Alex Sorenson '18/M'23 started his first year as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team ahead of the 2025-2026 season.
As an undergraduate at North Central, Sorenson helped lead the Cardinals to the NCAA Division III Tournament in each of his three seasons. He was a three-time All-CCIW First Team selection and earned D3hoops.com Third Team All-American status in the 2017-18 season. Sorenson finished his three-year stint with the Cardinals ranking in the top 10 for career points scored (1,443), field goals made (594), points per game (17.2), rebounds (731), and is the all-time block leader with 146. He also set a single-game record for most points scored with 54 against Robert Morris-Chicago on Dec. 30, 2017.
Following his collegiate career, Sorenson returned to North Central as a graduate assistant for the men's basketball program where he helped coach the Cardinals to two winning seasons. He then went on to coach full time as an assistant at Loras College. With Sorenson on staff, the Duhawks compiled a 41-15 overall record in two seasons, won the 2024 American Rivers Conference Tournament Championship, and made an appearance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Sorenson coached for the Midwest Prospect Academy in Peoria and the M14 Hoops Training Academy in Aurora.
The Dunlap, Ill. completed his bachelor's degree in marketing and minor in accounting in 2018 before earning his master's in higher education leadership from North Central in 2023.
