TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 26, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for November 25 and Player of the Week selections for games played through November 18-24.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released December 3.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 25, 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. |
Gulf Coast State (11) |
6-0 |
159 |
5 |
|
2. |
Florida SouthWestern (4) |
8-1 |
148 |
1 |
|
3. |
Chipola |
7-1 |
129 |
2 |
|
4. |
Tallahassee |
7-1 |
111 |
3 |
|
5. |
Northwest Florida State |
7-1 |
103 |
7 |
|
6. |
Miami Dade |
7-1 |
78 |
6 |
|
7. |
Polk State |
6-1 |
74 |
4 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
6-1 |
44 |
8 |
|
9. |
Central Florida |
6-2 |
36 |
10t |
|
10. |
Daytona State |
7-3 |
29 |
10t |
Also receiving votes: Palm Beach State 5, State College of Florida 4, Eastern Florida State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 Palm Beach State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 25, 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 (16) |
5-0 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State |
7-0 |
144 |
2 |
|
3. |
Chipola |
7-1 |
113 |
4 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
4-4 |
111 |
3 |
|
5. |
Pensacola State |
9-1 |
103 |
6 |
|
6. |
Miami Dade |
6-1 |
67 |
7 |
|
7. |
Eastern Florida State |
6-1 |
61 |
9 |
|
8. |
Daytona State |
6-4 |
48 |
5 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
8-2 |
34 |
10 |
|
10. |
Tallahassee |
6-2 |
32 |
8 |
Also receiving votes: Central Florida 12.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
D’Moi Hodge, State College of Florida
So. - G
Tortola, B.V.I.
- Averaged 27.0 points, 13.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 3.0 blocks in three games during the voting period
- Shot 49.2 percent (30-of-61) from the field, 34.8 percent (8-of-23) from three and 81.3 percent (13-of-16) from the free throw line
- Led the Manatees to two wins in three tries
- Posted a pair of double-doubles – 35 points and 18 rebounds vs. Pasco-Hernando State and 19 points and 14 rebounds vs. Denmark Tech
Other nominees: A.J. Johnson, Central Florida; Eduardo Del Cadia, Central Florida; Shakwon Barrett, Northwest Florida State; Damerius Wash, Daytona State; Keon Ellis, Florida SouthWestern
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Deshari Graham, St. Petersburg
So. - G
Melbourne, Fla.
- Averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.0 block in three games during the voting period
- Shot 54.5 percent (24-of-44) from the field and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line
- Led St. Petersburg to three wins over Region 8 foes
- Finished one rebound and two steals shy of a quadruple-double vs. Central Florida with 27 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists and eight steals
Other nominees: Sheslanie Laureano, Florida SouthWestern; Kaiya Burnette, Pensacola State; Brittany Wilcox, St. Petersburg