For Immediate Release
Monday, January 20, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#23 Creighton Morisch (C, 6-10, 225, Sr., Spirit Lake, Iowa / Spirit Lake HS) - Sioux Falls
- Averaged 19.0 points, 16.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks in a pair of wins
- Shot a stellar 16-24 (67%) from the field in wins over UMary and NSU
- Notched a double-double with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in an 81-71 win over NSU
- Had 19 points and added six assists and 15 rebounds in a n 80-74 win over U-Mary
- Brings his double-double performances to seven on the season

NSIC Shining 5*
Antwan Kimmons (CSP)
- Averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.0 steals while leading CSP to a 2-0 week
- Scored 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting in a win over UMC
- Added seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal against the Golden Eagles
- Scored 12 points with six rebounds, five assists, and a steal in a win over BSU
- Leads the NSIC with 25.2 points and 5.8 assists per game this season
Justin Eagins (MSU)
Averaged 26.0 points, 8.0 assists 3.0 rebounds per game for the Mavericks
- Shot 16-of-34 (.471) from the field, including a 9-of-22 (.409) showing from three point range
- Connected on 11-of-13 (.846) shots from the line
- Recorded a career-high 34 points in a 90-88 win over MSU Moorhead 
- Connected on 11-of-20 (.550) shots from the field, including a 7-of-12 (.582) performance from deep
JaMir Price (MSUM)
- Averaged 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists for the Dragons across two games
- Scored 18 points with eight assists and four rebounds against Minnesota State on Friday
- Poured in 21 points with eight rebounds and four assists against Winona State on Saturday
- Connected on 47 percent of his shot attempts as well as 50 percent of his three-point looks
Caleb Van De Griend (MINOT)
- Averaged 22.5 points and 17.0 rebounds in the two games 
- Shot 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the field as the Beavers split an NSIC weekend on the road
- Recorded his ninth and 10th consecutive double-doubles

*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)
1/6/25
#0 Antwan Kimmons - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
1/23/25
#1 Jakob Braaten - Southwest Minnesota State
1/30/25
#23 Creighton Morisch - Sioux Falls

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.