25 Teams In 25 Days: Brooklyn Collegiate Lions
25 Teams In 25 Days: Hoop Dreams NYC's 2017-18 High School Hoops Preview
2016-17 season at a Glance: 11-10 regular season record (5-9 in the Brooklyn “AA” division) reached 2nd round of City playoffs
Key additions: Charles Brown
Players to Watch: Chris Goodwin, Majesty Johnson, Glen Anderson, Amadou Traore
The Brooklyn Collegiate Lions are a team on the come up in the Brooklyn “AA” division, they also have one of the top backcourt tandems in the city. The guard trio of sophomore Majesty Johnson, Junior Glen “jojo” Anderson and Senior Chris Goodwin can play against any backcourt in the city. Glen led the city in assists per game last season, Johnson is a lefty who can shoot the ball, as for Goodwin he is the most athletic guard out of the trio with an impressive leaping ability. These three guards are joined by a front court duo of 6-7 Forward Erlyn Ramirez and 6-7 Amadou Traore. Both players can create issues for many opposing front courts this season. Brooklyn collegiate also has a solid supporting cast that includes newcomer 6-3 guard Charles brown.
2017-18 Outlook
The Lions should have a much improved season from last year. Don’t let the small backcourt fool you, they have enough depth and toughness to survive the Brooklyn “AA” division as well as the grueling City playoffs. The Lions are definitely a team you shouldn't sleep on when the playoffs come.
Key Games to Watch
November 25th Brooklyn Collegiate vs Hillhouse HS (CT)
Brooklyn Collegiate will open the season at home against defending Connecticut state champion Hillhouse high school as a part of their thanksgiving invitational. The lions want to test themselves from the jump.
December 7th: Brooklyn Collegiate vs Abraham Lincoln
Brooklyn Collegiate’s first home league game will be against the defending city and state champion Railsplitters. This will be a great test for the Lions especially the guards. A match up of Johnson and Anderson vs Jasiah Lewis and John Wilson will be one to keep an eye on.
January 21st Brooklyn collegiate vs St. Anthony’s ( Long Island)
The Lions are one of many teams that have been invited to the prestigious Empire Invitational. In this tournament they will face one of the top teams in Long Island in St. Anthony’s
