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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor Bradley University's
4Dyricus Simms-Edwards on being named the CollegeInsider.com
5Mid-Major Defensive Player of the Year for the 2012-2013
6basketball season; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Dyricus Simms-Edwards helped set the tone for the
8Bradley Braves's 2012-2013 season, helping them improve their
9win total by 11 from the 2011-2012 season, finishing the year
10with an overall record of 18-17 after advancing to the
11quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Dyricus Simms-Edwards was previously selected as
14the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the
15Year; he led the conference in steals and ranked among the
16national leaders all season, ultimately setting the
17single-season school mark with 86; with the fifth-best
18single-season total in conference history, he led the nation in
19steals per personal foul (1.83) during the regular season and
20was fourth in steals per turnover (1.58); his 8 steals December
2129th against Drake were the most by a conference player since
22the 2005-2006 campaign and was the single-best single-game
23total in league and school history; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dyricus Simms-Edwards is the son of Demetrius
2Edwards and Tara Simms and was born on March 8, 1991, in
3Peoria; he has 4 siblings, Destini, Derria, Derali, and
4Jarriah; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we are pleased to honor Bradley University's Dyricus
8Simms-Edwards on being named the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major
9Defensive Player of the Year for the 2012-2013 basketball
10season; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Dyricus Simms-Edwards as an expression of our
13esteem and respect.