NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Alex Sorenson was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Sorenson, a senior forward from Dunlap, Illinois and Dunlap High School (Accounting major), averaged 39 points and 10.5 rebounds for the 2-0 Cardinals over the Holiday break. He broke a 62-year old school single-game scoring record with 54 points in just 27 minutes of a 117-72 win over Robert Morris-Chicago on December 30. He finished 25-of-29 from the field, along with 14 rebounds and one assist. Additionally, Sorenson had 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in a 92-78 win over Albion on December 19.
 
2017-18 CCIW Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Alex Sorenson – North Central (1/2/18)
Colin Lake – North Park (12/18/17)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (12/11/17)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (12/4/17)
Brady Rose – Illinois Wesleyan (11/27/17)
Ricky Samuelson – Wheaton (11/20/17)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.