Aaron Tiknis rejoined the North Central College men's basketball coaching staff in August of 2023 as the graduate assistant coach. He previously served as an assistant coach from 2014 to 2018.
Tiknis played three seasons in a Cardinals uniform after transferring in from NCAA DII Wheeling Jesuit University (W.Va.). He won College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Titles in each of his three seasons while making back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in his final two seasons. The Cardinals won the CCIW Regular Season and Tournament Titles in the same season for the first time in program history in 2011–12. That season saw him become the only North Central player to rank in the school's single-season top 10 in assists, blocked shots, and three-point percentage. Tiknis was named team captain his senior year when the Cardinals went to the 2013 NCAA Division III Final Four. He has made his mark in the career record books by ranking fifth in career blocks (73) and eighth in assists per game (3.0).
He has coached collegiately at both North Central and Adrian College (Michigan). While at Adrian, he helped coach the Bulldogs to their first-ever conference championship in the school's 150-year history. Tiknis has also worked as a camp director in the Chicagoland area for Bulls/Sox Academy Summer Camps, Mercury Elite AAU, and Titans Summer Camps, among others.
