HJ0040 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Evan Marcel Turner is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA); and

WHEREAS, Evan Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft and played for them until he was traded to the Indiana Pacers in February of 2014; and

WHEREAS, Evan Turner was born on October 27, 1988; he attended St. Joseph High School in Westchester, and by his senior season, he was one of the top high school basketball players at his position in the nation; and

WHEREAS, Evan Turner, as a true freshman, helped lead the Buckeyes to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament championship; the following year, he was the Big Ten Conference scoring champion for the 2008-09 season and was a first-team 2009 All-Big Ten selection; he was also an honorable mention All-American and was selected as a member of the 2009 All-Big Ten Conference Tournament team and he became one of 5 Big Ten players to have been among the top 10 in the conference in average points, rebounds, and assists in the same season; and

WHEREAS, Evan Turner was a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American and the 2010 National Player of the Year; he was also a 2-time Big Ten Conference scoring champion and the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year; he was twice the only player named as a unanimous first-team selection by both the coaches and the media to the All-Big Ten team (2008-09, 2009-10); by finishing first in scoring and second in both rebounds and assists in the conference in the 2009-10 season, he was the first men's basketball player to finish in the top 2 in each of these categories and the first to finish in the top 5 in each category in the same season; he is the conference record-holder for most career and single-season Conference Player of the Week awards; and

WHEREAS, Evan Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Canterbury Street from Mandel Avenue to Westchester Boulevard as the "Evan Turner Street"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name "Evan Turner Street"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation and Evan Turner.