Charles Manning Jr.

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Charles Manning Jr.
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Riverhead, N.Y.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Combine Academy
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    16.8
  • fg %
    49.0
  • 3pt %
    37.6
  • ft %
    71.4
  • reb/g
    4.8
  • a/g
    3.1
Bio

As A Freshman (2017-18)
>> Suncoast Conference All-Conference Second Team
>> NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week (Jan. 16)

Appeared in 32 games, making seven starts ... Averaged 12.4 points and 4.9 rebounds, while shooting 53.8 percent from the floor, which ranked fourth on the team ... During Suncoast Conference play, he averaged 12.9 points, 5.1 boards and shot 53.1 percent from the field ... Scored in double figures 22 times this season, including a career-high 27 points in a win over St. Pete (Jan.13) ... Pulled down five or more boards on 17 occasions, with his career-high (10) coming on Jan. 13 against St. Petersburg.

High School
Averaged 14 points, six rebounds and 2.5 steals per game at Combine Academy.

Personal
 Born October 22, 1998 ... Son of Lashanne Dozier ... Has two siblings, Mecca, Egypt and Arielle.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 12
Games started 26 10
Minutes 770 312
Minutes per game 25.7 26.0
FG 195-398 80-152
FG Pct 49.0 52.6
3PT 38-101 18-39
3PT Pct 37.6 46.2
FT 75-105 34-48
FT Pct 71.4 70.8
Off rebounds 31 7
Def rebounds 114 47
Total rebounds 145 54
Rebounds per game 4.8 4.5
Personal fouls 46 15
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 93 44
Turnovers 91 27
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.6
Steals 33 11
Blocks 27 16
Points 503 212
Points per game 16.8 17.7
Points per 40 min 26.1 27.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 20 at State College of Florida W, 91-59
Feb 23 Polk State College W, 78-65
Mar 7 vs. Indian River State College W, 109-71
Mar 8 vs. #8 Northwest Florida State L, 69-68
Mar 20 vs. #12 Indian Hills W, 77-71
Mar 21 vs. #4 Coffeyville L, 67-66
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 13 at All-American Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Suncoast Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Nova Southeastern - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Spartanburg Methodist W, 63-60 1 39 7-18 38.9 1-5 20.0 5-5 100.0 20
Nov 3 Combine Academy W, 90-69 1 29 8-10 80.0 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 19
Nov 6 Broward College W, 112-65 1 23 8-14 57.1 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 19
Nov 9 South Georgia Technical College W, 84-54 1 27 7-13 53.8 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 17
Nov 10 Game Changers Academy W, 113-57 1 19 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Nov 14 at Miami Dade College W, 121-95 1 23 6-18 33.3 2-6 33.3 4-4 100.0 18
Nov 20 ASA College (Miami) W, 86-64 0 28 11-19 57.9 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 23
Nov 27 Miami Dade College W, 123-94 1 22 10-15 66.7 3-5 60.0 3-5 60.0 26
Nov 30 at #5 Eastern Florida State College W, 66-56 1 28 6-15 40.0 2-7 28.6 4-7 57.1 18
Dec 1 vs. #8 Salt Lake Community College W, 80-75 1 26 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Dec 8 vs. Pensacola State College W, 72-52 1 25 7-14 50.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 16
Dec 9 vs. #1 Northwest Florida State College L, 69-65 1 35 7-22 31.8 2-5 40.0 6-8 75.0 22
Dec 13 at ASA College (Miami) W, 69-43 1 18 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 14 at RV Indian River State W, 86-83 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 Oakton Community College W, 98-62 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Louisiana State University Eunice W, 98-71 0 17 8-11 72.7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 18
Jan 5 at St. Petersburg College W, 79-73 1 34 11-19 57.9 0-1 0.0 8-12 66.7 30
Jan 9 Hillsborough Community College W, 111-64 1 18 8-15 53.3 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 18
Jan 12 Victory Rock W, 109-64 1 20 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 11
Jan 16 at State College of Florida - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Polk State College W, 74-58 1 33 6-17 35.3 0-2 0.0 5-6 83.3 17
Jan 23 St. Petersburg College W, 95-74 1 27 6-10 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-2 0.0 14
Jan 26 at Hillsborough Community College W, 103-73 1 20 5-7 71.4 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 28 State College of Florida W, 112-77 1 25 5-13 38.5 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 14
Feb 2 State College of Florida W, 86-70 1 30 11-17 64.7 3-7 42.9 3-4 75.0 28
Feb 6 at Polk State College W, 75-73 1 33 8-13 61.5 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 19
Feb 9 at St. Petersburg College W, 77-66 1 25 5-9 55.6 1-4 25.0 8-10 80.0 19
