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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 198 

Congratulating the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team for 

winning the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2005 

Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 

ETHERIDGE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Ms. FOXX, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 

MCINTYRE, Mr. HAYES, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. TAYLOR of 

North Carolina, Mr. WATT, and Mr. MILLER of North Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team for winning the 2005 NCAA Division I 

Men’s Basketball National Championship. 

Whereas on Monday, April 4, 2005, the University of North 

Carolina Tar Heels defeated the University of Illinois 

Fighting Illini 75–70 in the finals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri; 

Whereas the Tar Heels now hold five men’s basketball national titles, including four NCAA tournament titles, the 

fourth highest in NCAA history; 
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Whereas the Tar Heels have won men’s basketball national 

championships in 1924, 1957, 1982, 1993, and 2005, 

and have played in a record 16 ‘‘Final Fours’’; 

Whereas Tar Heels head coach and Asheville, North Carolina, native Roy Williams won his first NCAA title in just 

his second year coaching the team, improving to 470–116 

in 17 seasons as a head coach, and has the best record 

of any active coach in men’s basketball; 

Whereas Coach Williams and his coaching staff, including Assistant Coaches Joe Holladay, Steve Robinson, and C.B. 

McGrath, as well as each trainer, manager, and staff 

member, deserve praise and credit for their outstanding 

dedication to helping the North Carolina Tar Heels reach 

the summit of college basketball; 

Whereas Tar Heel seniors Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel, 

Melvin Scott, Charlie Everett, and C.J. Hooker celebrated four years at North Carolina with a National 

Championship; 

Whereas Tar Heel junior Sean May was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, averaging 21.5 points 

and 11.8 rebounds per game; 

Whereas Tar Heel juniors Raymond Felton and Rashad 

McCants joined Sean May on the all-tournament team, 

along with Illini players Luther Head and Deron Williams; 

Whereas the roster of the North Carolina Tar Heels also included juniors David Noel, Byron Sanders, and Damion 

Grant; sophomores Reyshawn Terry, Jesse Holley, and 

Wes Miller; and freshmen Marvin Williams, Quentin 

Thomas, and Brooks Foster; 
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Whereas the Tar Heel defense held Illinois to 27 percent 

from the field in the first half and prevented the Illini 

from scoring during the last 2 minutes and 37 seconds, 

and freshman Tar Heel Marvin Williams helped seal the 

victory with a tip-in shot with 1 minute and 26 seconds 

left to play; 

Whereas the North Carolina Tar Heels finished the 2004– 

2005 season with 33 wins and just 4 losses, and won the 

championship by defeating an Illinois team that tied an 

NCAA record for wins in a season at 37; 

Whereas Albemarle, North Carolina, native Woody Durham 

has been the radio play-by-play voice of North Carolina’s 

basketball programs since 1971, and this was his 11th 

‘‘Final Four’’ with the Tar Heels and 3rd national championship call; 

Whereas the Tar Heel players, coaches and staff are excellent 

representatives of the University of North Carolina, the 

oldest public university in the country and a distinguished leader in higher education that is consistently 

ranked among the nation’s top universities in academic 

performance; 

Whereas the Tar Heels showed tremendous dedication to 

each other, appreciation to their fans, sportsmanship toward their opponents, and respect for the game of basketball throughout the 2005 season, maintaining the tradition of excellence established by legendary coach Dean 

Smith; and 

Whereas residents of the Old North State and North Carolina fans worldwide are to be commended for their longstanding support, perseverance, and pride in the team: 

Now, therefore, be it 
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1 Resolved, that the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates the national champion North 

3 Carolina Tar Heels for their historic win in the 2005 

4 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 

5 Men’s Basketball Tournament; 

6 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

7 coaches, students, and support staff who were in8 strumental in helping the University of North Caro9 lina Tar Heels win the tournament; and invites the 

10 University of North Carolina men’s basketball team 

11 to the United States Capitol Building to be honored; 

12 (3) requests that the President recognize the 

13 achievements of the University of North Carolina 

14 men’s basketball team and invite them to the White 

15 House for a ceremony befitting a national champion; 

16 and 

17 (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent18 atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso19 lution to University of North Carolina Chancellor 

20 James Moeser and to Head Coach Roy Williams for 

21 appropriate display. 

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