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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 164 

Commending the University of Virginia men’s basketball team for winning 

the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2019 

Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. KAINE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the University of Virginia men’s basketball 

team for winning the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic 

Association Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. 

Whereas on Monday, April 8, 2019, the University of Virginia men’s basketball team (referred to in this preamble 

as the ‘‘Virginia Cavaliers’’) won the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble 

as the ‘‘NCAA’’) Division I Men’s Basketball Championship by defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score 

of 85–77 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota; 

Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers made history by winning the 

first National Championship in men’s basketball for the 

University of Virginia; 


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Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers were regular season co-champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference (referred to in 

this preamble as the ‘‘ACC’’), marking the fourth time 

the team has won this title in the past 6 seasons; 

Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers finished the 2018–2019 season with a record of 35–3 and as the top-ranked scoring 

defense in the country, holding opponents to just 55.5 

points per game; 

Whereas Tony Bennett, the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers, has, along with his staff, established a program 

built on ‘‘The Five Pillars’’ — Humility, Passion, Unity, 

Servanthood, and Thankfulness; 

Whereas Coach Bennett has, in his 10 seasons at the University of Virginia, been named National Coach of the Year 

3 times, placing him second all-time behind legendary 

coach John Wooden; 

Whereas for the second consecutive season, Coach Bennett 

was named ACC Coach of the Year; 

Whereas De’Andre Hunter and Kyle Guy received All-ACC 

First Team honors for the 2018–2019 season; 

Whereas Ty Jerome received All-ACC Second Team honors 

for the 2018–2019 season; 

Whereas De’Andre Hunter was named ACC Defensive Player 

of the Year and was named to the ACC All-Defensive 

Team; 

Whereas to advance to the Final Four, true freshman Kihei 

Clark executed a precision half-court pass to teammate 

Mamadi Diakite, setting up his buzzer-beating tying basket; 


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Whereas the pass from Clark to Diakite was termed ‘‘the 

play of the century’’ by teammate Ty Jerome; 

Whereas De’Andre Hunter finished the championship game 

with 27 points and 9 rebounds in 44 minutes; 

Whereas Kyle Guy finished the championship game with 24 

points and a 53.3 field goal percentage in 45 minutes; 

Whereas De’Andre Hunter, Kyle Guy, and Ty Jerome — all 

part of the Virginia Cavaliers’ 2016 recruiting class — 

scored 67 of Virginia’s 85 points in the championship 

game; 

Whereas Kyle Guy was 11-for-11 in his final free throws of 

the tournament; 

Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers made all 12 of their free 

throws during overtime of the championship game; 

Whereas the entire Virginia Cavaliers team will forever be remembered for their resilience in overcoming defeat in the 

2018 NCAA Tournament by winning the national championship just 1 year later; 

Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers represented the Commonwealth of Virginia with remarkable class, sportsmanship, 

dedication, and teamwork; and 

Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers brought pride to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of Charlottesville, and 

the greater University of Virginia community: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates and honors the University of 

3 Virginia men’s basketball team for their performance 


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1 in the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association 

2 Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament; 

3 (2) highlights and celebrates the grit, resilience, 

4 and commitment to excellence of the players, coach5 es, managers, parents, and families of the Virginia 

6 Cavaliers; and 

7 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

8 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu9 tion to— 

10 (A) the President of the University of Vir11 ginia, James E. Ryan; 

12 (B) the Director of Athletics at the Uni13 versity of Virginia, Carla Williams; and 

14 (C) the head coach of the University of 

15 Virginia men’s basketball team, Tony Bennett. 

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