Feb 13 Hillsborough Community College W, 107-66 0 10 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 20 at State College of Florida W, 91-59 - 22 6-12 50.0 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 14
Feb 23 Polk State College W, 78-65 1 35 5-14 35.7 1-2 50.0 5-6 83.3 16
Mar 7 vs. Indian River State College W, 109-71 1 18 6-14 42.9 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 12
Mar 8 vs. #8 Northwest Florida State L, 69-68 1 28 6-16 37.5 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 17
Mar 20 vs. #12 Indian Hills W, 77-71 1 33 9-18 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 22
Mar 21 vs. #4 Coffeyville L, 67-66 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 13 at All-American Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Suncoast Jamboree - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Nova Southeastern - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Spartanburg Methodist W, 63-60 1 39 1 6 7 3 7 1 1
Nov 3 Combine Academy W, 90-69 1 29 2 5 7 3 7 0 1
Nov 6 Broward College W, 112-65 1 23 2 0 2 3 1 0 0
Nov 9 South Georgia Technical College W, 84-54 1 27 1 0 1 4 3 2 0
Nov 10 Game Changers Academy W, 113-57 1 19 2 6 8 5 2 4 0
Nov 14 at Miami Dade College W, 121-95 1 23 2 7 9 4 1 0 2
Nov 20 ASA College (Miami) W, 86-64 0 28 2 4 6 2 2 3 0
Nov 27 Miami Dade College W, 123-94 1 22 1 7 8 4 3 1 2
Nov 30 at #5 Eastern Florida State College W, 66-56 1 28 1 4 5 4 7 2 1
Dec 1 vs. #8 Salt Lake Community College W, 80-75 1 26 0 2 2 1 6 1 1
Dec 8 vs. Pensacola State College W, 72-52 1 25 3 6 9 1 5 2 0
Dec 9 vs. #1 Northwest Florida State College L, 69-65 1 35 6 5 11 3 6 2 1
Dec 13 at ASA College (Miami) W, 69-43 1 18 0 3 3 1 1 0 0
Dec 14 at RV Indian River State W, 86-83 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 Oakton Community College W, 98-62 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Louisiana State University Eunice W, 98-71 0 17 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Jan 5 at St. Petersburg College W, 79-73 1 34 1 3 4 3 2 2 2
Jan 9 Hillsborough Community College W, 111-64 1 18 0 3 3 1 0 1 1
Jan 12 Victory Rock W, 109-64 1 20 1 4 5 5 4 1 1
Jan 16 at State College of Florida - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Polk State College W, 74-58 1 33 0 3 3 3 0 0 1
Jan 23 St. Petersburg College W, 95-74 1 27 1 6 7 5 2 1 1
Jan 26 at Hillsborough Community College W, 103-73 1 20 0 6 6 8 2 0 0
Jan 28 State College of Florida W, 112-77 1 25 0 2 2 3 4 3 5
Feb 2 State College of Florida W, 86-70 1 30 1 4 5 4 8 0 0
Feb 6 at Polk State College W, 75-73 1 33 2 7 9 3 3 1 1
Feb 9 at St. Petersburg College W, 77-66 1 25 0 4 4 5 2 0 1
Feb 13 Hillsborough Community College W, 107-66 0 10 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
Feb 20 at State College of Florida W, 91-59 - 22 0 3 3 6 0 1 1
Feb 23 Polk State College W, 78-65 1 35 1 5 6 2 4 2 2
Mar 7 vs. Indian River State College W, 109-71 1 18 0 1 1 2 1 0 0
Mar 8 vs. #8 Northwest Florida State L, 69-68 1 28 0 1 1 1 4 1 1
Mar 20 vs. #12 Indian Hills W, 77-71 1 33 0 4 4 1 3 1 0
Mar 21 vs. #4 Coffeyville L, 67-66 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 13 at All-American Jamboree - - - -
Oct 20 at Suncoast Jamboree - - - -
Oct 26 at Nova Southeastern - - - -
Nov 2 Spartanburg Methodist W, 63-60 1 2 - 0.4
Nov 3 Combine Academy W, 90-69 1 0 - 0.4
Nov 6 Broward College W, 112-65 1 0 - 3.0
Nov 9 South Georgia Technical College W, 84-54 1 3 - 1.3
Nov 10 Game Changers Academy W, 113-57 1 1 - 2.5
Nov 14 at Miami Dade College W, 121-95 1 0 - 4.0
Nov 20 ASA College (Miami) W, 86-64 0 0 - 1.0
Nov 27 Miami Dade College W, 123-94 1 3 - 1.3
Nov 30 at #5 Eastern Florida State College W, 66-56 1 2 - 0.6
Dec 1 vs. #8 Salt Lake Community College W, 80-75 1 4 - 0.2
Dec 8 vs. Pensacola State College W, 72-52 1 4 - 0.2
Dec 9 vs. #1 Northwest Florida State College L, 69-65 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 13 at ASA College (Miami) W, 69-43 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 14 at RV Indian River State W, 86-83 - - - -
Dec 28 Oakton Community College W, 98-62 - - - -
Dec 29 Louisiana State University Eunice W, 98-71 0 1 - 2.0
Jan 5 at St. Petersburg College W, 79-73 1 0 - 1.5
Jan 9 Hillsborough Community College W, 111-64 1 1 - -
Jan 12 Victory Rock W, 109-64 1 0 - 1.3
Jan 16 at State College of Florida - - - -
Jan 19 Polk State College W, 74-58 1 2 - -
Jan 23 St. Petersburg College W, 95-74 1 1 - 2.5
Jan 26 at Hillsborough Community College W, 103-73 1 1 - 4.0
Jan 28 State College of Florida W, 112-77 1 1 - 0.8
Feb 2 State College of Florida W, 86-70 1 4 - 0.5
Feb 6 at Polk State College W, 75-73 1 3 - 1.0
Feb 9 at St. Petersburg College W, 77-66 1 0 - 2.5
Feb 13 Hillsborough Community College W, 107-66 0 0 - -
Feb 20 at State College of Florida W, 91-59 - 0 - -
Feb 23 Polk State College W, 78-65 1 2 - 0.5
Mar 7 vs. Indian River State College W, 109-71 1 1 - 2.0
