# Darren Fenn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Darren_Fenn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Darren_Fenn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Fenn > Source revision: 1315083960 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Darren Fenn** (born February 17, 1980), is an American former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player and current owner of the [Buffalo eXtreme](/source/Buffalo_eXtreme). Fenn also owns and operates the XGen Elite basketball academy in [West Seneca](/source/West_Seneca,_New_York). He is currently head coach of the girls basketball team at [Perry High School](/source/Perry_High_School_(Gilbert,_Arizona)) in [Gilbert, Arizona](/source/Gilbert,_Arizona). ## Early life Fenn was born in Tonawanda, New York. He played basketball at [Canisius High School](/source/Canisius_High_School), where he was named Western New York Player of the Year in 1997.[1] He later played college basketball for [Canisius College](/source/Canisius_Golden_Griffins_men's_basketball), where he was team captain for their 2001–01 season and led his squad to the [2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament](/source/2001_MAAC_men's_basketball_tournament) championship game.[2] ## Playing career After turning professional, Fenn played internationally with [Limoges CSP](/source/Limoges_CSP) (2001–2002), [PBC Ural Great Perm](/source/PBC_Ural_Great_Perm) (2004), [KK Bosna](/source/KK_Bosna) (2004–2005), [KB Trepça](/source/KB_Trep%C3%A7a) (2005), [Eisbären Bremerhaven](/source/Eisb%C3%A4ren_Bremerhaven) (2005–2006), [Bamberg Baskets](/source/Bamberg_Baskets) (2006–2008), [Artland Dragons](/source/Artland_Dragons) (2008–2012), [Hitachi SunRockers](/source/Hitachi_SunRockers) (2012–2013), [JDA Dijon Basket](/source/JDA_Dijon_Basket) (2013), [BC SCM Timișoara](/source/BC_SCM_Timi%C8%99oara) (2014) and [s.Oliver Baskets](/source/S.Oliver_Baskets) (2014).[3][4] He won the 2004 [Russian Basketball Cup](/source/Russian_Basketball_Cup) with [PBC Ural Great Perm](/source/PBC_Ural_Great_Perm), and the 2005 [Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Basketball_Cup_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina) with [KK Bosna](/source/KK_Bosna).[5] Fenn was honored as [All-BBL](/source/All-Basketball_Bundesliga_Team) following the 2006–07 season where he won the [German Championship](/source/List_of_German_basketball_champions) with the [Bamberg Baskets](/source/Bamberg_Baskets), and was named MVP of the 2009 [BBL All-Star Game](/source/BBL_All-Star_Game).[6] ## Coaching career Fenn founded WNY Premier Basketball Training in 2015.[7] He was head coach of [Nichols School](/source/Nichols_School) for their 2016–17 season, but left to run basketball operations at [St. Mary's High School](/source/St._Mary's_High_School_(Lancaster,_New_York)) after they offered space for his business.[8] Fenn renamed his business to XGen Elite, and the company relocated to XGen Elite Sports Complex in [West Seneca](/source/West_Seneca,_New_York).[9] [Jordan Nwora](/source/Jordan_Nwora) of the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) was trained by Fenn at the facility.[10] He founded the [Buffalo eXtreme](/source/Buffalo_eXtreme) of the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present)) in 2023, which plays within his XGen Elite Sports Complex.[11] Fenn was hired as the girls basketball head coach at [Perry High School](/source/Perry_High_School_(Gilbert,_Arizona)) in 2025.[12] ## Personal life He is married to Kimberly Cross and they have two children.[13] Fenn's oldest daughter Sydney currently plays for the [Indiana Hoosiers](/source/Indiana_Hoosiers_women's_basketball), and his youngest daughter Alexis has a pending offer to play for the [Le Moyne Dolphins](/source/Le_Moyne_Dolphins_women's_basketball).[14][15] Fenn was inducted into the [Canisius High School](/source/Canisius_High_School) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007 and the [Canisius College](/source/Canisius_Golden_Griffins_men's_basketball) Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[1][2] ## References 1. ["Darren Fenn (2007)"](https://canisiussports.com/honors/hall-of-fame/darren-fenn/157). *Canisius High School*. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. ["Darren Fenn (2012)"](https://gogriffs.com/honors/hall-of-fame/darren-fenn/82). *Canisius University Athletics*. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. ["Darren Fenn, Basketball Player"](https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/6851/darren-fenn). *Proballers*. February 17, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. ["Darren Fenn- Spielerprofil"](https://www.2basketballbundesliga.de/teams/kader/spieler/2026/). *2basketballbundesliga.de*. Retrieved 7 March 2024. 1. Toth, Gabriel (January 3, 2014). ["BC Timișoara transferă un pivot campion în Bosnia și Germania! Darren Fenn e de astăzi "leu""](https://www.druckeria.ro/bc-timisoara-transfera-un-pivot-campion-bosnia-si-germania-darren-fenn-e-de-astazi-leu/). *Druckeria*. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. ["IMAGO."](https://www.imago-images.de/sp/0004245931) (in German). *IMAGO.*. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. Newspapers, Bee Group (October 21, 2015). ["Fenn brings pro experience to WNY Premier Basketball Training"](https://www.amherstbee.com/articles/fenn-brings-pro-experience-to-wny-premier-basketball-training/). *Amherst Bee -*. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. Rodriguez, Miguel (May 1, 2017). ["Fenn steps down at Nichols, moves into new role at St. Mary's"](https://buffalonews.com/sports/high-school/fenn-steps-down-at-nichols-moves-into-new-role-at-st-marys/article_7e68fdb9-620e-5d2a-8414-632879a7c3e0.html). *Buffalo News*. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. Sullivan, Jerry (November 24, 2020). ["Fenn passes on a world of hoop knowledge at XGen"](https://www.wivb.com/news/fenn-passes-on-a-world-of-hoop-knowledge-at-xgen/). *News 4 Buffalo*. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. Rodriguez, Miguel (November 18, 2020). ["Park School product Jordan Nwora hopes to hear his name during NBA Draft"](https://buffalonews.com/sports/high-school/park-school-product-jordan-nwora-hopes-to-hear-his-name-during-nba-draft/article_9d621fc8-293e-11eb-868b-07bc107f7e33.html). *Buffalo News*. Retrieved November 5, 2023. 1. ["Buffalo Extreme Home Opener"](https://www.buffalorising.com/2023/11/pro-basketball-is-back-buffalo-extreme-home-opener/). *Buffalo Rising*. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. ["Varsity Coaches"](https://phs.cusd80.com/athletics/welcome-to-puma-athletics/varsity-coaches). *Home*. Retrieved September 5, 2025. 1. ["About Darren Fenn"](http://www.wnypremierbasketballtraining.com/darren-fenn-bio/). *WNY Premier Basketball TrainingWNY Premier Basketball Training*. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. Bronstein, Jonah (November 3, 2023). ["Darren Fenn’s eXtreme Buffalo basketball venture: ‘We don’t want to be a flash in the pan’"](https://www.wivb.com/sports/darren-fenns-extreme-buffalo-basketball-venture-we-dont-want-to-be-a-flash-in-the-pan). *News 4 Buffalo*. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 1. ["Jason Fleegle on Instagram: "Perry guard Alexis Fenn (2027) has picked up an offer from HC Nick DiPillo and LeMoyne College.""](https://www.instagram.com/fleeezeee/p/C-OXD0Sy-qZ/). *Instagram*. August 3, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.xgenelite.com/) - [Career statistics](https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Darren-Fenn/Summary/29384) from [RealGM](/source/RealGM) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Darren Fenn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Fenn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Fenn?action=history)). 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