A RESOLUTION recognizing Dan Sparks, head
basketball coach at Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana,
for his accomplishments.
Whereas, This year marks the beginning of the 22nd year
that Dan Sparks has been head basketball coach and athletic
director for Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana;
Whereas, As head coach of his alma mater, Coach Sparks
began the 2000-2001 season with a 582-155 coaching record.
He won his 600th game as the Vincennes coach January 24,
2001;
Whereas, Dan Sparks was recruited to play for Vincennes University in 1964 and helped the Trailblazers to become the
first team east of the Mississippi River to win a National Junior
College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship;
Whereas, During his final year at Vincennes University,
Dan was the Blazers' No. 2 scorer, averaging with 17 points
per game;
Whereas, Dan finished his college career at Weber State
University in Ogden, Utah, where he was one of the top scorers
and rebounders in the Big Sky Conference;
Whereas, In his senior year at Weber State, he led the team
to the conference title and was a unanimous selection to the
All-Conference team;
Whereas, After college, Dan played professional basketball
with the Miami Floridians and the New Orleans Buccaneers in
the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Chicago
Bulls in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also
was an assistant coach and chief scout for the Kansas City
Kings of the NBA;
Whereas, Dan was named the 1986 NJCAA coach of the
year, and he was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame before
the start of the 2000 national tournament; and
Whereas, Dan has made great contributions to basketball
both on the college and professional level, influencing the lives
of many young men and women: Therefore,
HR 1510/DI 84