TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (December 13, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for December 13 and Player of the Week selections for games played December 5-11.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released December 20.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 13, 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. |
Eastern Florida State (16) |
12-1 |
187 |
4 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee (2) |
13-1 |
166 |
1 |
|
3. |
Northwest Florida State |
12-2 |
140 |
2 |
|
4. |
Chipola |
12-1 |
132 |
5 |
|
5. |
Palm Beach State |
12-1 |
126 |
3 |
|
6. |
St. Petersburg |
10-3 |
76 |
7 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
10-4 |
62 |
10 |
|
8. |
Central Florida |
13-3 |
53 |
8 |
|
9. |
Florida SouthWestern |
10-3 |
50 |
6 |
|
10. |
Gulf Coast State |
11-2 |
47 |
9 |
Also receiving votes: Pensacola State 6, Santa Fe 2.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 13, 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) |
12-0 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola |
11-0 |
144 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
11-1 |
127 |
3 |
|
4. |
Northwest Florida State |
9-2 |
99 |
5 |
|
5. |
Pensacola State |
12-1 |
97 |
6 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
6-2 |
89 |
4 |
|
7. |
Broward |
7-1 |
67 |
7 |
|
8. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
6-3 |
41 |
9 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
4-7 |
25 |
8 |
|
10t. |
Miami Dade |
8-6 |
11 |
10 |
|
10t. |
Daytona State |
5-6 |
11 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Florida SouthWestern 3, Central Florida 2, Hillsborough 2, Santa Fe 2.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Malik Dunbar, Central Florida
Sophomore – Forward
North Augusta, S.C.
- Averaged 29.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steal and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 55.9 percent (19-of-34) from the floor, 33.3 percent (3-of-9) from the three-point line and 78.3 percent (18-of-23) from the free throw line
- Helped Central Florida to a pair of wins in the Florida College’s Men’s Basketball Shootout, knocking off Broward and Indian River State
- Posted double-doubles in both games – 32 points and 11 rebounds vs. Broward and 27 points and 10 rebounds in the Patriots’ come-from-behind victory over Indian River State
Other nominees: Joshua Hawkins, Santa Fe; Kareem Brewton, Eastern Florida State; David Simmons, Tallahassee; Charles Isaac, Pasco-Hernando State; Nashad Mackey, Daytona State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Malaysia Robinson, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Sophomore – Guard
Pahokee, Fla.
- Averaged 29.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 4.5 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 55.3 percent (21-of-38) from the floor, 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the three-point line and 87.5 percent (7-of-8) from the free throw line
- Led Florida State College to wins against Florida SouthWestern and Indian River State. In the 90-49 win over Florida SouthWestern, she scored 37 points on 13-of-23 shooting and 6-of-9 three-pointers – also had five rebounds, six assists and four steals. Followed that with a 21-point, five-rebound, eight-assist, five-steal effort vs. Indian River State
- Currently fifth in Region 8 in scoring (17.4 ppg)
Other nominees: Savannah Clark, Miami Dade; Emporess James, Miami Dade; Japonica James, Tallahassee.