Mar 8 vs. #8 Northwest Florida State L, 69-68 1 4 - 0.3
Mar 20 vs. #12 Indian Hills W, 77-71 1 2 0 0.3
Mar 21 vs. #4 Coffeyville L, 67-66 - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2017-18 32 14.5 4.9-9.1 0.6-2.1 2.0-2.8 12.4
2018-19 30 25.7 6.5-13.3 1.3-3.4 2.5-3.5 16.8
Total 62 19.9 5.7-11.1 0.9-2.7 2.2-3.2 14.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2017-18 32 7 464 157-292 53.8 19-66 28.8 64-91 70.3 397
2018-19 30 26 770 195-398 49.0 38-101 37.6 75-105 71.4 503
Total 62 33 1234 352-690 51.0 57-167 34.1 139-196 70.9 900
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2017-18 32 464 14.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2018-19 30 770 25.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 62 1234 19.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2017-18 32 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.0
2018-19 30 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.1 3.0 1.1 0.9
Total 62 1.1 3.7 4.9 2.4 2.4 1.1 0.9
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2017-18 32 7 39 118 157 55 59 37 31
2018-19 30 26 31 114 145 93 91 33 27
Total 62 33 70 232 302 148 150 70 58
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2017-18 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018-19 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 62 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 30 25.7 6.5-13.3 1.3-3.4 2.5-3.5 16.8
Conference 12 26.0 6.7-12.7 1.5-3.2 2.8-4.0 17.7
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 16 25.1 6.9-13.1 1.2-3.2 2.2-2.9 17.4
Away 8 25.4 5.9-12.1 1.4-3.6 3.2-4.8 16.4
Neutral 6 27.5 6.2-15.2 1.2-3.3 2.2-3.3 15.7
Result
Wins 28 25.3 6.5-12.9 1.2-3.3 2.4-3.4 16.6
Losses 2 31.5 6.5-19.0 2.5-4.5 4.0-5.5 19.5
Month
November 9 26.4 7.2-14.6 1.3-4.2 2.8-3.7 18.6
December 5 24.2 4.8-11.6 0.6-2.2 2.2-3.4 12.4
January 7 25.3 6.6-12.9 1.1-2.6 2.3-3.4 16.6
February 6 25.8 6.5-11.8 1.7-3.7 3.2-4.2 17.8
March 3 26.3 7.0-16.0 1.7-4.0 1.3-2.0 17.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 30 26 770 195-398 49.0 38-101 37.6 75-105 71.4 503
Conference 12 10 312 80-152 52.6 18-39 46.2 34-48 70.8 212
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 16 13 402 111-210 52.9 20-52 38.5 36-47 76.6 278
Away 8 7 203 47-97 48.5 11-29 37.9 26-38 68.4 131
Neutral 6 6 165 37-91 40.7 7-20 35.0 13-20 65.0 94
Result
Wins 28 24 707 182-360 50.6 33-92 35.9 67-94 71.3 464
Losses 2 2 63 13-38 34.2 5-9 55.6 8-11 72.7 39
Month
November 9 8 238 65-131 49.6 12-38 31.6 25-33 75.8 167
December 5 4 121 24-58 41.4 3-11 27.3 11-17 64.7 62
January 7 7 177 46-90 51.1 8-18 44.4 16-24 66.7 116
February 6 4 155 39-71 54.9 10-22 45.5 19-25 76.0 107
March 3 3 79 21-48 43.8 5-12 41.7 4-6 66.7 51
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 30 770 25.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 12 312 26.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 16 402 25.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 8 203 25.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 6 165 27.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 28 707 25.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 2 63 31.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 55.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 9 238 26.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 121 24.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 7 177 25.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 155 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 3 79 26.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 30 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.1 3.0 1.1 0.9
Conference 12 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.7 2.3 0.9 1.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 16 1.0 3.6 4.6 3.1 3.0 1.3 1.0
Away 8 0.8 4.6 5.4 4.3 2.3 0.8 1.0
Neutral 6 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.5 4.2 1.2 0.5
Result
Wins 28 0.9 3.9 4.8 3.2 2.9 1.1 0.9
Losses 2 3.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 5.0 1.5 1.0
Month
November 9 1.6 4.3 5.9 3.6 3.7 1.4 0.8
December 5 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.6 3.8 1.2 0.4
January 7 0.4 3.9 4.3 4.0 2.0 1.1 1.6
February 6 0.8 4.0 4.8 3.5 2.8 0.7 1.0
March 3 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 30 26 31 114 145 93 91 33 27
Conference 12 10 7 47 54 44 27 11 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 16 13 16 58 74 50 48 20 16
Away 8 7 6 37 43 34 18 6 8
Neutral 6 6 9 19 28 9 25 7 3
Result
Wins 28 24 25 108 133 89 81 30 25
Losses 2 2 6 6 12 4 10 3 2
Month
November 9 8 14 39 53 32 33 13 7
December 5 4 9 18 27 8 19 6 2
January 7 7 3 27 30 28 14 8 11
February 6 4 5 24 29 21 17 4 6
March 3 3 0 6 6 4 8 2 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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  • January 28, 2019
Barnes, Daniels Shoot #2 Bucs Past Manatees

