Bio

The McCook, Neb native enters his third season as the head men's basketball coach.

In just his first season, he led the Broncos to its first winning season since 2018-19 with a record of 15-14. Reggie Thomas was named second team all-conference and was also named freshman player of the year in the GPAC. 

In his 18 years as the Cardinals' head coach, Raridon has directed the team to the most successful such period in the College's history. His current coaching record at North Central is 312-160, making him the winningest coach in program history. In 33 years total as a collegiate head coach, Raridon owns a record of 581-285, ranking him eighth among active NCAA Division III coaches and 30th all-time in Division III in coaching victories.

During his time at North Central, the Cardinals won three College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships, Five CCIW Tournament Championships, Eight appearances in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship, recorded the schools most wins in a season at 28, led the program to its first No. 1 ranking, coached four All-Americans, 20 All-Region selections and 40 All-CCIW awards. 

Prior to his time at North Central, Raridon spent 15 seasons at then conference foe Nebraska Wesleyan where he compiled a 269-125 record. There he won six conference championships and advanced to the NCAA DIII national tournament seven times and took the team to the national championship in 1997.

He is originally from McCook, NE where he was named Honorable Mention All-State at McCook High. He then attended and played basketball at Hastings College where he was a four year letterman and was also named Hastings' Alumni Coach of the Year in 2013. He played for the Broncos legendary coach and NAIA Hall of Famer Dr. Lynn Farrell.