jackets.[32] Their first loss of the season came on the road against the also-undefeated Binghamton Bulldogs on February 1, 2025.[33] 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.[34]
Howard Washington,Marcus Feagin andQuran 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.[35]Johnathan Ivy andRodney Hawkins both received All-ABA honorable mentions after Ivy led the team in steals, and Hawkins finished second in team rebounding.[36]
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.[37] They were awarded the #1 seed in the divisional round of the2025 ABA playoffs, and defeated the visiting Herkimer Originals (#4) in a division semifinal on March 8, 2025.[38] The team then defeated the Binghamton Bulldogs (#2) at home in the division championship game on March 9, 2025.[39]
They were awarded the #1 seed in the regional round of the2025 ABA playoffs, and defeated the visiting Wyoming Valley Clutch (#4) in a region semifinal game on March 15, 2025.[40][41] The team then defeated theJersey Express (#2) at home in the region championship game on March 16, 2025.[41]
They were awarded the #3 seed in the Final Four of the2025 ABA playoffs, and lost to the Silicon Valley Panthers (#2) in a league semifinal game atSt. Louis Community College–Forest Park on April 4, 2025.[42]
Ryan Gallo was named the team's second head coach in August 2025.[43] Gallo played for theSt. Bonaventure Bonnies, and coachedSt. Mary's High School to the 2022CHSAA Class B championship.[44]
Nine players were retained for the team's third season, including eight starters.[45] Offseason losses included bothHoward Washington andPierre Sow. Offseason acquisitions included David Blanks from the Binghamton Bulldogs, and John Dombrowski from the New Hampshire Kingz.[46]
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| 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 | [47] |
| 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) Lost League semifinal (Panthers) 85–93 | Howard Washington (All-ABA) Marcus Feagin (All-ABA) Quran DuBois (All-ABA) | Richard Jacob | [47] |
| 2025–26 | East | 1st | White | 1st | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | – | Ryan Gallo | [47] |
| 2023–24 game log Total: 15–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| 2024 playoff game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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| 2024–25 game log Total: 18–1 (Home: 14–0; Road: 4–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
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November: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0)
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December: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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January: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
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February: 4–1 (home: 4–0; road: 0–1)
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| 2025 playoff game log Total: 4–1 (home: 4–0; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Division Semifinals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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Division Finals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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Region Semifinals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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Region Finals (#1 seed): 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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ABA Semifinals (#3 seed): 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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| 2025–26 game log Total: 6–0 (Home: 6–0; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
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November: 4–0 (home: 4–0; road: 0–0)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| David Blanks | 6 | 0 | – | .800 | .350 | .440 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| John Dombrowski | 6 | 0 | – | .770 | .360 | .860 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| Quran DuBois | 6 | 6 | – | .520 | .500 | .820 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 16.5 |
| Marcus Feagin | 6 | 6 | – | .590 | .250 | .550 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| Alex Golda | 6 | 0 | – | .430 | .000 | .600 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Rodney Hawkins | 6 | 6 | – | .520 | .800 | .900 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| Johnathan Ivy | 6 | 6 | – | .800 | .350 | .770 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.3 |
| Aaron Jones | 6 | 0 | – | .570 | .330 | .750 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 12.7 |
| Javon McCrea | 6 | 6 | – | .550 | .560 | .690 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 20.2 |
| Jonathan Park | 6 | 0 | – | .490 | .400 | .220 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| Jay Scarbrough | 6 | 0 | – | .670 | .000 | .620 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 14.0 |
| Lovell Smith | 4 | 0 | – | .620 | 1.000 | .830 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
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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[23] | — | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 |
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| 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[37] | 18 | — | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| 2025–26 ABA Power Rankings | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| External videos | |
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 Buffalo eXtreme home game broadcasts | |
| 2025 ABA Final Four, Game 1 |
Home games are streamed live onYouTube via the Sports Fan Base Network (SFBN).[11]
Away game broadcasts are available at the discretion of the host team, with clubs generally utilizing eitherFacebook Live or YouTube. Some teamspaywall their games, broadcasting onPatreon or the subscription tier of SFBN.[49][50]
The team's 2025 ABA Final Four appearance was streamed viaLive Stream STL.[51]
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