Playing a game that was originally scheduled to be on the road two weeks ago, the #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers came out on fire in front of their home crowd in the makeup game Monday night, going 12 for 16 from three in the first half in route to a 112-77 route of visiting State College of Florida.  The Bucs improve to 22-1 overall and remain unbeaten in Suncoast Conference play where they now hold a 2.5 game lead plus the tiebreaker over the field at the midway point of league action.  

  • January 28, 2019
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  • January 26, 2019
Daniels' Career High 29 Helps Bucs Earn 10th Straight Win

Maddox Daniels scored a career high 29 points as the #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers breezed past Hillsborough 103-73 on the road Saturday to collect their 10th straight win while remaining perfect in Suncoast Conference play.

  • January 26, 2019
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  • January 23, 2019
#2 FSW Earns 20th Win

Behind a huge finish that included a 60 point second half, the #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took down the visiting St. Petersburg Titans 95-74 Wednesday night at Suncoast Credit Union Arena to pick up their 20th win in 21 tries this season.

  • January 23, 2019
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  • January 19, 2019
Bucs Lock Down Polk to Claim Pole Position in Suncoast Race

The #2 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers showed why they are the top defensive team in the country Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, holding visiting Polk State to just 58 points on 32% shooting to claim a 74-58 victory and take over first place in the Suncoast Conference standings. 

  • January 19, 2019
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  • January 13, 2019
Efficient Bucs Storm Past Blue Devils

The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made short work of the visiting Victory Rock Blue Devils, putting up 109 points on just 77 field goal attempts, blowing away the squad from Tampa 109-64 to move to 18-1 on the season.

  • January 13, 2019
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  • January 09, 2019
Bucs Blowout Hillsborough For Sixth Straight Win

The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made a statement to the rest of the league Wednesday night; the path to a Suncoast Conference Championship this season is going to run through Suncoast Credit Union Arena, as FSW hammered visiting Hillsborough 111-64 to improve to 17-1 overall on the season. 

