For Immediate Release
Monday, January 6, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#0 Antwan Kimmons (G, 6-0, 175, Sr., St. Paul, Minn. / Tartan HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Led the NSIC with an average of 33.5 points per game in a 2-0 week for the Golden Bears
- Added 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game
- Matched his career high with 43 points in a win over No. 12 MSUM
- Added six rebounds, three assists, and a steal against the Dragons
- Paced the team with 24 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and a steal in a 78-75 win at NSU
- Leads the NSIC in both points per game (25.5) and assists per game (5.9) this season
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/18/24)

NSIC Shining 5*
Akoi Akoi (AUGIE)
- Averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 blocks in a 2-0 week
- Shot 50.0 percent from the field while his six total blocks led the conference
- Scored 15 points, including the game-winning layup with 21 seconds to play, against SCSU
- Added five blocks, including the game-sealing block with under five seconds remaining
- Added 18 points on 8 for 14 shooting in a 98-66 win over BSU on Saturday
Caleb Van De Griend (MINOT)
- Averaged 26.5 points and 18.5 rebounds per game
- Shot 80% from the field (16-20)
- Set a Minot State single-game record with 22 rebounds in a triple overtime win over WSU
- Added a career high 33 points in the win over the Warriors
- Finished the weekend with back-to-back double doubles, giving him 13 on the season
- Added three steals, an assist, and a blocked shot
- Was 20-of-22 from the free-throw line (90.9 percent) on the weekend
Creighton Morisch (USF)
- Scored 20 points with 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks in a 85-66 win over UMC
- Shot 9-of-16 from the field and 2-3 from the free-throw line
- Recorded his fourth double-double of the season
- Played 33 minutes, providing consistent impact throughout the 85-66 win
Isaiah Thompson (WSU)
- Averaged a double-double on the weekend with 24.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds
- Shot 60% from the field and 30.8% from three-point range
- Had 30 points and 11 rebounds in a three overtime contest against Minot State
- Hit the game tying shot as time expired in the second overtime against Minot State
- Also collected four steals on the weekend

*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)

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.