New @FIUHoops coach @JCantens takes the time to speak about his upcoming goals with the new program and how he will make them championship contenders for years to come
#FIU#Panthers#PawsUp
Full speed ahead🚢‼️
#14 Gulf Coast upsets #11 NW Florida, punching their ticket to the semifinal of the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship presented by @Zurich 🏀
🔗https://t.co/O9R9jM65ZU
Daytona’s run comes to an end in Hutch, a look back on the Falcons success:
27-8
Citrus Champions
State Runner-Up
NJCAA Sweet 16
Noah Mendy
17.9 ppg
5.6 rpg
Tyrese Lacey
13.2 ppg
7 apg
Alex Harper
10.2 ppg
3.9 rpg
Adrian Shackleton
9.8 ppg
5 rpg
FIU got a winner in Cantens!
Chipola’s season comes to an end in Hutch, a look back on a historic year:
26-8
Panhandle Champions
State Champions
NJCAA Sweet 16
Hedrens Bartelus
12 ppg
7.3 rpg
DJ Kent
13 ppg
5.5 rpg
Demarco Middleton
10.3 ppg
4.9 apg
Peyton Wiggins
11.3 ppg
3.2 rpg
Donnie Tyndall LEGEND
Above the rim, above the rest🌟
Your #1 Seed flies past the Falcons, moving forward in the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship presented by @Zurich !
🔗https://t.co/O9R9jM65ZU
UPSET IN HUTCH‼️‼️🤯
#3 SEED INDIAN HILLS GOES DOWN TO #14 GULF COAST🔥 ALL the energy from Coach Below and co.😤 @gcsccommodores@gcscmbb
Day 4️⃣ of DI MBB on the way tomorrow 👀😈
Raiders roll on⚔️
Northwest Florida ➡️next round of the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship presented by @Zurich !
🔗https://t.co/fTrYuWqIzW
NJCAA National Tournament
Daytona goes off in a 103-74 win over Jones.
Adrian Shackleton
24 points
7 rebounds
Noah Mendy
19 points
14 rebounds
6 assists
CJ Hall
15 points
Tyrese Lacey
13 points
4 rebounds
6 assists
Alex Harper
9 points
NJCAA 2026 Game 1 is final: #17 Daytona State (FL) advances to take on #1 seed Howard College with a 103-74 victory over #16 Jones College (MS).
Down 65-48 at the 11:15 mark of the 2nd half, Jones (24-10] went on a mini run of 13-4 to narrow the gap to 69-61 three minutes later.
Unfortunately for the Bobcats, there 3rd consecutive trip to Hutch ends as Daytona (27-7) exploded from that point, outscoring Jones 34-13 in the final 8 minutes to make the 29 point differential.
Business handled. Onto the next.🤝
#17 Daytona State advances to play the #1 Howard on Monday in the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship presented by @Zurich
🔗https://t.co/O9R9jM65ZU
Full speed ahead for the win🚢
The Commodores make it interesting with an OT win, advancing in the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship presented by @Zurich !
🔗- https://t.co/O9R9jM65ZU
I think we will see this JUCO-to-D1 trend continue.
There are plenty of high-level basketball coaches at the JC level who are also very accustomed to quickly flipping rosters.
Sources: FIU is expected to hire Daytona State head coach Joey Cantens as the school’s next head coach. He’s averaged 27.5 wins the last four years there and brings a 120-40 record over five seasons at the Florida JUCO.