Bradenton, Fla - The SCF basketball team (3-1) head back on the road for another weekend tournament as they will compete in the two-day Florida JUCO Shootout at the Titan Field House in Melbourne Friday and Saturday night, November 12 and 13. The Manatees will face Florida State College at Jacksonville (0-2) Friday night at 5 pm before taking on host #11 Eastern Florida State (2-0) Saturday night at 7:30 pm.
#22 FSW (1-1), #4 Chipola (3-0), RV Santa Fe (3-0), Tallahasse (1-1) and Miami Dade (2-0) are also competing in the shootout. SCF will not face TCC as they already played them at the Indian River State Veteran's Day Classic. Additionally, SCF will not face FSW, Chipola, Santa Fe and Miami Dade until conference play.
Last Time Out:
The Manatees are coming off of winning their first home game of the season after defeating ASA Miami 89-80 in a close matchup.
Despite the result, the Manatees moved up to #8 in the NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Polls.
Another Reunion:
The game between SCF and Eastern Florida State will bring upon another reunion between head coach Tom Parks and head coach Jeremy Shulman. Parks was the assistant coach under Shulman's wing during the 2017-18 season before becoming SCF's head coach.
This will be the third time Parks and Shulman face each other as head coach vs head coach. The series between the two is tied 1-1. Shulman took the first game during the first round of the 2019 FCSAA State Tournament, while Parks took the second during the shortened 2021 season.
Popping for 1,000:
For sophomore James 'Pop' Weathers, he is still looking to become the second player under the Parks Era to reach 1,000 career points. Currently, Weathers is averaging 20 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game and has 450 career points. In the game against ASA Miami, he had 15 points, five rebounds and two assists.
Weathers needs 550 points to reach the milestone, so he would need to average at least 21 points per game for the remainder of the season.
Wild Card Players:
Freshmen Jacari White, Djordje Gobovic and Ametri Moss and redshirt sophomore Clarence Cummings III have been very effective as the wild card players.
While still playing off the bench, White has been on point from a defensive standpoint. Currently, he is averaging 10 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. Against ASA Miami, White had 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals.
Since being in the starting lineup, Gobovic has had a effective role defensively as he is averaging 6.5 points, five rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He had eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks against ASA Miami.
Although he was held to seven points and three assists against ASA Miami, Moss is still averaging 9.8 points per game.
Cummings III has played a crucial role in the starting lineup since transferring from Hillsborough this season. Cummings III is currently averaging 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Against ASA Miami, he had 11 points, six rebounds and five assists in the game.
Ring the Bell:
Sophomore Javon Bell is currently averaging 10.5 points and four rebounds per game. Bell almost had a double-double against ASA Miami as he had 18 points and seven rebounds in the game.
Scouting FSCJ:
The Blue Wave opened their first two games of the season at home. They would fall to Florida Gateway 90-75 and Indian River State 92-62.
Redshirt sophomore Chris Clark leads the way averaging 19.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while sophomore Marland Thompson is averaging 10.5 points and seven rebounds per game.
Scouting EFSC:
The Titans enter this season #3 in the FCSAA and #11 in the nation's top 25 poll. They opened their first two games of the season with wins over Central Pointe Academy (95-71) and ASA Miami (78-28).
The Titans will play #4 Chipola College on day one of the Florida JUCO Shootout.
Freshmen Derrick Butler (15 ppg) and Reggie Hill (14 ppg) lead the path in scoring with Butler averaging six rebounds and 4.5 steals per game and Hill averaging 7.5 rebounds per game.
Series History:
Overall, the Manatees are 1-2 against the Titans and 7-6 against the Blue Wave.
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