For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 29, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Year
#2 Malik Willingham (G, 6-3, 185, Sr., Waseca, Minn. / Waseca HS) - Minnesota State
- Averaged 18.9 points, 4.4 assists, 2.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals a game in NSIC action
- Became the 10th Maverick in program history to reach 1,500 career points
- Currently ranks eighth on MSU’s all-time scoring list with 1,559 career points
- Second Maverick to be named the NSIC Player of the Year, the first was Zach Monaghan back during the 2013-14 season
- Just the sixth Maverick to earn two All-NSIC First Team honors
- Has scored at least 20 points in 12 games this season, including a season-high 29 points vs. Minnesota Duluth
- Has played in 96 career NSIC games, while making 68 starts
- In NSIC games, he has tallied 1,203 points, 275 rebounds, 288 assists, 99 steals and 193 three pointers in his career

NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
#24 Charlie Katona (F, 6-6, 205, Sr., Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 13.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game in NSIC play
- Ranked seventh in the NSIC in steals per game
- Part of the third best defense in NSIC play, holding opponents to 70.0 points per game
- Posted a career high 16 rebounds in game against Minnesota State
- Second on the team in points, rebounds, and steals this year
- Has scored 1,000+ career points

NSIC Newcomer of the Year
#0 JaMir Price (G, 6-3, Jr., Rock Island, Ill. / Rock Island HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Named All-NSIC First Team this season
- Averaged 14.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in NSIC play
- Shot 43.9 percent from the field across 18 games in league play
- Converted on 81.3 percent of his free throws 
- Scored 20 or more points on six different occasions in NSIC competition
- Scored in double figures in all but four games in conference
- In total, averaged a collegiate-best 14.2 points per game for the Dragons in 24 games played in 2023-24
- Connected on 42.3 percent of his shots for the season

NSIC Coach of the Year
Matt Margenthaler (23rd Season) - Minnesota State
- Named the NSIC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career
- MSU’s 26 regular season wins and 20 NSIC wins this season are both program bests
- The Mavericks have won their fifth NSIC Championship this season under Margenthaler
- This season marked the 14th season in which MSU has won 20 games or more under Margenthaler
- This season marked the 21st winning season under Margenthaler
- This is the second time under Margenthaler that four players received All-NSIC honors in the same season
- The Mavericks own an NSIC record of 230-116 (.664) under Margenthaler

2023-24 NSIC All-Conference Teams  

First Team All-Conference
21	Isaac Fink	F	Sr.	AUGIE	Springfield, Minn.
23	John Sutherland	P	Jr.	BSU	Grand Rapids Minn.
22	Drew Blair	G	Sr.	UMD	Stevens Point, Wis.
24	Charlie Katona	F	Jr.	UMD	Shakopee, Minn.
2	Malik Willingham	G	Sr.	MSU	Waseca, Minn.
1	Kyreese Willingham	F	Jr.	MSU	Waseca, Minn.
0	JaMir Price	G	Jr.	MSUM	Rock Island, Ill.
4	Jacob Beeninga	G	Jr.	MSUM	Maple Grove, Minn.
2	Khari Broadway	G	Sr.	MINOT	Brooklyn Center, Minn.
21	Jacksen Moni	F	Jr.	NSU	Fargo, N.D.
42	Jake Phipps	C	Sr.	SMSU	Anoka, Minn.
2	Connor Dillon	G	Jr.	WSU	Peoria, Ill.
Second Team All-Conference
2	Jadan Graves	G	Sr.	AUGIE	Syracuse, N.Y.
0	Dalton Albrecht	P	Sr.	BSU	Grafton N.D.
1	Blaize Sagna	G	Jr.	UMC	London, England
23	Justin Eagins	G	Jr.	MSU	Downers Grove, Ill.
4	Dylan Peters	C	Gr.	MSU	Eldridge, Iowa
24	Dane Zimmer	F	Sr.	MSUM	Hopkins, Minn.
1	Ja’Kair Sanchez	G	Jr.	MSUM	Syracuse, N.Y.
23	Connor Hollenbeck	F	Jr.	MINOT	Rapid City, S.D.
12	Josh Dilling	G	Sr.	NSU	Oshkosh, Wis.
2	Jack Thompson	G	Sr.	USF	Eagan, Minn.
2	Cliff Cofield	PG	Sr.	SMSU	Sioux City, Iowa
7	Trey Deveaux	F	Jr.	WSC	Lincoln, Neb.

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.