For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 24, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC North Division Player of the Year
#32 Austin Andrews (F, 6-6, 210, Fr., Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS) 
University of Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 19.4 points in NSIC contests
- Led the team with 9.4 rebounds, second on the team with 2.8 assists per game
- Totaled 10 double-double's in conference play
- Reigning NSIC North Freshman of the Year
- Shot 63.6% from the field during conference play

NSIC South Division Player of the Year
#25 Tyler Riemersma (F, 6-8, 215, Sr., Bloomington, Minn./ Jefferson HS)
Augustana University
- Averaged a double-double for the third-straight year
- NSIC averages are 18.5 points and 10.7 rebounds
- Ranked second on Vikings with 3.4 assists per NSIC contest
- Scored a career-high 31 points in NSIC Clinching win over Sioux Falls on Feb. 17
- Secured the league's highest single-game rebound total with 19 against Winona State on Feb. 4
- Led Augustana to its third NSIC Championship and first since 2016
- Surpassed 1,000 career points and 800 career rebounds during season
- Ended regular season ranked eighth in nation with 14 double-doubles, tops in the NSIC

NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
#1 Dylan LeBrun (G, 6-6, 195, Sr., Flandreau, S.D. / Flandreau HS)
Augustana University
- Charged with defending the opponent's top scorer night in and night out
- Ended NSIC season with 15 steals and 13 blocks
- Season total of 23 blocks is a career-high
- Becomes second Viking to earn NSIC Defensive Player of the Year which is the third overall honor for the school
- Became a 1,000-point scorer during the season

NSIC Newcomer of the Year
#10 Kai Huntsberry (G, 6-3, 216, Jr., New Orleans, La. / Placer HS / San Diego City College)
University of Mary
- Made an immediate impact on the Marauders and in the Northern Sun in his first season at UMary
- Ranks 6^th in scoring in NSIC games (17.8 ppg), 5^th in assists (4.4 apg), 9^th in free throw percentage (.817), 11^th in field goal percentage (.479), and 12^th in threes/game (2.1)
- Scored 20 or more points in nine of 19 NSIC games
- Named NSIC North Player of the Week after leading the Marauders to home sweep that included a win over No. 6 UMD
- Second Newcomer of the Year in Marauders program history (Anthony Moody 2010)

NSIC Coach of the Year
Tom Billeter
Augustana University
- Earned his second NSIC Coach of the Year Award
- Led Augustana to its third NSIC Regular Season Championship 
- Has coached three NSIC Player of the Year Award Winners
- Has coached three NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
- Won his 350th game at Augustana in win at Bemidji State on Jan. 28
- Won his 450th game as a head coach with win vs. Upper Iowa on Feb. 5  

2021-22 NSIC All-Conference Teams  
 

#	First Team All-Conference	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.	School	Hometown
25	Tyler Riemersma	F	6-8	Sr.	AUGIE	Bloomington, Minn.
35	Adam Dykman	F	6-7	Sr.	AUGIE	Fremont, Neb.
10	Kai Huntsberry	PG	6-3	Jr.	UMary	New Orleans, La.
32	Austin Andrews	F	6-6	Fr.	UMD	Eden Prairie, Minn.
22	Drew Blair	G	6-6	So.	UMD	Stevens Point, Wis.
1	Lorenzo McGhee	G	6-5	Jr.	MSUM	Decatur, Ga.
5	Max Cody	PG	6-1	Sr.	MINOT	Melbourne, AUS
22	Anthony Roberts	G/F	6-4	Jr.	SCSU	Chicago, Ill.
20	Joe Smoldt	G	6-0	Sr.	UIU	Reinbeck, Iowa
15	Jake Hilmer	G	5-11	Jr.	UIU	Walker, Iowa
23	Justin Eagins	G	6-2	Fr.	WSC	Downers Grove, Ill.
5	Alec Rosner	G	6-3	Jr.	WSU	Appleton, Wis.
#	Second Team All-Conference	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.	School	Hometown
21	Isaac Fink	G	6-4	Jr.	AUGIE	Springfield, Minn.
10	Quincy Anderson	G	6-4	So.	MSU	Oshkosh, Wis.
12	Gavin Baumgartner	G	6-4	Jr.	MSUM	Plymouth, Minn.
23	Melvin Newbern	F	6-5	Sr.	MINOT	Robbinsdale, Minn.
5	Sam Masten	G	6-3	Jr.	NSU	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
23	Jordan Belka	F	6-8	Jr.	NSU	Rodgers, Minn.
21	Jacksen Moni	F	6-10	Fr.	NSU	Fargo, N.D.
23	Matt Cartwright	G	6-4	Sr.	USF	Sioux Fall, S.D.
13	Kenny Byers	G	6-3	Sr.	SMSU	Olathe, Kan.
20	Caleb Donaldson	G	6-4	Jr.	SCSU	Rockford, Ill,
5	Jareese Williams	G	6-2	Sr.	UIU	Mason City, Iowa
32	Jordan Janssen	F	6-7	Jr.	WSC	Lincoln, Neb.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.