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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team
3 finished third in the NCAA Division III men's basketball
4 tournament with a 71-68 win over Amherst (Massachusetts) on
5 Saturday, March 18 in Salem, Virginia; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Titans' season ended with a 25-7 record and
7 its fourth appearance in the Final Four in the past eleven
8 years that included a national championship in 1997 and third
9 place finishes coming in 1996, 2001, and 2006; and
 
10     WHEREAS, ESPN Sports featured the amazing Illinois
11 Wesleyan University team on a recent edition of the popular
12 show "Outside the Lines" as it examined the team's quest for a
13 national championship during March Madness; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Senior Keelan Amelianovich led the Titans to
15 victory with 21 points and eight rebounds, while junior Zach
16 Freeman scored 19 with seven boards; senior guard Jason Fisher
17 had his season-high with 16 points; the Titans never trailed in
18 the game, leading by as many as 16 in the first half and
19 holding off Amherst (28-4) after they closed to within one
20 point with 51 seconds left; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Head coach Scott Trost has led the Illinois
22 Wesleyan Titans to back-to-back conference championships,
23 thereby establishing Illinois Wesleyan as a powerhouse of the
24 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW); and
 
25     WHEREAS, The following student-athletes led the Titans to
26 their second consecutive conference championship and third
27 place in the NCAA Division III Men's basketball tournament:
28 Andrew Gilmore, Matt Arnold, Mike Harrigan, Mike McGraw, Jason
29 Fisher, Adam Dauksas, Darius Gant, Andrew Freeman, Zach
30 Freeman, Keelan Amelianovich, Chris Jones, Steve Schweer, Cory

 

 

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1 Jones, Tyler Smith, and Steve Manus; this team was led by head
2 coach Scott Trost and assistant coaches Dennis Martel, David
3 Steinbrueck, and Chad Hutson; and
 
4     WHEREAS, During the 2006 season, seniors Adam Dauksas and
5 Keelan Amelianovich were named first team All-Americans by
6 D3Hoops.com; Amelianovich was recognized as the ESPN The
7 Magazine Academic All-American of the Year, and Zach Freeman
8 was chosen for the second team of the NCAA Division III
9 All-Midwest Region squads selected by D3hoops.com; Dauksas
10 became IWU's all-time assist leader this year and is scoring
11 14.3 points per game; Amelianovich is averaging 18.2 points and
12 4.3 rebounds and has connected on a school-record 90 3-point
13 field goals for the Titans; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16 the 2006 Illinois Wesleyan University Titans be recognized and
17 applauded for their accomplishments during the 2006 season, for
18 their talent and teamwork displayed on the court, and for the
19 outstanding coaching staff that led the team to back-to-back
20 conference championships and a third-place finish in the NCAA
21 Division III men's basketball tournament; and be it further
 
22     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
23 presented to IWU President Richard Wilson and the entire
24 Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team and
25 coaching staff.