For Immediate Release
Monday, February 3, 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 32.0 points per game last week
- Shot 63% from the field, 60% from beyond the arc, and 89% from the free throw line
- Averaged 8.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game
- Had 37 points and added seven rebounds, six assists, and a steal in a 93-17 win over MSU
- Had a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double with six assists in an 88-87 loss at UMD
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the third time this season (11/18/24 & 1/6/25)

NSIC Shining 5*
Logan Kinsey (MSUM)
- Averaged 22.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals for MSUM in two victories
- Scored 23 points with eight rebounds in a 77-62 win over Northern State 
- Poured in 21 points with seven rebounds and three steals in a 104-98 double overtime win over SCSU 
- Shot 48.4 percent from the field over the two games
Carson Johnson (MSUM)
- Averaged 28 points, five assists, 3.5 rebounds and a steal in two MSUM victories last week
- Scored 14 points with seven assists and four rebounds against Northern State on Thursday
- Dropped in a career-best 42 points with three assists in MSUM's double overtime win over SCSU
- Made eight three-pointers against the Huskies and shot 53.8 percent (14-26) for the game
- Over the two games, connected on 50 percent (20-of-40) of his field goal attempts
- Was 58.8 percent on his three-point tries (10-of017)
Caleb Van De Griend (MINOT)
- Averaged 24.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per game in the Beavers' two games 
- Recorded his 19th and 20th double-doubles of the season
- Shot 56.3 percent from the field hitting 18-of-32 shots from the field
Creighton Morisch (USF)
- Averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists while shooting 65.2% from the field
- Posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double against Wayne State
- Shot an efficient 8-of-12 from the field and knocking down 3-of-3 at the free-throw line
- Followed up with another 20-point outing against Southwest Minnesota State
- Hit 7-of-11 from the floor, including 2-of-4 from deep, while grabbing 9 rebounds

*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
1/27/25
#50 Caleb Van De Griend - Minot State (3)
2/3/25
#0 Antwan Kimmons - Concordia-St. Paul (3)

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.