North Central (Ill.) Cardinals

Schedule

All times Eastern
Overall: 10-17 - Conference: 7-9
11/9 at Cal Lutheran • Final L, 71-63 BX
11/11 at La Verne • Final W, 97-87 BX
11/15 vs. Aurora • Final L, 69-57 BX
11/18 vs. Anderson • Final L, 68-66 BX
11/21 at Benedictine • Final L, 67-60 BX
11/29 vs. Augustana * • Final W, 61-59 BX
12/2 at Wheaton (Ill.) * • Final W, 64-54 BX
12/6 at Carthage * • Final L, 95-75 BX
12/9 vs. Illinois Wesleyan * • Final L, 66-43 BX
12/13 vs. UW-Platteville • Final L, 80-65 BX
12/20 vs. Hope • Final L, 73-65 BX RC
12/22 at Concordia-Chicago • Final L, 66-63 BX
12/30 vs. Illinois Tech • Final W, 83-57 BX
1/3 at Carroll * • Final W, 68-57 BX
1/6 at Elmhurst * • Final L, 82-70 BX
1/10 vs. North Park * • Final L, 84-79 BX
1/17 at Millikin * • Final W, 62-60 BX
1/20 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) * • Final W, 61-47 BX
1/24 vs. Carthage * • Final L, 73-67 BX
1/27 at North Park * • Final L, 94-78 BX
2/3 vs. Elmhurst * • Final L, 84-66 BX
2/7 at Augustana * • Final L, 87-69 BX
2/10 vs. Carroll * • Final W, 77-76 BX
2/14 vs. Millikin * • Final W, 64-53 BX
2/17 at Illinois Wesleyan * • Final L, 67-55 BX
2/20 vs. Carroll • Final W, 58-54 BX
2/23 at Illinois Wesleyan • Final L, 66-62 BX

(* Conference; • Region)

Past Records

2024-25 (0-0, 0-0 CCIW)
2023-24 (10-17, 7-9 CCIW)
2022-23 (18-10, 8-8 CCIW)
2021-22 (17-10, 10-6 CCIW)
2020-21 (5-5, 5-5 CCIW)
2019-20 (23-5, 14-2 CCIW)
2018-19 (23-6, 12-4 CCIW)
2017-18 (19-9, 11-5 CCIW)
2016-17 (18-11, 9-7 CCIW)
2015-16 (19-8, 12-2 CCIW)
2014-15 (18-8, 8-6 CCIW)
2013-14 (14-11, 7-7 CCIW)
2012-13 (28-4, 11-3 CCIW)
2011-12 (22-8, 12-2 CCIW)
2010-11 (15-11, 11-3 CCIW)
2009-10 (12-13, 5-9 CCIW)
2008-09 (16-10, 8-6 CCIW)
2007-08 (10-15, 4-10 CCIW)
2006-07 (15-10, 8-6 CCIW)

Team Info

Coach: Vince Kmiec (North Central (Ill.))
Conference: CCIW

North Central (Ill.)

Enrollment (FT undergrads): 2257
Location: Naperville, IL
Colors: Cardinal, White
Region: 8
Arena: Gregory Arena (2420)
Official Website: Men | Women
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News Releases

March 10, 2025 Five years later: Who would have won? Ryan Scott left us a time capsule in 2020. As the sports world came to a shuddering halt with the spread of COVID, he ended the 2020 Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament the only way we could: on paper. Here's his take, as written five years ago, on who would have cut the nets down.
March 21, 2022 Raridon leaves North Central Todd Raridon is leaving NCAA Division III and heading back to the NAIA and his alma mater, as the longtime North Central (Ill.) coach is returning to Hastings, an NAIA school in Nebraska.
March 11, 2020 North Central Men's Round of 16 Preview A thrilling comeback victory has the Cardinals on the verge of a second trip to the national quarterfinals, but a stout opponent with two sizable tournament wins of its own stands in the way.
March 8, 2020 Hoopsville: Wild Weekend Upsets, close games, and closed gyms. We seemed to have it all in the opening weekend of the NCAA DIII tournaments. Sunday night on Hoopsville, we take a look back at a wild weekend, but we also look at how next weekend is already causing problems. Tune in starting at 7:00 pm ET here.
March 7, 2020 North Central Second-Half Rally Dethrones Defending Champs Fighting uphill most of the night against an opponent that seemed to have the answers at every turn, the North Central College men's basketball team found a path forward at just the right time and delivered a comeback for the ages at Gregory Arena Saturday. The Cardinals wrestled an 84-82 overtime victory away from the defending national champion University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship.
March 6, 2020 Balanced Effort Pushes North Central Men to Second Round The dogged defensive effort and balanced scoring output which were the hallmarks of the North Central College men's basketball team's 21 regular-season victories were presented in full view in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship on Friday, as the Cardinals opened this year's national tournament with a 69-54 victory over Adrian College (Michigan) at Gregory Arena.
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