Vince Kmiec '14/M '17 joined the North Central College coaching staff prior to the 2015-2016 season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cardinals' men's basketball program. He was promoted to the position of the program's top assistant coach prior to the 2018-2019 campaign, and on May 8, 2023, Kmiec assumed duties as the 20th head coach in the program's history.
In his two seasons at the helm, Kmiec holds a 25-29 record and led the Cardinals to College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) tournament appearances in each of those seasons. Additionally, he has coached two All-CCIW selections.
Kmiec was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter for North Central from 2010-2014, finishing his career as the program's all-time leader in steals (173) and free-throw percentage (.830) while ranking third in three-pointers made (167). As a junior, he set a North Central single-season record with 67 steals and earned Third Team All-CCIW honors as part of a team which reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship. As a senior, he received Second Team All-CCIW accolades as he averaged 15.0 points per game and led the conference in steals (55), three-pointers made (56) and minutes played (35.7 per game).
A native of Palos Park, Illinois, Kmiec graduated from North Central in winter 2014 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He graduated in spring 2017 with a master of leadership studies degree, with an emphasis in sports leadership.
