TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 12, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for November 11 and Player of the Week selections for games played through November 10.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released November 19.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 11, 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 |
|
1. |
Florida SouthWestern (12) |
4-0 |
155 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola (2) |
4-0 |
145 |
3t |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
3-0 |
118 |
5 |
|
4. |
Northwest Florida State |
3-0 |
99 |
6 |
|
5. |
Daytona State |
4-1 |
81 |
3t |
|
6. |
Miami Dade |
4-0 |
52 |
-- |
|
7. |
Polk State |
4-0 |
51 |
9 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
5-0 |
48 |
-- |
|
9. |
Central Florida |
2-1 |
31 |
7 |
|
10. |
Gulf Coast State |
2-0 |
30 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Indian River State 20, Eastern Florida State 10, Santa Fe 7, Hillsborough 4.
Dropped from rankings: No. 2 Eastern Florida State, No. 8 Broward, No. 10 St. Petersburg.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 11, 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) |
4-0 |
159 |
1 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State |
3-0 |
142 |
2 |
|
3t. |
Chipola |
5-0 |
119 |
4 |
|
3t. |
Florida SouthWestern |
2-2 |
119 |
3 |
|
5. |
Eastern Florida State |
4-0 |
90 |
7 |
|
6. |
Pensacola State |
4-1 |
59 |
8 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
2-1 |
54 |
5 |
|
8. |
Tallahassee |
2-1 |
43 |
6 |
|
9t. |
Miami Dade |
2-1 |
33 |
9 |
|
9t. |
St. Petersburg |
4-1 |
33 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Hillsborough 10, Santa Fe 10, Central Florida 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
DeAndre Gholston, Tallahassee
So. - G
Gary, Ind.
- Averaged 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.0 steals in three games during the voting period
- Shot 66.7 percent (22-of-33) from the field, 50.0 percent (4-of-8) from three and 72.7 percent (8-of-11) from the free throw line
- Led Tallahassee to a 3-0 start to the season, including a pair of neutral site wins
- His top game was against Enterprise State with 27 points (11-14 FG) and seven rebounds
Other nominees: Terry Roberts, Florida SouthWestern; Tanajh Pettway, Indian River State; Seth Millner, Northwest Florida State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Ahlana Smith, Gulf Coast State
So. - G
Charlotte, N.C.
- Averaged 30.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.8 steals in four games during the voting period
- Shot 52.9 percent (46-of-87) from the field, 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from three and 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the free throw line
- Led Gulf Coast State to four wins, including two against NJCAA No. 9 Florida SouthWestern
- In the first win vs. FSW, she had 39 points on 15-of-32 shooting; scored 36 in her next game against Vincennes
Other nominees: Daliyah Brown, Miami Dade; Sedayjha Payne, Tallahassee; Valicia Demeritte, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Kaiya Burnett, Pensacola State; ZaMaria Polk, Pensacola State; Sheslanie Laureano, Florida SouthWestern; Fapou Semebene, Northwest Florida State; ZaNautica Downs, Florida SouthWestern