TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 5, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for February 5 and Player of the Week selections for games played January 28-February 3.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 12.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 5, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018-19 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. |
Florida SouthWestern (11) |
23-1 |
170 |
1 |
2. |
Northwest Florida State (7) |
21-2 |
169 |
2 |
3. |
Chipola |
22-3 |
144 |
3 |
4. |
Tallahassee |
20-4 |
116 |
5 |
5. |
Daytona State |
20-5 |
93 |
4 |
6. |
Eastern Florida State |
19-6 |
91 |
7 |
7. |
Central Florida |
17-9 |
86 |
6 |
8. |
Palm Beach State |
17-6 |
64 |
9 |
9. |
Indian River State |
17-7 |
32 |
8 |
10t. |
Broward |
13-9 |
5 |
10 |
10t. |
Santa Fe |
14-11 |
5 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 3, State College of Florida 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 5, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018-19 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 (11) |
18-3 |
154 |
2 |
2. |
Northwest Florida State (4) |
19-2 |
146 |
1 |
3. |
Chipola |
19-4 |
127 |
3 |
4. |
Tallahassee |
21-4 |
107 |
4 |
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
23-2 |
94 |
5 |
6. |
Santa Fe |
16-7 |
59 |
6 |
7. |
Daytona State |
17-8 |
53 |
7t |
8. |
Pensacola State |
14-9 |
52 |
7t |
9. |
Miami Dade |
17-8 |
48 |
9 |
10. |
Broward |
17-6 |
35 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Eastern Florida State 5.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Chris Duarte, Northwest Florida State
Sophomore – Guard
Puerto Plata, D.R.
- In his only game of the week at No. 8 Chipola, he had 29 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and one block
- Shot 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) from the field, hit 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) three-pointers and was 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from the free throw line
Other nominees: Jalen Warren, Eastern Florida State; Khadim Sy, Daytona State; Charles Manning, Florida SouthWestern; D.J. Russell, Miami Dade
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Alexus Dye, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore – Forward
Birmingham, Ala.
- Averaged 24.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 52.9 percent (18-of-34) from the field and 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from the free throw line
- Just missed a double-double against Pensacola State, finishing with 30 points and nine rebounds
- In a win at No. 9 Chipola, she posted 18 points and 12 rebounds
Other nominees: Brittany Davis, Gulf Coast State; Daliyah Brown, Miami Dade; Rita Pleskevich, Broward; Sierra Votaw, Eastern Florida State; Skye Williams, Eastern Florida State