2021-22 Florida SouthWestern Men's Basketball News
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44 Bucs Honored For 21-22 Academic Success
July 11, 202244 Florida SouthWestern student-athletes from all five teams were honored by the NJCAA, FCSAA, Suncoast and Southern Conferences for their work in the classroom this year on Monday as the group saw awards given for NJCAA All-Academic, Academic All-State, and Academic All-Conference accolades. -
Ellis Signs Two-Way Deal With Kings, Becomes FSW's First NBA Player
June 27, 2022Former Florida SouthWestern All-American Keon Ellis has signed a two-way deal with the Sacramento Kings, making him the first Buccaneer in program history to make his way onto an NBA roster.
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Stitt Signs With Hornets
June 17, 2022After helping the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to 42 wins over the past two seasons, sophomore Cameron Stitt has signed his National Letter of Intent to play at Delaware State University next in 2022-2023.
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Former Buc Keon Ellis Participating in NBA Draft Combine
May 19, 2022For the past four seasons Keon Ellis has put up numbers at the college level, first earning NJCAA All-American honors for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers before moving onto the Division I level where he was an SEC All-Defensive Team selection from the Alabama Crimson Tide. Now the former FSW star can add another line to his ever growing list of achievements as this week he is participating in the NBA Draft Combine and has already turned some more heads with the numbers he is putting up there.
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Bucs Big Man Signs at Tulsa
May 18, 2022After averaging a double-double in his only season in Fort Myers, Florida SouthWestern big man Bryant Selebangue has signed to play at the University of Tulsa next season.
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High Flying Cleary Signs With Cardinals
May 17, 2022Following an All-Conference campaign with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, sophomore Kaiyem Cleary has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Ball State Cardinals next season.
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Saddle Up Cowboy! Blackwell Signs With McNeese
May 12, 2022After two seasons playing for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers in the Sunshine State, Bucs sophomore guard Rhyjon Blackwell will be headed to the Bayou State where he will suit up for the McNeese State Cowboys after signing with the Southland Conference school last week.
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Archer Inks With Radford
April 13, 2022The list of Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers at the Division I level grew by one on Wednesday as forward Justin Archer signed with Radford University where he will suit up for the Highlanders for the 2022-2023 season.
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Four Bucs Dancing Into March Madness
March 17, 2022Florida SouthWestern Buccaneer fans will notice some familiar faces when they turn on the NCAA Basketball Tournaments over the next couple of weeks as four former Bucs are dancing on the big stage this season.
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Hot Shooting Pioneers End Bucs State Tournament Run
March 04, 2022The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers ran into a buzz saw in the #2 Indian River Pioneers Friday afternoon in the FCSAA State Tournament Semifinals as the Pioneers came out of the gates hitting 8 of 11 from three in the first half and shot 58% from the field and 55% from three in the game, defeating the Bucs 90-82 to end FSW's run at the tournament.
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Bucs Survive and Advance at State Tournament
March 03, 2022For 20 minutes of game action, the #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers looked like they were in trouble Wednesday night on the road in Niceville, Florida in the first round of the 2022 FCSAA State Tournament. FSW shot a dreadful 37% from the field and went just 1-9 from three in the first half and trailed by as many as 13 before roaring back in the second half for a 67-59 win over the Santa Fe Saints to advance to the tournament semifinals Friday.
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Selebangue Named FCSAA All-State
March 02, 2022The accolades continued to pour in for Florida SouthWestern big man Bryant Selebangue on Wednesday, as prior to the Bucs State Tournament matchup with Santa Fe, he was named to the FCSAA All-State Team in a pregame ceremony.
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Six Bucs Named All-Southern Conference
February 25, 2022Bryant Selebangue, Jonathan Dos Anjos, and Marcus Niblack led six Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers named to the All-Southern Conference teams released on Friday.
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FSW Heads to State Tourney as #4 Seed, Will Take On Santa Fe in Opening Round
February 24, 2022The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will open the 2022 postseason as the #4 seed at the upcoming FCSAA State/NJCAA Region VIII Tournament in Niceville, Florida, drawing the Santa Fe Saints in their first round matchup next Wednesday in Raider Arena.
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Bucs Put On A Show On Fan Appreciation Night
February 24, 2022The #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers put on a show for their big home crowd of almost 1,600 Thursday night, putting up 115 points in a 115-74 win over Pasco-Hernando on Fan Appreciation Night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
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FSW Climbs to #14 in National Poll
February 22, 2022Following a big road win at #2 Indian River Wednesday, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers jumped up three spots in the final NJCAA National Rankings Tuesday, climbing to #14 to close out the regular season.
