HomeMy WebLinkAboutBill No. 22-50 Jaden Ivey Special ResolutionKaren L. White
President
Sharon L. McBride
Vice -Pres ident
Sheila Niezgodski
Chairperson, Committee
of t he Whole
Canneth Lee
First District
Herny Davis, Jr.
Second District
Sharon L. McBride
Third District
Troy Warner
Fourth District
Eli Wax
Fifth District
Sheila Niezgodski
Sixth District
Karen L. White
At Large
Rac hel Tomas Morgan
At Large
Lori K . Hamann
At Large
City of South Bend
Common Council
441 County-Gty Building • 227 W. Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, Indiana 46601
October 18 , 2022
South Bend Common Council
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Re: A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CONGRATULATING
JADEN IVEY, ONE OF SOUTH BEND'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATION'S 2022 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS
Dear Council Members:
Recently , two members of the South Bend community, Jaden Ivey and Blake
Wesley, were selected in the first round of the NBA draft. Without conducting
in depth research, I daresay this is an exceedingly rare event for any city. I am
therefore submitting special resolutions congratulating both young men.
Please file this special resolution and include it on the agenda for the Council
meeting on October 24 , 2022, under "Special Business".
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Sharon McBride, President,
South Bend Common Council
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BILL NO. 22-50
SPECIAL RESOLUTION NO. 4984-22
A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CONGRATULATING JADEN IVEY, ONE OF SOUTH BEND'S
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS
~ Jaden Edward Dhananjay Ivey was born in South Bend, Indiana on February 13, 2002; and
~ Jaden inherited his athletic genes from his grandfather, James Hunter, a former NFL defensive
back, his father, Javin Hunter, a former wide receiver for the University of Notre Dame and the NFL, and Niele
Ivey, a former basketball star for the University of Notre Dame and the WNBA, who coached at Xavier
University, the NBA Memphis Gri zzlies and is the current head coach of the Notre Dame women's basketball
team ; and
~ Jaden's early basketball indoctrination began when he was just months old and attended
countless practices and games ofNiele's teams and continued at the age of two when Niele gave him a plastic
basketball hoop for Christmas; and
~ Jaden attended Marian High School for three years , averaged 25 points a game his junior season,
scored 952 career points and committed to playing basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers; and
~ anxious to refine his game and prepare for college basketball , Jaden transferred to national
powerhouse LaLumiere High School in LaPorte, Indiana for his senior year; and
~ LaLumiere was ranked as the eighth best high school basketball team in the country when
COVID-19 put an end to the season and Jaden 's high school basketball career; and
~ Jaden continued his basketball career at Purdue University where, as a freshman, he started 12
games and averaged 18.4 points a game ; and
~ Jaden exploded in his sophomore season averaging 22 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3 .9 assists per
game; and
~ Jaden also played for the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup tournament,
leading the team to the gold medal and being named to the all-tournament team; and
~ Jaden elected to take his talents to the National Basketball Association where on June 23 2022 , ' ,
Jaden became the first player from the South Bend to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft ; and
~ the South Bend Common Council , along with all other South Bend basketball fans , wish to send
Jaden off to Detroit with best wishes for a long and storied career in the NBA.
Now, Therefore, be it resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. The South Bend Common Council thanks Niele for returning to South Bend so area residents
could see Jaden’s basketball talents on display.
Section II. The Common Council congratulates Jaden for being one of the two first round selections
from South Bend during the 2022 NBA draft.
Section III. The Common Council wishes Jaden all the best during his NBA career and all other future
endeavors.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Approved this 24th day of October 2022
Sharon McBride, President
South Bend Common Council
Sheila Niezgodski, 6th District Council
Member
Canneth Lee, 1st District Council Member
Karen L. White, At Large Council Member
Henry Davis, Jr., 2nd District Council Member
Lori K. Hamann, At Large Council Member
Troy Warner, 4th District Council Member
Rachel Tomas Morgan, At Large Council
Member
Eli Wax, 5th District Council Member