SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) honored the 2023 NJCAA Division 1 National Champion John A. Logan College Men’s Basketball team in the Illinois House on Wednesday by passing House Resolution 250. Members of the John A. Logan Men’s Basketball team’s coaching staff, and administrators from the college were in attendance as Jacobs read a portion of the Resolution congratulating the team.
HR 250 congratulates the John A. Logan College men’s basketball team, the Volunteers, on winning the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship, congratulates those who helped build the program into a championship team, and wishes the team the very best of luck in continuing to build a successful program well into the future.
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FULL RESOLUTION: House Resolution 250
HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the John A. Logan College men’s basketball team, the Volunteers, located in Carterville, on winning the 2023 National Junior College Athletic
Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship; and
WHEREAS, The John A. Logan College men’s basketball team amassed an impressive 33-2 record, including winning four games in six days on its way to the first national championship in program history and only the second championship in Illinois history; and
WHEREAS, The John A. Logan College men’s basketball team is led by Head Coach Tyler Smithpeters, Assistant Coach Tadd Andrews, and Assistant Coach Marcus Walker, who all worked tirelessly to build team chemistry and lead the team to a record-breaking championship season; for his efforts, Coach Smithpeters was named the 2022-23 NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year; and
WHEREAS, The John A. Logan College men’s basketball team is comprised of James Dent, Rayzhaun Bardo, Quimari Peterson, Elijah Jones, Sean Smith, Justin Cross, Teon Nesbitt, Grant Jones, Isaiah Stafford, Eli Downen, Elliot Lowndes, KJ Debrick, and the 2022-23 NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, Curt Lewis; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the John A. Logan College men’s basketball team, the Volunteers, on winning the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we congratulate those who helped build the John A. Logan men’s basketball program into a championship team, including the fans, coaches, players, support staff, and administrators; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we wish the John A. Logan College men’s basketball team the very best of luck in continuing to build a
successful program well into the future; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the John A. Logan College men’s basketball team,
the Volunteers, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.