HR0447 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Francis Stanley "Frank" Kaminsky, III on being named the men's 2015 National College Player of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky was born in Lisle on April 4, 1993 to Frank and Mary Kaminsky; he attended Benet Academy, where he was named First-Team All-State by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and Second-Team All-State by the Associated Press; he was also named All-Area, All-Conference, and East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky is a senior power forward basketball player for the Wisconsin Badgers, sporting No. 44; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky and the Badgers reached the Final Four during the 2013-2014 season; in the 2014-2015 season they reached the NCAA championship game by eliminating previously unbeaten, #1 ranked Kentucky, only to fall to Duke in a tight game; and

WHEREAS, During Frank Kaminsky's senior season, he was named Consensus First-Team All-American; he was also named the National Association of Basketball Coaches Player of the Year and the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year; he was awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy as the United States Basketball Writers Association College Player of the Year, the Naismith College Player of the Year award, the John R. Wooden Award, and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kaminsky currently holds the Wisconsin single-game record for points with 43; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Francis Stanley "Frank" Kaminsky, III on being named the men's 2015 National College Player of the Year; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Frank Kaminsky as an expression of our esteem and respect.