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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 6, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for February 6 and Player of the Week selections for games played January 29-February 4.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 13.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 6, 2018
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 (18) |
25-0 |
180 |
1 |
2. |
Florida SouthWestern |
24-1 |
157 |
3 |
3. |
Eastern Florida State |
22-3 |
143 |
4 |
4. |
Central Florida |
21-5 |
115 |
2 |
5. |
Santa Fe |
19-6 |
96 |
6 |
6. |
Chipola |
16-6 |
95 |
5 |
7. |
Indian River State |
18-6 |
91 |
7 |
8. |
Broward |
14-7 |
40 |
8 |
9. |
Tallahassee |
15-8 |
34 |
9 |
10. |
Daytona State |
16-9 |
17 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Pensacola State 13, St. Petersburg 12, Miami Dade 3.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 6, 2018
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 (15) |
18-2 |
168 |
1 |
2. |
Northwest Florida State (1) |
21-2 |
154 |
2 |
3. |
Tallahassee |
18-4 |
127 |
3 |
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
22-4 |
126 |
4 |
5. |
Eastern Florida State |
18-5 |
85 |
6 |
6. |
Chipola |
13-9 |
82 |
7 |
7. |
Pensacola State |
17-6 |
66 |
5 |
8. |
Miami Dade |
17-8 |
63 |
10 |
9. |
Daytona State |
16-9 |
24 |
8 |
10. |
Santa Fe |
14-11 |
21 |
9 |
Also receiving votes: Central Florida 10, St. Petersburg 4.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Tremell Murphy, Florida SouthWestern
Sophomore - Forward
Griffith, Ind.
- Averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.7 blocks in three games during the voting period
- Shot 52.4 percent (22-of-42) from the floor, 50.0 percent (3-of-6) from the three-point line and 81.3 percent (13-of-16) from the free throw line
- Helped Florida SouthWestern to three Suncoast Conference victories
- Had 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Polk State and narrowly missed double-doubles in his other two games – 27 points and nine rebounds vs. St. Petersburg and 14 points and nine rebounds (also seven assists and six steals) vs. State College of Florida
Other nominees: Malik Morrow, Santa Fe; Daniel Jones, Pasco-Hernando State; Cedric Jackson, Indian River State; Ahmed Ali, Eastern Florida State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Shakarri Mack, Central Florida
Sophomore – Guard
Jacksonville, Fla.
- Averaged 21.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 60.0 percent (15-of-25) from the floor and 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free throw line
- Helped Central Florida to a pair of Mid-Florida Conference victories
- Recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Daytona State (26 points, 10 rebounds) and Santa Fe (17 points, 13 rebounds)
Other nominees: Edley Drawhorn, Indian River State; Ganette Chism, Miami Dade; Savannah Clark, Miami Dade; Cheah Rael-Whitsitt, Miami Dade; Erna Normil, Florida SouthWestern; Tina Stephens, Florida SouthWestern