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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the University of
4 Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team on winning the Big
5 10 Conference Tournament Championship; and
6 WHEREAS, The Fighting Illini won the Big Ten Tournament
7 Championship in a victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes with a
8 score of 72 to 59; the Illini finished the tournament with a
9 record of 24 wins and 6 losses; and
10 WHEREAS, During the game, Roger Powell scored 16 points
11 and Sean Harrington recorded 12 points; James Augustine
12 tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds; and
13 WHEREAS, The head coach of the Fighting Illini is Bill
14 Self; Norman Roberts is the associate head coach; Tim
15 Jankovich and Wayne McClain are assistant coaches; Jeff Guin
16 is the administrative assistant; and
17 WHEREAS, The team members of the Fighting Illini are
18 Aaron Spears, Luther Head, Deron Williams, Dee Brown, Blandon
19 Ferguson, Sean Harrington, Jerrance Howard, Nick Huge, Kyle
20 Wilson, Brian Cook, James Augustine, Clayton Thomas, Roger
21 Powell, Nick Smith, and Jack Ingram; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate the team members and coaches of the Fighting
25 Illini basketball team on winning the Big Ten Conference
26 Tournament Championship; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
28 presented to each of the coaches and members of the Fighting
29 Illini as a token of our respect and esteem and with our best
30 wishes for future success.