TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (December 10, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for December 9 and Player of the Week selections for games played through December 2-8.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released December 17.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 9, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019-20 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 |
|
1t. |
Florida SouthWestern (10) |
11-1 |
169 |
2 |
|
1t. |
Tallahassee (3) |
12-1 |
169 |
3 |
|
3. |
Polk State |
10-2 |
145 |
7t |
|
4. |
Gulf Coast State (4) |
9-1 |
139 |
1 |
|
5. |
Central Florida |
12-3 |
101 |
4t |
|
6. |
Chipola |
9-3 |
98 |
4t |
|
7. |
Northwest Florida State |
9-3 |
62 |
7t |
|
8. |
Miami Dade |
10-3 |
56 |
-- |
|
9. |
Daytona State |
8-3 |
39 |
9 |
|
10. |
State College of Florida |
10-4 |
23 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Pensacola 13, Broward 6, Eastern Florida State 5, Palm Beach State 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 6 Pensacola State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
December 9, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019-20 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) |
10-0 |
150 |
1 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State |
11-0 |
135 |
2 |
|
3. |
Chipola |
13-1 |
118 |
3 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
8-4 |
102 |
4 |
|
5. |
Eastern Florida State |
9-1 |
81 |
6 |
|
6. |
St. Petersburg |
10-3 |
68 |
-- |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
9-5 |
49 |
7 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
11-3 |
48 |
5 |
|
9. |
Miami Dade |
7-5 |
46 |
8 |
|
10. |
Tallahassee |
7-4 |
22 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Central Florida 3, Santa Fe 2, Indian River State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Malcolm Stevenson, Polk State
So. - G
Orlando, Fla.
- Averaged 19.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals in three games during the voting period
- Shot 58.8 percent (20-of-34) from the field and 77.8 percent (14-of-18) from the free throw line
- Led Polk State to a 3-0 week and wins over No. 6 Gulf Coast State and No. 15 Chipola
- In the win at Chipola, he scored 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting and hit 3-of-5 from three; also had five rebounds and two assists
Other nominees: Mohamed Sylla, Florida SouthWestern
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Ahlana Smith, Gulf Coast State
So. - G
Charlotte, N.C.
- Averaged 27.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 57.9 percent (22-of-38) from the field, 50.0 percent (6-of-12) from three and 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the free throw line
- Led Gulf Coast State to wins over Palm Beach State and Daytona State at the Florida College’s Women’s Basketball Shootout
- Against Daytona State, she hit 14-of-21 shots (5-of-8 threes) en route to a 36-point night and also had seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block
Other nominees: Rhykeria Rolland, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Desiree Mack, Central Florida; Daliyah Brown, Miami Dade; Sheslanie Laureano, Florida SouthWestern; Precious Cowan, Chipola; Chanaya Pinto, Northwest Florida State