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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The 2007-2008 South Suburban College Bulldogs |
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| Basketball Team is ranked 5th in the National Junior College |
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| Athletic Association Division II after winning two of three |
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| games at the National Tournament in Danville; and
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| WHEREAS, The Bulldogs finished the 2007-2008 season with a |
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| record of 31-5 and became the first men's basketball team in |
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| SSC history to go undefeated at home with a 14-0 record in |
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| South Holland; and
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| WHEREAS, The Bulldogs won the Region IV Championship for |
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| the second consecutive year; the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 teams |
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| set a two-year school record for wins with 57 victories under |
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| Head Coach John Pigatti, earning their first national |
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| tournament berths since 1987; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Swann and Billy Rush were selected for the |
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| All-Region First Team for District A; Elijah Muhammad |
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| Cunningham was named to the National All-Tournament Team; A.J. |
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| Mandani made the Regional All-Tournament Team; Larry Swann was |
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| also named Regional Tournament MVP; and Head Coach John Pigatti |
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| was selected as the Region IV Coach of the Year for the second |
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| consecutive season; and
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| WHEREAS, The players of the South Suburban College Bulldogs |
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| Basketball Team are Elijah Muhammad Cunningham, Tremell Adams, |
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| Larry Swann, A.J. Mandani, Josh White, Shannon Williams, Billy |
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| Rush, Devin L. Scott, Jr., Bradley Birton, Rickey Clayborn, and |
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| Adam Tolo; the team's assistant coaches are John McIntyre, Mark |
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| Carpenter, and Karvell Bailey and the team's head coach is John |
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| Pigatti; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2007-2008 South Suburban College Bulldogs |
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| Basketball Team serves as a model of hard work, sportsmanship, |
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| and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the coaches and players of the 2007-2008 South |
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| Suburban College Bulldogs Basketball Team for being the 5th |
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| ranked NJCAA Division II basketball team in the nation and wish |
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| them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to South Suburban College Bulldogs coach John Pigatti |
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| as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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