Lights land big, Brazilian

The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team is adding size to its front line for upcoming season. And the Lights and head coach Shawn Huse recently landed a true power forward.

Earlier this week, Huse announced the signing of 6-8 Brazilian forward Nilson Santana to an NAIA letter of intent. Santana comes to Northern from Marshalltown Community College of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. It's one of the top junior college leagues in the country. Santana went to E.E. Batista Renzl High School in Brazil.

"This is another great day for the Lights basketball future,"...