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Bucs Grind Out Win Over SCF
February 22, 2022It wasn't always pretty for the #14 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers Tuesday night on the road in their 2022 Southern Conference finale against State College of Florida, but a grinding effort and a pair of late threes from Jonathan Dos Anjos led the Bucs to their 19th consecutive win over the Manatees, 66-63 to improve to 22-5 on the year.
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FCSAA State Tournament Watch Party
February 21, 2022Buc fans, make plans to watch the Bucs at Buckettt's next week during the FCSAA State Tournament watch parties. Men will play Wednesday and the Women Thursday, so make plans to be at Buckett's for the big games!
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Cleary/Alexandre Lead #17 FSW Over Miami Dade
February 19, 2022Kaiyem Cleary scored 21 and Klein Alexandre chipped in 14 as the #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers cruised to a 75-66 win over the Miami Dade Sharks Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.
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#17 FSW Hammers #2 Indian River
February 17, 2022In their last five meetings with the Indian River Pioneers, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers just couldn't get over the hump. Going into Wednesday's Top 20 battle between #17 FSW and #2 Indian River, the Pioneers had won five straight over the Bucs, none coming by more than five points and two needing overtime. To say FSW was frustrated with those results may be the understatement of the year. Wednesday, the Bucs took out those frustrations on the Pioneers, jumping out to a 6-0 lead to begin the game and never trailing, going up by as many as 19 late in the second half before finishing off a 75-66 win to net their highest ranked win in program history.
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Bucs Drop to #17 in NJCAA Top 25
February 14, 2022A tough week on the court led to a tough week in the rankings for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers as after climbing back up into the Top 10 of the NJCAA National Rankings last week, the Bucs were back out when Monday's poll came out as a pair of losses cost FSW seven spots to #17 in the week 13 rankings.
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Last Second Free Throw Sinks Bucs Ship
February 12, 2022A 15-0 run late in the second half and a free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining on the clock was all it took for the visiting Hillsborough Hawks to pull off a stunning 72-71 upset against the #10 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers in Suncoast Credit Union Arena Saturday afternoon.
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FSW Soars Back Into Nation's Top 10
February 07, 2022Winners of 14 of their last 15 games, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers soared back into the Top 10 of the NJCAA Rankings on Monday, jumping up six spots from #16 to #10 with their 19-3 record this season.
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Niblack's Career Night Not Enough as Bucs Fall in Top 10 Battle with Indian River
February 07, 2022Marcus Niblack scored a career high 31 points, but it wasn't enough as the #10 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers came up on the short end of a key Southern Conference matchup 83-78 to #2 Indian River Monday night in Fort Pierce.
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Bucs Blast Manatees in Blowout Win
February 05, 2022The last time the #16 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers played at home in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, they suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to #3 Indian River for their first conference loss of the season. Saturday night in their return to their friendly confines, the Bucs took out their week long frustrations on the unsuspecting State College of Florida Manatees as FSW led 7-0 after just one minute of play and never looked back, going on to a 107-69 blowout to win their 19th game of the season.
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Bucs Lead Wire to Wire in Rout of Miami Dade
February 02, 2022After playing two straight overtime games last week, the #16 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers needed a breather, and that is what they got Wednesday on the road at Miami Dade as they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, downing the Sharks 70-54 to improve to 18-3 on the year.
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Bucs Slip to #16 in National Rankings
January 31, 2022Losing their first game in 70 days cost the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers in the NJCAA National Poll this week as the Bucs dropped from #12 to #16 in the week 11 rankings.
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Bucs Drop Overtime Heartbreaker to #3 Indian River
January 29, 2022For the second straight game, 40 minutes was not enough to settle things for the #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers. But unlike Wednesday's come from behind overtime victory over Hillsborough, Saturday, they were unable to pull out the win in the extra period as #3 Indian River outlasted the Bucs on their home floor 83-78 to snap a 12 game win streak for FSW.
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#12 FSW Wins Overtime Thriller
January 27, 2022For the first 30 minutes of the #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers' game against the Hillsborough Hawks Wednesday night on the road in Tampa, nothing could go right for the Bucs and everything went right for the Hawks, to the tune of a 13 point lead for Hillsborough with 10:00 to play in the game. That's when a light switch flipped for the Bucs and they slowly made their comeback before a three pointer with under a second remaining in regulation broke an 81-81 tie. The ensuing plays can only be described as madness, allowing the Hawks to tie the game, but FSW regained its composure and the Bucs went on to win it 93-90 in overtime to improve to 17-2 on the season.
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Selebangue Earns Second FCSAA Player of the Week Award
January 25, 2022For the second time this season, Florida SouthWestern big man Bryant Selebangue has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week, as announced by the state Tuesday morning.
