After flying high against Boys & Girls on Tuesday, Brooklyn Collegiate came back down to earth. Brooklyn Collegiate took a 68-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thomas Jefferson Campus Orange Wave on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Brooklyn Collegiate can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Thomas Jefferson Campus is ranked 47th).

Cheikh Diouf Bamba
| 01/29/26 vs Thomas Jefferson Campus | 20 |
| 01/18/26 vs Far Rockaway | 13 |
| 01/17/26 vs Lincoln | 13 |
| 01/27/26 @ Boys & Girls | 10 |
| 12/20/25 vs McNair | 8 |
Despite the loss, Brooklyn Collegiate still got an impressive performance from Cheikh Diouf Bamba, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 20 boards. Diouf Bamba is becoming a predictor of Brooklyn Collegiate's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 3-1 (and 7-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mohamed Bah, who posted 13 points.
Brooklyn Collegiate's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Thomas Jefferson Campus, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Brooklyn Collegiate didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-47 win against Wings Academy on the 1st. As for Thomas Jefferson Campus, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 95-82 loss against Eagle Academy II on the 31st.
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