TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (December 12, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for December 12 and Player of the Week selections for games played December 4-10.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released December 19.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 12, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017-18 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 (17) |
14-0 |
179 |
1 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State (1) |
13-1 |
160 |
3 |
|
3. |
Florida SouthWestern |
11-1 |
140 |
4 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
11-1 |
121 |
5 |
|
5. |
Tallahassee |
11-2 |
112 |
2 |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
11-3 |
74 |
8 |
|
7. |
Chipola |
9-3 |
72 |
6 |
|
8. |
Indian River State |
11-3 |
63 |
9 |
|
9. |
Gulf Coast State |
11-3 |
32 |
7 |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
8-5 |
17 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Pensacola 7, Miami Dade 3, Broward 1, Palm Beach State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Broward
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 12, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017-18 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 (12) |
9-0 |
147 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee (3) |
10-0 |
131 |
2 |
|
3. |
Northwest Florida State |
11-0 |
124 |
3 |
|
4. |
Pensacola State |
16-0 |
106 |
4 |
|
5. |
Chipola |
9-3 |
85 |
5 |
|
6. |
Florida SouthWestern |
11-3 |
82 |
6 |
|
7. |
Eastern Florida State |
7-2 |
61 |
7 |
|
8. |
Daytona State |
8-5 |
41 |
9 |
|
9. |
Hillsborough |
10-7 |
22 |
8 |
|
10. |
St. Petersburg |
7-5 |
11 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Santa Fe 8, Miami Dade 6.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Michael Nuga, Eastern Florida State
Sophomore – Guard
Toronto, ONT, Canada
- Averaged 24.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.3 steals in three games during the voting period
- Shot 52.7 percent (29-of-55) from the field, 44.4 percent (12-of-27) from the three-point line and 80.0 percent (4-of-5) from the free throw line
- Led Eastern Florida State to a 3-0 week including two wins over nationally-ranked teams
- Scored 35 points on 14-of-19 shooting in a 118-78 win over ASA Miami
- Had 19 points in a win over (10) Florida SouthWestern and 20 more in win over (22) Chipola
Other nominees: Malik Curry, Palm Beach State; Tremell Murphy, Florida SouthWestern; Derek Funderburk, Northwest Florida State; Daniel Jones, Pasco-Hernando State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Shayla Bennett, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore – Guard
Piedmont, S.C.
- In her only game during the voting period, she had 34 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in the Commodores’ 102-46 win vs. Central Georgia Tech
- Shot 85.7 percent (12-of-14) from the floor and hit 10-of-12 three-point attempts (83.3 percent)
Other nominees: Kiara Meeks, Florida SouthWestern; Summer Blevins, Northwest Florida State; Ta’Sheanne Armstrong, Pensacola State; Mylashia Yancey, Pensacola State