TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 27, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for November 27 and Player of the Week selections for games played November 19-25.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released December 4.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 27, 2018
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. |
Northwest Florida State (21) |
9-0 |
210 |
1 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State |
8-0 |
174 |
2 |
|
3. |
Florida SouthWestern |
7-0 |
155 |
3 |
|
4. |
Daytona State |
8-0 |
151 |
4 |
|
5. |
Tallahassee |
9-0 |
133 |
5 |
|
6. |
Chipola |
9-0 |
121 |
6 |
|
7. |
Indian River State |
8-2 |
83 |
9 |
|
8. |
Central Florida |
6-2 |
47 |
7 |
|
9. |
Pensacola State |
7-2 |
43 |
10 |
|
10. |
Palm Beach State |
6-3 |
23 |
8 |
Also receiving votes: St. Petersburg 7, Santa Fe 6, Gulf Coast State 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 27, 2018
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. |
Northwest Florida State (9) |
7-0 |
144 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee (2) |
7-0 |
131 |
2 |
|
3. |
Chipola (3) |
10-0 |
125 |
3 |
|
4. |
Gulf Coast State |
4-1 |
109 |
4 |
|
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
5-2 |
76 |
6 |
|
6. |
Pensacola State |
6-2 |
73 |
5 |
|
7. |
Broward |
4-3 |
60 |
7 |
|
8. |
Eastern Florida State |
6-2 |
47 |
8 |
|
9. |
Daytona State |
6-3 |
28 |
9 |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
4-4 |
17 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: St. Petersburg 15.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Yeikson Montero, Pensacola State
Sophomore - Guard
Dominican Republic
- Averaged 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.7 blocks in three games during the voting period
- Shot 53.2 percent (25-of-47) from the field, 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the three-point line and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line
- Helped the Pirates to a 2-1 week, including a win at Coastal Alabama-North
- Scored 23+ points in each game and recorded double-doubles against Miami Dade (23 points, 13 rebounds) and nationally-ranked Trinity Valley (23 points, 10 rebounds)
Other nominees: Kimani Binder, Indian River State; Jaivon Hamlet, Northwest Florida State; Daniel Buchanan, Pasco-Hernando State; DeAndre Pinckney, Broward
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Courtajia Sanders, Chipola
Sophomore – Forward
Bartow, Fla.
- Averaged 22.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks in four games during the voting period; and averaged 35.0 minutes per game
- Shot 54.3 percent (38-of-70) from the floor and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from the free throw line
- Led the NJCAA No. 7 Indians to four road victories against Region 8 competition
- Had 27 points and eight rebounds in the first game of the road swing at Central Florida; her best game of the week came in the Indians’ shootout with Broward when she scored 31 points on 13-of-22 shooting
Other nominees: Mariah Igus, St. Petersburg; Jaiden McCoy, Northwest Florida State; Tina Stephens, Florida SouthWestern; Vendela Danielsson, Broward