  • January 09, 2019
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  • January 05, 2019
Manning Jr. Puts Bucs on His Back in Suncoast Opener

Florida SouthWestern’s Charles Manning Jr. showed exactly why he was an early signee to LSU Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, putting his Buccaneers on his back with a career high 30 point performance in a come from behind, 79-73 win for #5 FSW in their Suncoast Conference opener. 

  • January 05, 2019
FSW One Of Three Nationally with Two Teams with 15 Wins
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  • January 02, 2019
FSW One Of Three Nationally with Two Teams with 15 Wins

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are in elite company in the NJCAA Division I ranks as they head to into 2019 as one of just three schools nationally to have both their women’s and men’s programs capture 15 wins before the start of the new year. 

  • January 02, 2019
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  • December 29, 2018
#5 FSW Rolls to 15th Win in Rout of LSU-Eunice

The 5th ranked Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers put on a clinic in the first half Saturday night, opening up a 59-27 lead at the break against LSU-Eunice before rolling to a 98-71 win against the Bengals to move to 15-1 to close out 2018. 

  • December 29, 2018
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  • December 10, 2018
Bucs Win 11th, Drop First of the Season in Florida Juco Shootout

The #5 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers picked up their 11th straight win to start the season on Saturday before dropping their first contest of the year to #1 Northwest Florida State on Sunday in a split weekend at the 2018 Florida Juco Shootout. 

  • December 10, 2018
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  • December 03, 2018
Bucs Earn Two Wins Over Top 10 Opponents

The #10 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made their case to the rest of the NJCAA this weekend, first knocking off #5 Eastern Florida State 66-56 and then #8 Salt Lake 80-75 to improve to 10-0 on the year. 

  • December 03, 2018
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  • November 20, 2018
Bucs Fly Past ASA Miami with 49 Point Second Half

The #10 FSW Bucs were a little bit slow getting out of the gates Tuesday night against ASA Miami, leading by just five at the break, but as the second half got going, they got going, lighting up the scoreboard for 49 in the final 20 minutes of action to run away with an 86-64 win to improve to 7-0 on the year. 

  • November 20, 2018
FSW's Charles Manning Jr. Signs with LSU
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  • November 19, 2018
FSW's Charles Manning Jr. Signs with LSU

Following an All-Conference freshman season and a hot start to his sophomore campaign, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Charles Manning Jr. has signed at LSU during the NCAA’s early signing period which began on Wednesday. 

  • November 19, 2018
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  • November 19, 2018
Bucs Set Multiple School Records in 121-95 Win Over Miami Dade

The #10 FSW Bucs continued their tear to begin the 2018-19 season on Wednesday as they raced past Miami Dade 121-95 to improve to 6-0 on the year.  In the win, the Bucs set school records for points (121), field goals made (51), and field goals attempted (94) against the Sharks. 

  • November 19, 2018
Lewis' Career High 18 Leads Bucs Past Warriors
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  • November 10, 2018
Lewis' Career High 18 Leads Bucs Past Warriors

FORT MYERS- FLA.- Five Bucs scored in double figures, led by a career high 18 from Terence Lewis II as #10 FSW cruised past the Game Changer Academy Warriors Saturday afternoon at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.

  • November 10, 2018
Bucs Move to 4-0 with Blowout of South Georgia Tech
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  • November 09, 2018
Bucs Move to 4-0 with Blowout of South Georgia Tech

FORT MYERS, FLA.- The #10 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers improved to 4-0 on the year Friday, holding visiting South Georgia Tech to just 36% shooting while forcing 23 turnovers in an 84-54 victory. 

  • November 09, 2018
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  • November 03, 2018
Four in Double Figures as #10 Bucs Cruise Past Combine

FORT MYERS, FLA.- The #10 FSW Bucs were about as consistent as they could have been Saturday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena where they took on Combine Academy in their second game of the young season.  The Bucs outscored the Goats 45-34 in the first half and 45-35 in the second to come away with a 90-69 win to improve to 2-0 on the year. 

  • November 03, 2018
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  • November 02, 2018
Barnes' Three Lifts Bucs to Opening Night Win

FORT MYERS, FLA.- The #10 FSW Bucs kicked off their 2018-19 season with a nailbiter Friday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena as they traded the lead with visiting Spartanburg Methodist 14 times and found themselves tied another 14 times until Destin Barnes stepped up and hit a game winning three with less than two seconds on the clock to give them a 63-60 win over the Pioneers. 

  • November 02, 2018