For Immediate Release
Monday, December 23, 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 21.0 points and 16.0 rebounds in a pair of wins
- Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds in the Beavers 64-58 win at Northern State
- Recorded his third and fourth consecutive double-doubles for the Beavers 
- Hit 18-of-23 from the field for 78.3 percent
- Added 18 points and 14 boards in a 76-52 win at No. 6 MSUM
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (12/2/24)

NSIC Shining 5*
Tanner Te Slaa (AUGIE)
- Averaged 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and an NSIC-best 3.5 steals per game in a 2-0 week
- Tied for third in the NSIC with 3.5 3-pointers made per game
- Scored 18 points while knocking down four 3-pointers and adding four steals against No. 24 SMSU
- Added his third double double of the season on Saturday, tying a career-high with 21 points and recording a career-high 14 rebounds in a road win over WSC
Antwan Kimmons (CSP)
- Averaged 28.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game for the Golden Bears
- Became the 20th member of CSP's 1,000-point club in the win over UMD
- Scored 40 points and added 10 assists, 8 rebounds, three steals, and a block in a win over UMD
- Tallied 16 points with eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals against MSU
- Leads the NSIC with an average of 24.2 points per game this season
Justin Eagins (MSU)
- Averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game last weekend
- Shot 19-of-40 (.475) from the field, including a 7-of-17 (.412) showing from three point range
- Recorded a season-high 25 points vs. Winona State and matched his career-high in assists with eight
Luke Haertle (WSU)
- Led the Warriors with 19.5 ppg in two wins against Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota State
- Recorded a 21-point, 11-rebound double double in a road win at UMD 
- Averaged 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game
- Went 11-12 from the free throw line across the two wins

*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
12/9/24
#23 Marcus Skeete - Concordia-St. Paul (2) 
12/16/24
#5 Ben Kopetzki – Concordia-St. Paul
12/23/24
#50 Caleb Van De Griend - Minot State (2)

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.