NJCAA Region 8 Basketball Notebook: January 23

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 23, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches' Polls for January 23 and Player of the Week selections for games played January 15-21. 

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released January 30. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll
January 23, 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)

21-0

180

1

2.

Florida SouthWestern

20-1

150

2

3.

Central Florida

19-3

144

3

4.

Eastern Florida State

20-2

133

4

5.

Chipola

15-4

109

5

6.

Indian River State

16-5

84

8

7.

Tallahassee

14-6

59

6

8.

Santa Fe

14-7

42

7

9.

Broward

12-6

36

9

10.

Daytona State

14-7

18

10

Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 17, Pensacola State 6, Miami Dade 4, St. Petersburg 3.

NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll
January 23, 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 (10)

15-2

154

1

2.

Northwest Florida State (6)

18-1

150

2

3.

Tallahassee

17-2

136

3

4.

Pensacola State

17-3

99

4

5.

Florida SouthWestern

19-4

95

5

6.

Chipola

12-7

80

7

7.

Eastern Florida State

16-4

71

6

8.

Santa Fe

13-9

42

9

9.

Daytona State

15-8

23

10

10.

Broward

6-13

3

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Also receiving votes: St. Petersburg 1.

Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Miami Dade.


NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Tra'von Fagan, Florida SouthWestern
Freshman – Forward
Waterloo, Iowa 

  • Averaged 14.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocks in two games during the voting period
  • Shot 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the floor and 40.0 percent (2-of-5) from the three-point line
  • Helped Florida SouthWestern to Suncoast Conference wins vs. Polk State and State College of Florida
  • Had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Polk State and narrowly missed a second double-double against State College of Florida, finishing with 17 points and nine boards

Other nominees: Derek Funderburk, Northwest Florida State; Theaplais Williams, Pasco-Hernando State; Cedric Jackson, Indian River State

NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Tina Stephens, Florida SouthWestern
Freshman – Forward
Palmetto, Fla. 

  • Averaged 23.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
  • Shot 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the floor and 86.7 percent (13-of-15) from the free throw line
  • Led Florida SouthWestern to a pair of wins in Suncoast Conference play, including an 87-67 win over No. 25 Eastern Florida State in a battle of nationally-ranked teams
  • Recorded back-to-back double-doubles, including a 29-point, 13-rebound effort against Eastern Florida State
  • Had 18 points and 11 rebounds against St. Petersburg

Other nominees: Edley Drawhorn, Indian River State; Cyann Fox, Indian River State; Trinity Baptiste, Northwest Florida State; Mariah Batz, Eastern Florida State; Rita Pleskevich, Broward