For Immediate Release
Monday, December 3, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#0 Harrison Cleary (G, 6-1, 180, Sr., Oak Creek, Wis. / Oak Creek HS) - Minnesota Crookston
- Scored 40 points on 11-of-19 from the field in 94-69 non-conference win at Sioux Falls
- Was 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 15-of-15 from the charity stripe
- Reached 40 points or more for the fourth time in his career
- Dished out six assists with just two turnovers
- Added one steal and three rebounds for the game
- Named NSIC North Division Player of the Week for second time this season (11/29/19)
NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#25 Tyler Riemersma (F, 6-8, 215, Jr., Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson HS) - Augustana
- Averaged a double-double of 13.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in two Viking wins
- Tallied a double-double in the Vikings win over Wayne State in the conference opener
- Totaled 20 points and 16 rebounds in that contest
- Scored 11 straight point in the second half that gave the Vikings the lead
- Helped Augustana pick up a win in the nonconference finale over Nebraska Christian
- Shot 62.5 percent from the field on the week
Other Top Performances - North
#0 Jaylan White (UMary) led the Marauders to a 56-53 win at Minot State in the NSIC opener; scored the winning basket with 8.8 seconds left in the game; scored all of his 13 points in the last 7 minutes of the game with the Marauders down 11 points; also had four rebounds, four assists and a steal; surpassed 800 career points and 250 career assists.
#10 Brandon Myer (UMD) had 25 points in win against SCSU; grabbed 8 rebounds in win; played 31 minutes; went 10-14 (71.4%) form the floor; made 2 three pointers; went 3-3 form the line; had 1 block, 1 steal and 4 assists.
#2 Bryce Irsfeld (MSUM) averaged 19.5 points and 4.0 assist per game to help MSUM to a pari home wins; shot 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from the field and 13-of-14 (92.9 percent) from the foul line; had 20 points and four assists in 19 minutes of action in a 93-48 win over Minnesota Morris; had 19 points and four rebounds in 81-74 win over Northern State and was a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line.
Other Top Performances - South
#10 Noah Kannegiesser (CSP) scored a career-high 29 points in the team’s win over Northland; Connected on 10-17 from the floor, 4-8 from beyond the arc and 5-5 from the free throw line; Chipped in four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
#21 Cameron Kirksey (MSU) led the Maverick offense last weekend with 19.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game; Shot 53.8% from the field and 85.7% from the free throw line.
#20 Joe Smoldt (UIU) had 17 points, six rebounds and two assists while shooting 7-13 (.538) from the field in Saturday’s win versus Winona State. Averaging 9.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game through seven games this season.
Men's Basketball Pages
NSIC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
11/12/19
N: #10
Brandon Myer - Minnesota Duluth
S: #23
Matt Cartwright - Augustana
11/19/19
N: #24
Alex Illikainen - Minnesota Duluth
S: #5
Teathloach Pal - Sioux Falls
11/24/19
N: #0
Harrison Cleary - Minnesota Crookston
S: #32
Jordan Janssen - Wayne State
12/3/19
N: #0
Harrison Cleary - Minnesota Crookston (2)
S: #25
Tyler Riemersma - Augustana
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