Bill Text: IL HR0544 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Frank Kaminsky of the Wisconsin Badgers on being named the men's 2015 National College Player of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0544 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0544-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Francis Stanley "Frank" | ||||||
4 | Kaminsky, III on being named the men's 2015 National College | ||||||
5 | Player of the Year; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky was born in Lisle on April 4, 1993 | ||||||
7 | to Frank and Mary Kaminsky; he attended Benet Academy, where he | ||||||
8 | was named First-Team All-State by the Chicago Sun-Times and the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and Second-Team | ||||||
10 | All-State by the Associated Press; he was also named All-Area, | ||||||
11 | All-Conference, and East Suburban Catholic Conference Player | ||||||
12 | of the Year; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky is a senior power forward | ||||||
14 | basketball player for the Wisconsin Badgers, sporting No. 44; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky and the Badgers reached the Final | ||||||
17 | Four during the 2013-2014 season; in the 2014-2015 season they | ||||||
18 | reached the NCAA championship game by eliminating previously | ||||||
19 | unbeaten, #1 ranked Kentucky, only to fall to Duke in a tight | ||||||
20 | game; and
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21 | WHEREAS, During Frank Kaminsky's senior season, he was |
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1 | named Consensus First-Team All-American; he was also named the | ||||||
2 | National Association of Basketball Coaches Player of the Year | ||||||
3 | and the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year; | ||||||
4 | he was awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy as the United States | ||||||
5 | Basketball Writers Association College Player of the Year, the | ||||||
6 | Naismith College Player of the Year award, the John R. Wooden | ||||||
7 | Award, and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky currently holds the Wisconsin | ||||||
10 | single-game record for points with 43; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | congratulate Francis Stanley "Frank" Kaminsky, III on being | ||||||
14 | named the men's 2015 National College Player of the Year; and | ||||||
15 | be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to Frank Kaminsky as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
18 | respect.
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