TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 7, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for November 7 and Player of the Week selections for games played November 1-5.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released November 14.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 7, 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 (15) |
3-0 |
183 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee |
2-0 |
151 |
4 |
|
3. |
Chipola |
2-0 |
147 |
3 |
|
4. |
Eastern Florida State |
1-1 |
122 |
2 |
|
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
1-0 |
110 |
5 |
|
6. |
St. Petersburg |
2-0 |
86 |
6t |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
2-0 |
78 |
9 |
|
8. |
Central Florida |
2-0 |
64 |
8 |
|
9. |
Palm Beach State |
1-1 |
30 |
6t |
|
10. |
Indian River State |
2-0 |
19 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 12, Broward 11, Santa Fe 5, Hillsborough 4, Pensacola State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Gulf Coast State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 7, 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 (15) |
2-0 |
150 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee |
2-0 |
130 |
3 |
|
3. |
Northwest Florida State |
2-0 |
115 |
4 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
3-0 |
108 |
5 |
|
5. |
Chipola |
1-1 |
96 |
2 |
|
6. |
Santa Fe |
2-0 |
53 |
10 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
1-0 |
44 |
9 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
0-0 |
39 |
7 |
|
9t. |
Eastern Florida State |
2-1 |
34 |
6 |
|
9t. |
St. Petersburg |
1-0 |
34 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Hillsborough 8, Central Florida 4, Miami Dade 3, Palm Beach State 1
Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Andres Feliz, Northwest Florida State
Sophomore – Guard
Santo Domingo, D.R.
- Averaged 18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.7 steals in three games during the voting period
- Shot 71.9 percent (23-of-32) from the field, 37.5 percent (3-of-8) from the three-point line and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from the free throw line
- Helped Northwest Florida State to three wins in as many games during the opening week of the season
- Recorded at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists in each game
- Had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the season opener at Coastal Alabama-North
- Finished the week with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting, five rebounds and eight assists against NJCAA No. 9 Motlow State
Other nominees: Andrew Krienes, Pasco-Hernando State; ShanQuan Hemphill, Florida SouthWestern; Oswald Parker, Broward; Corey Douglas, Tallahassee
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Japonica James, Tallahassee
Sophomore – Forward
Mobile, Ala.
- Averaged 25.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.0 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 61.8 percent (21-of-34) from the floor and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the free throw line
- Led Tallahassee to a pair of wins at the Arkansas Baptist College Season Tip-off Classic
- In the season opener against Arkansas Baptist, she recorded just the second triple-double in school history – 32 points, 13 rebounds and 10 steals
- Followed that with another double-double, 18 points and 12 rebounds, in a win over Angelina
Other nominees: Kionna Jeter, Gulf Coast State; Angelica Delgado, Hillsborough; Miracle Simon, Indian River State; Erna Normil, Florida SouthWestern; Alex Fegue, Eastern Florida State; Trinity Baptiste, Northwest Florida State; Cate Smith, Palm Beach State; Gannette Chism, Miami Dade; Savannah Clark, Miami Dade; Cheah Rael-Whitsitt, Miami Dade