TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 24, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for January 24 and Player of the Week selections for games played January 16-22.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released January 31.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 24, 2017
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. |
Northwest Florida State (18) |
18-2 |
180 |
2 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee |
20-2 |
161 |
1 |
|
3. |
Daytona State |
19-4 |
133 |
4 |
|
4. |
Eastern Florida State |
18-3 |
128 |
3 |
|
5. |
St. Petersburg |
17-5 |
109 |
5 |
|
6. |
Indian River State |
14-5 |
81 |
6 |
|
7. |
Florida SouthWestern |
17-5 |
59 |
9 |
|
8. |
Palm Beach State |
17-4 |
54 |
10 |
|
9. |
Chipola |
17-5 |
37 |
8 |
|
10. |
Central Florida |
16-6 |
20 |
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Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 17, Broward 3, Santa Fe 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Gulf Coast State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 24, 2017
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 (15) |
20-1 |
159 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola (1) |
19-1 |
145 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
17-3 |
124 |
3 |
|
4. |
Palm Beach State |
15-2 |
104 |
5 |
|
5. |
Pensacola State |
16-4 |
90 |
4 |
|
6. |
Northwest Florida State |
14-5 |
80 |
6 |
|
7. |
Santa Fe |
12-6 |
64 |
7 |
|
8. |
Broward |
14-2 |
58 |
8 |
|
9. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
12-8 |
36 |
10 |
|
10. |
Miami Dade |
12-9 |
14 |
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Also receiving votes: Daytona State 2, Florida SouthWestern 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 Daytona State.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nashad Mackey, Daytona State
Sophomore – Guard
Nassau, Bahamas
- Averaged 16.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 68.4 percent (13-of-19) from the field (2-of-6 three-pointers) and 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from the free throw line
- Led Daytona State to a pair of wins, running the Falcons’ win streak to 13 games
- Posted back-to-back double-doubles against TAAG Academy and Mid-Florida rival Florida State College at Jacksonville, the latter a 12-point, 16-rebound effort in the Falcons’ 80-66 win
Other nominees: Nick Grier, Santa Fe; Charles Isaac, Pasco-Hernando State; Dinero Mercurius, Daytona State; Jaron Cornish, Broward
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Jamaria Williams, Miami Dade
Sophomore – Guard
Chicago, Ill.
- Averaged 22.0 points. 6.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.0 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from the floor, 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from the three-point line and 91.7 percent (11-of-12) from the free throw line
- Led Miami Dade to a 2-0 week with Southern Conference victories over Eastern Florida State and ASA Miami
- Posted 21 points, five rebounds, nine assists and five steals in the Sharks’ 86-64 win over Eastern Florida State and narrowly missed a quadruple double in the 94-34 win over ASA with 23 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and nine steals (also had six blocks)
Other nominees: Keona Cadore, Indian River State; Weknyne Dumorne, Broward; Alexis Jean, Palm Beach State