For Immediate Release
Friday, January 17, 2025
NSIC Media Relations

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The NSIC will hold the 13th annual "It’s A Slam Dunk, Don’t Drive Drunk" campaign over the coming weeks. Started in 2013, the campaign commemorates Drake Bigler, the five-month-old son of Southwest Minnesota State University’s Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Bigler, who was killed by a drunk driver. 

During designated basketball weekends throughout the months of January and February, NSIC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) members will be engaging their campus communities to raise awareness about drunk driving and to encourage others to not drive impaired.

The NSIC encourages fans to support this effort and to always drive responsibly.

About SAAC
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) serves as the primary governance arm representing student-athlete interests in Division II affairs. SAAC members serve as student-athlete liaisons that monitor and discuss happenings on campuses, within conference and at the national level. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org/SAAC.
 
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 15-team 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.