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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 13, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for February 13 and Player of the Week selections for games played February 5-11.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 20.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 13, 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 (17) |
25-1 |
197 |
1 |
|
2. |
Florida SouthWestern (2) |
25-1 |
177 |
2 |
|
3. |
Eastern Florida State |
24-3 |
166 |
3 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
21-6 |
126 |
4 |
|
5. |
Indian River State |
20-6 |
115 |
7 |
|
6. |
Chipola |
17-6 |
107 |
6 |
|
7. |
Santa Fe |
20-7 |
87 |
5 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
16-10 |
45 |
-- |
|
9. |
Broward |
14-8 |
26 |
8 |
|
10. |
Tallahassee |
16-9 |
20 |
9 |
Also receiving votes: Daytona State 19, St. Petersburg 14, Palm Beach State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Daytona State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 13, 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 (16) |
20-2 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State |
22-2 |
144 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
19-5 |
121 |
3 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
22-5 |
103 |
4 |
|
5. |
Eastern Florida State |
21-5 |
95 |
5 |
|
6. |
Chipola |
13-10 |
70 |
6 |
|
7. |
Pensacola State |
17-8 |
57 |
7 |
|
8. |
Miami Dade |
18-8 |
56 |
8 |
|
9. |
Daytona State |
17-9 |
36 |
9 |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
15-11 |
32 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Central Florida 6, Indian River State 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Gerald Williams, Pensacola State
Sophomore - Guard
Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the floor, was a perfect 7-for-7 on three-pointers and hit 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) free throws
- Helped surging Pensacola State to two crucial Panhandle Conference wins, including an 87-70 upset of top-ranked and previously unbeaten Northwest Florida State
- Prior to the NWF State upset, he hit two three-pointers in the final 15 seconds, including one at the buzzer to erase a five-point deficit and beat Tallahassee 81-80 – he finished with 22 points that night and was 4-for-4 from long distance
- Had 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals against NWF State
Other nominees: Tremell Murphy, Florida SouthWestern; ShanQuan Hemphill, Florida SouthWestern; Anthony Brown, Indian River State; Michael Nuga, Eastern Florida State; Silas Adheke, Eastern Florida State; Adley Elician, Pasco-Hernando State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Cheah Rael-Whitsitt, Miami Dade
Sophomore - Forward
Ann Arbor, Mich.
- In her lone game of the week against Broward, she had 32 points and 26 rebounds, along with three assists and five steals
- Shot 57.1 percent (12-of-21) from the floor and 80.0 percent (8-of-10) from the free throw line
Other nominees: Ganette Chism, Miami Dade; Savannah Clark, Miami Dade; Alexandrine Obouh-Fegue, Eastern Florida State; Brianna Lewis, Eastern Florida State; Shayla Bennett, Gulf Coast State; Latoya Ashman, Florida SouthWestern