For Immediate Release
Monday, December 9, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#23 Marcus Skeete (G/F, 6-5, 190, Sr., Aurora, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Averaged 22.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 weekend for CSP
- Connected on 18 of his 28 attempts from the field (64.0%)
- Went 7-of-11 from beyond the arc (64.0%)
- Logged a double-double with 27 points, 13 rebounds, three steals, and two assists in a win over USF
- Scored 18 points and added seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals in a win over No. 18 SMSU
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/13/24)

NSIC Shining 5*
Tate Olson (BSU) 
- Averaged 16.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals in two games
- Helped the Beavers keep things close against No. 20 Minot State, losing by just two points
- Against UMC, scored 15 points, with 8 assists and 14 rebounds
- Against Minot State, scored 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist and 1 block
Reid Grant (UMC) 
- Averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.5 rebounds in a weekend split vs BSU and SCSU
- Shot 46 percent (17-of-27) from the field over the weekend
- Played in all but four minutes this weekend
- Leads the conference in assists and assists per game; also ranks top-40 nationally in both categories
Jacob Jennissen (MSUM) 
- Averaged 16 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots in two MSUM victories last week
- Collected a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds against Northern State on Thursday
- Scored a team-best 18 points to go along with six rebounds and two blocks against UMary on Saturday
- Made 8-8 free throw attempts against the Marauders
- Shot 11-18 (61.1 percent) from the floor for the weekend
Caleb Van De Griend (MINOT)
- Averaged 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds for the 20th-ranked Beavers in their home weekend sweep
- Recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds against SCSU
- Shot 86% (18-of-21) from the field 

*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) 

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.