For Immediate Release
Monday, February 26, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#21 Isaac Fink (G, 6-4, 200, Gr., Springfield, Minn. / Springfield HS) - Augustana
- Averaged 36 points per game over two Augustana victories
- Hauled in an average of 10 rebounds per game over those same two wins
- Shot 53.7 percent from the field and 55 percent from 3-point land
- His 39 point, 16 rebound effort against NSU gave him his ninth-career double-double
- The 16 rebounds were a career high for the senior
- Added 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game
- Ranks sixth all-time in scoring at Augustana 
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (1/15/24)

NSIC Shining 5*
Malik Willingham (MSU)
- Averaged a team leading 18.5 points and 8.0 assists per game last weekend
- Shot 12-of-26 (.462) from the field, including a 5-of-12 (.417) showing from three point range
- Went 8-of-8 from the free throw line
- Recorded 21 points and nine assists vs. Minnesota Crookston
Jamir Price (MSUM) 
- Averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals for MSUM across two victories this weekend
- Poured in 21 points with six rebounds and six steals against Sioux Falls on Friday night
- Shot 57.1 percent from the floor against the Cougars
- Scored 20 points with four rebounds in an overtime win over Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday
- For the weekend, converted on 51.7 percent of his shot attempts including a 40 percent clip from long range
Jake Phipps (SMSU) 
- Helped SMSU earn a weekend split versus a pair of ranked teams averaging 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds
- Shot 70 percent (14 of 20) from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range
- Racked up seven blocked shots and six steals in the two games
- Scored 12 points on 4 of 7 shooting with two 3-pointers in SMSU's 72-53 win over No. 24 Minot State
- Added seven rebounds with four assists and three blocked shots on Friday
- Poured in a game-high 25 points on 10 of 13 shooting in SMSU's 79-77 overtime setback to No. 13 MSU Moorhead. 
- Added two 3-pointers, while collecting seven rebounds and three blocked shots
Olumide Adelodun (WSU) 
- Averaged 19.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game
- Shot 50% (12-of-24) from the floor
- Was 5-of-12 (41.7%) from behind the arc
- Hit 9-of-10 free throws in a 2-0 weekend for the Warriors

*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
12/11/23
#21 Jacksen Moni - Northern State
12/18/23
#0 Dalton Albrecht - Bemidji State
1/3/24
#4 Dylan Peeters - Minnesota State
1/8/24
#10 Dunwa Omot - SMSU
1/15/24
#21 Isaac Fink - Augustana
1/22/24
#23 Connor Hollenbeck - Minot State
1/29/24
#2 Connor Dillon - Winona State
2/5/24
#21 Jacksen Moni - Northern State (2)
2/12/24
#0 Dalton Albrecht - Bemidji State (2)
2/19/24
#11 Caden Kirkman - Augustana
2/26/24
#21 Isaac Fink - Augustana (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 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.