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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Roger Stieg on being 
4recognized at the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall 
5of Fame Annual Awards in 2026; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Roger Stieg played for Nashville High School from 
71975 to 1979, highlighted by three conference titles, three 
8regional titles, two sectional titles, and a Class A state 
9championship during his career; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Roger Stieg was Nashville High School's career 
11scoring leader for 27 years with 1,616 points; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Roger Stieg was inducted into the 2024 M-Club 
13Hall of Fame at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) 
14following his time as a student athlete playing basketball at 
15the university; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Roger Stieg earned four letters for Ole Miss in 
17men's basketball from 1980 to 1983, and he helped lead the 
18university to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school 
19history in 1981; and
 
20    WHEREAS, During Roger Stieg's college career, the Ole Miss 
 
 
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1Rebels played in the National Invitation Tournament three 
2times in 1980, 1982, and 1983; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Roger Stieg played in 121 games during his career 
4at Ole Miss in which he scored 957 points and had an average of 
57.9 points per game; when his college career ended, he ranked 
6first in career field goal percentage at 56.0 percent, and he 
7still ranks fourth all-time; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Roger Stieg, as a dependable post player who 
9assumed more scoring and rebounding responsibility as a 
10senior, was named third-team All-SEC by The Associated Press; 
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Roger Stieg graduated with a business degree and 
13a certification to teach in 1984; he taught mathematics at 
14Centralia High School for 33 years and coached the boys and 
15girls basketball team until 2018; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
17HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
18we congratulate Roger Stieg on being recognized at the 
19Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Annual 
20Awards in 2026, and we thank him for his dedication to 
21athletics; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to Roger Stieg as a symbol of our esteem and respect.