The Buffalo Blue Hawks were a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York . The team was a member of the American Basketball Association from 2015 to 2017, and later the North American Basketball League in 2019.
19-653: The Buffalo Stampede played their final season in 2010–11 as part of the American Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) before folding, leaving the city without a professional team. Franklin Jackson founded a new ACPBL franchise called the Buffalo Warriors, but his team folded midway through the 2011–12 season. Jackson then partnered with Tawan Slaughter to purchase an American Basketball Association (ABA) franchise for
38-479: A 3–17 record and failed to make the playoffs. Kenneth Massey ranked the team 7th overall out of 9 teams in his final PBL ratings of the season. Corey Herring and Kevin Ross were named to the 2010 PBL All-Star Team after Herring led the club in scoring, and Ross led the club in rebounding. Herring was also named to the 2010 All-PBL team for his performance during the season. The Premier Basketball League removed
57-722: A 3–5 record, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinal round by the Lancaster Thunder. Dialo Rivera-Stevens was named to the 2009 All-NABL Team for his performance during the season. Robert Cornelius announced in October 2019 that the franchise would rebrand as the Buff City Braves and once again join the American Basketball Association (ABA), but instead the team was folded. Lovell Smith and Jamaal Carter would go on to play for
76-654: A high turnover rate. Fitzpatrick was fired in March 2009 after the team started 1–16, with assistant coach Aaron Clark promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team finished with a 1–19 record and failed to make the playoffs. Tyrone Rayson was named to the 2009 All-PBL Team after leading the club in scoring and rebounding. Jim Condill was hired as the team's new head coach for their second season. Local players were signed in an effort to increase home attendance at Koessler Athletic Center , including Damone Brown and Frank Turner . Derick Payne
95-489: A team that folded midway through the 2011–12 season. Warriors owner Franklin Jackson would go on to found the Buffalo Blue Hawks . Roster Last transaction: March 28, 2009 Roster Last transaction: January 6, 2010 After all games . Waived during the season Traded during the season Acquired during the season 2006%E2%80%9307 ABA season#Playoff Results The 2006–07 ABA season
114-606: The 2015–16 ABA season , the team lost on the road to the Steel City Yellow Jackets by a score of 61–147 on December 12, 2015. Franklin Jackson coached the team to a 0–2 record, at which point their season ended prematurely in January 2016. The team played in the Northeast Division for the 2016–17 ABA season, and in January 2017 their campaign once again ended early after an 0–7 start. The team
133-804: The Buffalo Silverbacks franchise of the American Basketball Association with Dan Robbie from 2005 to 2007. They sold that team to local concert promoter Vincent Lesh in September 2007, having lost $ 700,000 in their two seasons of ownership. In Wier's final season of ownership, the Silverbacks were eliminated from the 2006–07 ABA playoffs by the Beijing Aoshen Olympians , a traveling team from China who played their games at Felix Events Center in Azusa, California . He
152-714: The Buffalo eXtreme , an ABA team that formed in 2023. Roster Roster Roster Last transaction: May 4, 2019 Buffalo Stampede The Buffalo Stampede were a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York . The team competed in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) for two seasons in 2009 and 2010, and in the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) for the 2010–11 season before suspending operations. Todd Wier had previously co-owned
171-620: The Premier Basketball League that would play at Burt Flickinger Center for the 2009 season. However, Wier was unable to secure a television contract with the Chinese government through his NexxNow shell corporation , and the project became financially unsustainable. Vincent Lesh abandoned his plans to relaunch the Silverbacks as the Buffalo Sharks , and instead purchased the Dragons franchise from Wier in September 2008, renaming it
190-511: The 2010–11 season, the Stampede were tied for first place with a 5–2 record. However, the team lost five of their last seven games, finishing with a 7–7 record and failing to make the playoffs. Charles Walker, Greg Gamble and Marcus Hall were named to the 2011 ACPBL All-Star Team and the 2011 All-ACPBL Team. The Stampede ceased operations and was replaced in the ACPBL by the Buffalo Warriors,
209-528: The Buffalo Stampede. The staff and players Lesh had recruited for the Sharks were brought over to the Stampede, including Richard Jacob as both head coach and general manager. Roosevelt Bouie was announced as assistant coach in October 2008. Head coach and general manager Richard Jacob resigned two weeks prior to the inaugural season, along with assistant coach Bob Bateson . John Fitzpatrick
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#1732801363644228-701: The city in November 2012. Slaughter went on to found the Buffalo 716ers in the Premier Basketball League after Jackson left the partnership. Amateur teams were fielded by Jackson under the Buffalo Blue Hawks name beginning in 2013, and in December 2015 the club joined the American Basketball Association 's Northeast D2 Division. It was the second ABA franchise in city history, following the Buffalo Sharks . Home games were to be played at Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School . In its inaugural game of
247-525: The roster. Lovell Smith was named NABL Player of the Week after scoring a triple-double in the team's 113–106 victory over the Lancaster Thunder on May 18, 2019. Smith was again named NABL Player of the Week after scoring 38 points, 20 rebounds, and 7 assists in the team's 135–102 victory over the Detroit Cobras on June 1, 2019. The team's late-season success led them to qualify for the playoffs with
266-618: The team in May 2010, citing its failure to meet the league's operational standards. The team joined the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League for their third season in August 2010. Herb Richmond was hired as the team's new head coach in October 2010. Daemen College was chosen as the team's new venue, and their season opener was a 132–114 home victory against the Hudson Valley Kingz on December 4, 2010. At mid-point of
285-655: Was awarded entry into the North American Basketball League (NABL) in January 2018, and began play in the Northeast Division of the East Conference for the 2019 NABL season. Darel Goodwin was hired as head coach, and Delavan Grider Community Center was named as their new home venue. Franklin Jackson sold the club mid-season to Robert Cornelius in April 2019 after the team started 0–4, leading to Cornelius taking over as head coach and changing
304-553: Was hired to replace Jacob as head coach, with Roosevelt Bouie promoted to general manager. The team played the 2009 PBL season in the Eastern Division, with home games at Koessler Athletic Center . Their inaugural game was a 98–95 home victory over the Wilmington Sea Dawgs in front of 650 fans on January 3, 2009. Players and coaches reported problems with Vincent Lesh making payroll, resulting in
323-662: Was intrigued by the Olympians, as their games were broadcast live on CCTV-5 in China and watched by an average of 15 million people. Wier sought to duplicate the success of the Olympians with the Buffalo Dragons , a team which would be based in Buffalo, New York and feature predominantly Chinese players. The team, also referred to as the NexxNow Dragons , was unveiled in April 2008 as an expansion franchise of
342-698: Was named PBL Player of the Week after scoring 25 points to end the team's 22 game losing streak in their 124–114 victory over the Maryland GreenHawks on January 16, 2010. After falling ill during a team road trip to play the Puerto Rico Capitanes , Jim Condill resigned as head coach in February 2010. Vern Hall was promoted from assistant coach as his replacement for the remainder of the season, with assistant coach Jordan Ellis filling in for Hall when needed. The team finished with
361-644: Was the sixth season of the American Basketball Association that lasted from November 2007 and ended with the championship game in March 2008 between the Vermont Frost Heaves and the Texas Tycoons . The season ended with the Frost Heaves winning their first ABA championship, 143–95 over the Texas Tycoons . Many teams did not complete their schedule due to travel problems, costs, etc. and or bad weather. Instead of postponing these games,
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