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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, During the 2004-2005 season, a century of |
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| University of Illinois basketball tradition and excellence is |
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| being celebrated as the Fighting Illini play their 100th year |
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| of varsity basketball; and
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| WHEREAS, The tradition of Illinois basketball ranks among |
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| the best in the nation; it is a passion with fans throughout |
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| the State and alumni around the world; Illinois ranks as the |
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| sixteenth-winningest basketball program in the history of the |
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| game with more than 1,470 wins since its very first game on |
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| January 12, 1906; the Illini have won or shared 16 Big Ten |
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| championships, played in 24 NCAA Tournaments, and advanced to |
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| four Final Fours since Elwood Brown coached the first Illinois |
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| basketball squad; and
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| WHEREAS, To help commemorate the 100th year of basketball |
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| as a varsity sport this season, the University of Illinois |
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| Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has unveiled its |
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| All-Century Team; this 20-man team was selected after voting by |
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| thousands of fans on www.fightingillini.com and the Illinois |
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| Basketball Centennial Committee; the team will be honored |
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| during the Illinois Basketball Centennial Reunion Weekend, |
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| January 28 through January 30, 2005, and banners displaying the |
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| names of the All-Century Team will hang permanently at the |
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| Assembly Hall; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the All-Century team are Ray Woods |
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| (1915-17), Chuck Carney (1920-22), Andy Phillip (1942-43, |
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| 1947), Gene Vance (1942-43, 1947), Dwight "Dike" Eddleman |
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| (1947-49), John "Red" Kerr (1952-54), Dave Downey (1961-63), |
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| Duane "Skip" Thoren (1963-65), Don Freeman (1964-66), Nick |
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| Weatherspoon (1971-73), Eddie Johnson (1978-81), Derek Harper |
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| (1981-83), Bruce Douglas (1983-86), Ken Norman (1985-87), |
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| Kenny Battle (1988-89), Nick Anderson (1988-89), Kendall Gill |