North Central's Aaron Tiknis (30) locates teammate Derek Raridon (foreground) as Wheaton College pressures on defense. | Terence Guider-Shaw~For Sun-Times Media
North Central's Landon Gamble attempts to dribble around Wheaton College's Nathan Haynes. | Terence Guider-Shaw~For Sun-Times Media
North Central's Derek Raridon connects on a jump shot against Wheaton College in January. The senior from Neuqua Valley was named conference MVP on Monday. | Terence Guider-Shaw~For Sun-Times Media
North Central's Vince Kmiec connects on a jump shot over Wheaton College's Michael Kvam. | Terence Guider-Shaw~For Sun-Times Media
North Central's Landon Gamblehits a layup over Wheaton College's Nathan Haynes. | Terence Guider-Shaw~For Sun-Times Media
The preparation for Saturday’s CCIW showdown with Wheaton for North Central College’s men’s basketball team included several points of emphasis. But one factor, North Central’s No. 1 national ranking in Division III by D3hoops.com, was never mentioned. Instead, the Cardinals just took the court like …
