Full Text of HR0385 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Patten Gymnasium at Northwestern University in | 3 | | Evanston was the site of the very first men's Division I NCAA | 4 | | basketball championship in 1939; since then, 317 different | 5 | | men's basketball teams have participated in the annual NCAA | 6 | | tournament; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, On March 1, 2017, the Wildcats beat the University | 8 | | of Michigan to reach 10 Big Ten wins for the first time since | 9 | | the 1932-33 campaign; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After 78 years, the Wildcats were finally selected | 11 | | to participate in the NCAA basketball tournament on March 12, | 12 | | 2017; the program earned their first NCAA tournament victory in | 13 | | the first round with a 68 to 66 win over Vanderbilt University; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Wildcats compiled a record of 24 wins and 12 | 16 | | losses during the 2016-2017 season; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Wildcats are not only dedicated to athletic | 18 | | excellence, but they are also leaders in the classroom, | 19 | | consistently ranking among the top Division I men's basketball | 20 | | teams in graduation rates and grade point average; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Through their abilities, character, and | 2 | | leadership on and off the court, the Wildcats serve as positive | 3 | | role models for young men throughout the State of Illinois; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | congratulate Northwestern University and its athletes, | 8 | | coaches, faculty, students, administration, and alumni on | 9 | | receiving their first invitation to compete in the 2017 NCAA | 10 | | Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, and we commend | 11 | | Northwestern University for its pursuit of athletic and | 12 | | academic excellence; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Northwestern University Head Coach Chris Collins | 15 | | as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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