For Immediate Release
Monday, December 4, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#23 John Sutherland (F, 6-7, 225, Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids HS) - Bemidji State
- Averaged 21.5 points and 12.0 rebounds, while shooting over 54 percent in a pair of wins
- Dished out 11 assists and added two steals on the week
- Tallied the game-winning layup at the buzzer in a 63-62 win over UMC
- Was the only NSIC player to record a double-double in both games played last week
- Opened the week in an 88-77 win over Minot State with 17 points and 13 rebounds
- Neared a triple-double in the win over UMC with 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists
- Was 19-of-35 (54.3%) from the field and added a 5-7 clip at the foul line

NSIC Shining 5*
Isaac Fink (AUGIE) 
- Averaged 25.5 points in a weekend split at UMD and CSP
- Poured in a career-high 42 points in the win at Concordia-St. Paul
- Went 4-of-5 from deep against CSP
- Averaged 5.0 assists 
Marcus Skeete (CSP) 
- Led the Golden Bears with 24.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game on the weekend
- Shot 63.6% (14-22) from the field, 44.4% (4-9) from three-point range and 100.0% (16-16) from the free throw line
- Registered a massive 30-point, 13-rebound double-double in a win over Wayne State
- Leads the NSIC in free throw percentage (91.7%) and ranks third in field goal percentage (58.9%)
- Also ranks eighth in rebounds (7.6) and 11th in scoring (18.0)
Malik Willingham (MSU) 
- Led the Mavericks in scoring in a pair of wins
- Tallied 20 points against Sioux Falls, and finished the weekend with a game-high 27 points against SMSU
- Shot 40.0% from the field, including a 6-of-17 (.353) performance from three point range
- Averaged 3.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals a game also
- Went 13-of-14 (.929) from the free throw line, including a 5-of-5 showing from the free throw line
Jamir Price (MSUM) 
- Averaged 18 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in MSUM's two victories over the weekend
- Scored 17 points and snared seven rebounds in the win over Northern State on Thursday
- Tallied a double-double of 19 points and 10 assists against UMary on Saturday
- Grabbed seven rebounds against UMary
- Shot 82.3 percent from the floor in the two games (14-17), including a pair of three-point field goals
- Also shot 85.7 percent (6-7) from the free throw line

*Each week the NSIC will select a player of the week and highlight four other performances to make up the "NSIC Shining 5"

2023-24 NSIC Players of the Week
11/13/23
#2 Malik Willingham - Minnesota State
11/20/23
#0 Antwan Kimmons - Concordia-St. Paul
11/27/23
#12 Josh Dilling - Northern State
12/4/23
#23 John Sutherland - Bemidji State

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 111 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.