NAPERVILLE — The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) named Noah Cleveland of Illinois Wesleyan and Kolden Vanlandingham of North Park as Men’s Basketball Co-Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday afternoon.
 
Cleveland powered a signature road win with a historic scoring outing against a nationally ranked opponent, while Vanlandingham authored a milestone performance that landed in the NPU record book.
 
Noah Cleveland, Illinois Wesleyan
Cleveland played a central role in Illinois Wesleyan’s 78-76 come-from-behind road victory at No. 4 WashU last Thursday, scoring a career-high 36 points. The Normal, Ill. native shot 13-for-20 (65 percent) from the field, including 2-for-4 from three-point range. His 36-point outing marked the highest single-game scoring performance by an IWU player since 2015 and represented just the second 30-point effort by a Titan this season.
 
Cleveland also recorded his sixth double-double of the year with 12 rebounds while logging 38 minutes. He added one block and one assist.
 
Kolden Vanlandingham, North Park
Vanlandingham gave the Vikings a huge lift in their 108-86 victory over Cornell last Thursday, becoming the fourth player in North Park men’s basketball history to record a triple-double. The Richmond, Ind. native finished the contest with 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. It's just the eighth triple-double from a CCIW player on record and the first since 2021.

CCIW Triple-Doubles
Kolden Vanlandingham (NPU), 11 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Cornell (12/18/25)
Filip Bulatovic (CC), 29 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists vs. Greenville (11/23/21)
Connor Raridon (NCC), 18 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists vs. Greenville (11/15/29)
Tim McCrary (WC), 35 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Grinnell (12/12/09)
Steve Djurickovic (CC), 23 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists vs. Wisconsin Lutheran (11/29/09)
Miguel Tharpe (NPU), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Concordia Chicago (12/7/96)
Michael Starks (NPU), 23 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists vs. Illinois Wesleyan (1/31/87)
Lars Anderson (NPU), 18 points, 11 rebounds, 10 blocks vs. Carroll (12/12/84)
 
The 6-foot guard delivered consistent production across North Park’s three-game week, highlighted by an efficient scoring effort in a 138-117 win over Greenville last Monday. In that game, Vanlandingham scored 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field, while adding eight rebounds and four assists.
 
Across the week, Vanlandingham totaled 20 assists, while also contributing defensively with five steals. He concluded the three-game stretch averaging 10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.

Triple-double data courtesy of North Park athletics communications.

2025-26 CCIW Men's Basketball Student-Athletes of the Week
Dec. 22: Noah Cleveland, Illinois Wesleyan; Kolden Vanlandingham, North Park
Dec. 15: Mike Vuckovic, North Park
Dec. 8: Soren Richardson, Wheaton
Dec. 1: Kolden Vanlandingham, North Park
Nov. 24: Noah Cleveland, Illinois Wesleyan
Nov. 17: Mike Vuckovic, North Park
Nov. 11: Lane Thomann, Millikin