For Immediate Release
Monday, December 2, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#50 Caleb Van De Griend (F, 6-8, 240, Jr., Bridgetown, Australia / Albany Christian College) - Minot State
- Averaged a double-double in three wins with 19.7 points and 10.3 rebounds
- Scored a career high of 28 points in Friday’s road win at South Dakota Mines
- Turned in two double-doubles on the week, just missing a third by a rebound
- Shot 70.3 percent from the field, connecting on 26-of-37 attempts
- Added four blocked shots and a pair of assists and steals

NSIC Shining 5*
Antwan Kimmons (CSP) 
- Paced the Golden Bears with 29 points on 9-of-18 shooting against Winona State
- Added 12 rebounds, seven assists, a block, and a steal for the double-double
- Leads all of Division II with 193 points scored this season
- Leads the NSIC and ranks second in Division II with 27.6 points per game this year
Kyreese Willingham  (MSU) 
- Averaged 25.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in MSU's wins over Jamestown and Truman State 
- Shot 20-of-33 (.606) from the field this past weekend and 8-of-10 (.800) from the line
- Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Truman State as he connected on 12-of-17 shots from the field
- Also tallied 20 points, six rebounds and four assists versus Jamestown
Mekhi Shaw (SMSU)
- Came off the bench in both games to average 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals
- Shot 61 percent (11-of-18) from the field in the 76-56 win over Wayne State 
- Scored a career-high 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting with a game-high four assists and three steals
- Followed that up on Saturday playing in a season-high 30 minutes and scoring a career-high 17 points
- Was 7-of-11 shooting with a career-high six rebounds, four assists and three steals versus Briar Cliff
Isaiah Thompson (WSU)
- Collected 19 points in the win against Concordia-St. Paul
- Also grabbed a season high 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the season
- Shot 61.5% in the game and is shooting 68.1% on the year
- Was a perfect 3-3 from the charity stripe

*Each week the NSIC will select a player of the week and highlight four other performances to make up the "NSIC Shining 5"
2024-25 NSIC Players of the Week
11/13/24
#23 Marcus Skeete - Concordia-St. Paul
11/18/24
#0 Antwan Kimmons - Concordia-St. Paul
11/25/24
#32 Wyatt Hawks – St. Cloud State
12/2/24
#50 Caleb Van De Griend - Minot 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 27 team national championships and crowned 116 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.