TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 15, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for November 15 and Player of the Week selections for games played November 7-13.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released November 22.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 15, 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. |
Northwest Florida State (19) |
4-0 |
199 |
1 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State (1) |
5-0 |
181 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
4-0 |
151 |
3 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
4-0 |
137 |
4 |
|
5. |
Palm Beach State |
5-0 |
101 |
6 |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
4-1 |
89 |
7 |
|
7. |
Gulf Coast State |
4-0 |
82 |
8 |
|
8. |
St. Petersburg |
5-1 |
65 |
5 |
|
9. |
Central Florida |
3-1 |
45 |
9 |
|
10. |
Chipola |
4-1 |
16 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Broward 12, Florida State College at Jacksonville 11, Indian River State 6, Pensacola State 2, Miami Dade 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 15, 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 (15) |
4-0 |
159 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola (1) |
2-0 |
141 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
3-0 |
128 |
3 |
|
4. |
Palm Beach State |
4-0 |
109 |
4 |
|
5. |
Pensacola State |
3-0 |
91 |
6 |
|
6. |
St. Petersburg |
4-0 |
75 |
-- |
|
7. |
Northwest Florida State |
3-1 |
67 |
7 |
|
8. |
Broward |
1-0 |
23 |
10 |
|
9t. |
Daytona State |
1-2 |
21 |
9 |
|
9t. |
Eastern Florida State |
1-2 |
21 |
5 |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 15, Central Florida 8, Hillsborough 6, Santa Fe 5, Florida State College at Jacksonville 3.
Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Central Florida.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nashad Mackey, Daytona State
Sophomore – Guard/Forward
Nassau, Bahamas
- Averaged 17.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks in three games during the voting period
- Shot 66.7 percent (20-of-30) from the floor, 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from the three-point line and 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from the free throw line
- Helped Daytona State to a 3-0 record last week and wins over Polk State, Hillsborough and South Georgia Tech
- Scored in double-figures in all three games and posted double-doubles against South Georgia Tech (28 points, 11 rebounds) and Hillsborough (10 points, 14 rebounds)
- Shot 10-of-12 from the floor in the win over South Georgia Tech
Other nominees: Charles Isaac, Pasco-Hernando State; Kareem Brewton, Eastern Florida State; Willy Nunez, Jr., Indian River State; Dinero Mercurius, Daytona State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Jas Hill, Tallahassee
Freshman – Guard
Mobile, Ala.
- Averaged 29.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 60.0 percent (15-of-25) from the floor, 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from the three-point line and 92.0 percent (23-of-25) from the free throw line
- Led Tallahassee to road wins at Indian River State and Miami Dade
- Scored 24 points and recorded two rebounds, five assists and seven steals in the Eagles’ win over Indian River State
- Posted a career-high 35 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field (5-of-6 three-pointers) and 10-of-11 from the line, along with seven rebounds and three assists in the win over Miami Dade
Other nominees: Ja’Nyia McNealy, Hillsborough; Emporess James, Miami Dade; Maria Castro, Gulf Coast State; Malaysia Robinson, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Alexis Jean, Palm Beach State.