TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 22, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for November 22 and Player of the Week selections for games played November 14-20.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released November 29.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 22, 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 (4) |
8-0 |
179 |
3 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State (10) |
6-1 |
176 |
1 |
|
3. |
Florida SouthWestern (5) |
6-0 |
166 |
4 |
|
4. |
Eastern Florida State |
6-1 |
136 |
2 |
|
5. |
St. Petersburg |
5-1 |
105 |
8 |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
6-1 |
98 |
6 |
|
7. |
Palm Beach State |
7-0 |
88 |
5 |
|
8. |
Chipola |
6-1 |
49 |
10 |
|
9t. |
Central Florida |
6-2 |
42 |
9 |
|
9t. |
Indian River State |
6-0 |
42 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 13, Broward 5, ASA Miami 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Gulf Coast State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 22, 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) |
7-0 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola |
4-0 |
144 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
6-1 |
125 |
3 |
|
4. |
Pensacola State |
5-0 |
97 |
5 |
|
5. |
Northwest Florida State |
5-1 |
89 |
7 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
4-1 |
87 |
4 |
|
7. |
St. Petersburg |
5-1 |
67 |
6 |
|
8. |
Broward |
2-0 |
49 |
8 |
|
9. |
Hillsborough |
4-3 |
15 |
-- |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
3-3 |
14 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Daytona State 13, Miami Dade 9, Central Florida 2, Florida State College at Jacksonville 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9t Daytona State, No. 9t Eastern Florida State.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Tremell Murphy, Florida SouthWestern
Freshman – Forward
Griffith, Ind.
- Averaged 27.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3.0 steals and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 59.5 percent (22-of-37) from the floor, 66.7 percent (10-of-15) from the free throw line and hit one of his two attempts from three-point range
- Helped Florida SouthWestern stay unbeaten with wins over Miami Dade and Central Florida
- Recorded a double-double in 105-99 win vs. Miami Dade with 33 points (13-of-21 FG) and 14 rebounds
- Just missed another double-double, finishing with 22 points and nine rebounds in win vs. Central Florida
Other nominees: Charles Isaac, Pasco-Hernando State; Alston Jones, Daytona State; Shaun Willett, Indian River State; Paul Turner, Central Florida; Ahmed Ali, Eastern Florida State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Raven Baker-Northcross, Chipola
Sophomore – Guard
Malvern, Ark.
- Averaged 27.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 51.4 percent (19-of-37) from the floor, 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the three-point line and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the free throw line
- Led Chipola to a 2-0 week with wins over East Georgia State and NJCAA No. 22 Georgia Highlands
- Tallied 23 points, eight rebounds, six steals and five steals in 86-47 win over East Georgia
- Came back the next day and hit eight three-pointers en route to 32 points in 76-53 win over Georgia Highlands; also had nine rebounds in the win
Other nominees: Ja’Nyia McNealy, Hillsborough; Emporess James, Miami Dade; Yolizma Cupidan, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Shayla Bennett, Gulf Coast State; Arianna Emanuel-Wright, Santa Fe; Japonica James, Tallahassee.