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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
G 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 Grizzlies and is the current head coach of the Notre Dame women's basketball
team; and
Oirsaws Jaden's early basketball indoctrination began when he was just months old and attended
countless practices and games of Niele's teams and continued at the age of two when Niele gave him a plastic
basketball hoop for Christmas; and
OIC.i,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
Off.4, 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
OXf.us, 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
Offavai, Jaden continued his basketball career at Purdue University where, as a freshman, he started 12
games and averaged 184 points a game; and ,
6X.C.ii, Jaden exploded in his sophomore season averaging 22 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per
game; and
oilm.i, 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
Gym 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
60‘,014,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.
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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.
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Sharon McBride, President Sheila Niezgodski, 6th District Council
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Canneth Lee, 1St District Council Member Kare . White t Lar Council Member
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Henry Dav' , Jr., rd istrict Council Member Lori Hamann, At Large Council Member
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Troy Warne 4th P ist •ctrCouncil Member Rachel Tomas Morgan, At Large Council
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Eli Wa .,5th District Council Member