For Immediate Release
Monday, February 16, 2026
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#5 Ben Kopetzki (G, 6-0, 185, Jr., Andover, Minn. / Andover HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Averaged 21.5 points per game while leading CSP to a 2-0 week
- Shot 42% (8-19) from beyond the arc
- Averaged 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game throughout the week
- Tallied 23 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and three steals in a win at USF
- Added 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals in a win at SMSU
- Leads the NSIC with 21.3 points per game this season  
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/24/25)

Other Top Performers
Tameron Ferguson (Augustana)
- Averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and an NSIC-best 10.5 assists per game
- Shot 52.0 percent from the field, connecting on 16-of-31 attempts 
- Recorded a 17-point, 12-assist double double in a victory over Minnesota State on Thursday
- Added 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds against St. Cloud State on Saturday
- Is the only player in the country to average at least 19.0 points and 6.5 assists per game
Henry Shannon III (Bemidji State)
- Averaged 25 points per game in split weekend against NSU and UJ
- Added 23 total rebounds, averaging 11.5 per game
- Posted two assists, two blocks and five steals
- Shot 59.5% from the field and 66.7% from the free-throw line
- Hit the 1,500 career-points mark against NSU Thursday, marking 443 this season in Bemidji. 
- Is now 8 rebounds and 8 blocks away from the program's single-season rebounding and blocks record
Arhman Lewis (Minnesota State)
- Averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game for MSU last week
- Made 16-of-31 (.516) of his shots from the field
- Made 7-of-8 (.875) shots from the line
- Recorded a double-double of 19 points and 11 assists against Augustana
- Tallied 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Wayne State
2025-26 NSIC Players of the Week
11/18/25
N: #2 Tate Olson - Bemidji State
S: #14 Malcolm Jones - Minnesota State
11/24/25
N: #0 Dominic Gooden - MSU Moorhead
S: #5 Ben Kopetzki - Concordia-St. Paul
12/1/25
N: #0 Dominic Gooden - MSU Moorhead (2)
S: #2 Tameron Ferguson - Augustana
12/8/25
N: #2 Deuce Benjamin - Minot State
S: #2 Tameron Ferguson - Augustana (2)
12/15/25
N: #24 Anthony Walters - Jamestown
S: #1 Jakob Braaten - Southwest Minnesota State
12/22/25
N: #24 Anthony Walters - Jamestown (2)
S: #2 Tameron Ferguson - Augustana (3)
1/6/26
N: #1 Sam Hastreiter - MSU Moorhead
S: #2 Brogan Madson - Sioux Falls
1/12/26
N: #22 Henry Shannon III - Bemidji State
S: #2 Aurrion Harris - Wayne State
1/19/26
N: #8 Joshua Book - Northern State
S: #2 Tameron Ferguson - Augustana (4)
1/26/26
N: #11 John Pecarich - Bemidji State
S: #2 Arhman Lewis - Minnesota State
2/2/26
N: #24 Anthony Walters - Jamestown (3)
S: #25 Andrew Stokes – Wayne State
2/9/26
N: #2 Deuce Benjamin - Minot State (2)
S: #2 Arhman Lewis - Minnesota State (2)
2/16/26
N: #1 Spencer Swenson - Minnesota Crookston
S: #5 Ben Kopetzki - Concordia-St. Paul (2)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-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 three decades, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 122 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.