TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (December 6, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for December 6 and Player of the Week selections for games played November 28-December 4.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released December 13.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 6, 2016
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016-17 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 men’s basketball coaches, the Region 8 Men’s Basketball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Tallahassee (15) |
12-0 |
195 |
1 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State (4) |
11-1 |
179 |
2 |
|
3. |
Palm Beach State |
10-0 |
152 |
4 |
|
4. |
Eastern Florida State |
9-1 |
135 |
5 |
|
5. |
Chipola |
10-1 |
125 |
7 |
|
6. |
Florida SouthWestern |
9-1 |
104 |
3 |
|
7. |
St. Petersburg |
9-2 |
84 |
6 |
|
8. |
Central Florida |
11-3 |
50 |
8 |
|
9. |
Gulf Coast State |
8-2 |
42 |
9 |
|
10. |
Daytona State |
8-4 |
30 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Indian River State 13, Santa Fe 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Indian River State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 6, 2016
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016-17 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by NJCAA Region 8 women’s basketball coaches, the NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Gulf Coast State (16) |
11-0 |
168 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola (2) |
9-0 |
155 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
10-1 |
133 |
3 |
|
4. |
Palm Beach State |
6-1 |
114 |
6 |
|
5. |
Northwest Florida State |
8-2 |
99 |
5 |
|
6. |
Pensacola State |
11-1 |
92 |
4 |
|
7. |
Broward |
4-1 |
64 |
7 |
|
8. |
St. Petersburg |
3-6 |
30 |
9 |
|
9. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
4-3 |
22 |
-- |
|
10. |
Miami Dade |
6-4 |
16 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Daytona State 14, Santa Fe 14, Eastern Florida State 4, Central Florida 2, Florida SouthWestern 2, Hillsborough 2.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Kareem Brewton, Eastern Florida State
Sophomore – Guard
Claxton, Ga.
- Averaged 24.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.0 steal in three games during the voting period
- Shot 50.9 percent (29-of-57) from the floor and 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the free throw line
- Helped Eastern Florida State to three wins at the Monroe (N.Y.) College Classic, knocking off Harcum, Baltimore City and the host Mustangs
- Was within striking distance of a triple-double vs. Harcum, finishing with 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Knocked down 14-of-23 shots from the field in the win.
- Followed up with 24 points vs. Baltimore City and 16 vs. Monroe
Other nominees: Joshua Hawkins, Santa Fe; David Jones, Santa Fe; Destin Dunton, Pasco-Hernando State; Nych Smith, Florida SouthWestern.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Alexis Jean, Palm Beach State
Sophomore – Forward
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
- Averaged 19.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 block in two games during the voting period
- Shot 41.2 percent (14-of-34) from the floor, 50.0 percent (4-of-8) from the three-point line and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line
- Led Palm Beach State to a pair of wins at the Florida College’s Women’s Basketball Shootout – a come-from-behind victory over Santa Fe and an upset of NJCAA No. 12 Northwest Florida State
- Tallied 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks in the win over Santa Fe; posted a double-double – 21 points and 10 rebounds – against Northwest Florida State
Other nominees: Savannah Clark, Miami Dade.