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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 768 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 768

  Congratulating Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women's 
  basketball head coach, upon his selection to the Naismith Memorial 
         Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2006

 Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
    DeLauro, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Congratulating Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women's 
  basketball head coach, upon his selection to the Naismith Memorial 
         Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Whereas Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women's basketball head 
        coach, was named to the 2006 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 
        Enshrinement Class in his 21st season as head coach of the University of 
        Connecticut women's basketball program and in his first-year of Hall of 
        Fame eligibility;
Whereas Coach Auriemma is the seventh women's basketball coach to be selected to 
        the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame;
Whereas Coach Auriemma owns a 21-year collegiate coaching record of 589-116 
        (.835);
Whereas Coach Auriemma has guided the Huskies to 5 National championships, 8 
        Final Four berths and 13 consecutive National College Athletic 
        Association (NCAA) regional appearances;
Whereas Coach Auriemma is the first women's basketball coach in history to guide 
        his team to five consecutive Final Four berths;
Whereas Coach Auriemma and the Connecticut women's program have compiled an 
        overall record of 397-35 during the past 12 seasons, the best record 
        nationally over that span;
Whereas the Huskies have won a Big East Conference record 27 league titles under 
        Coach Auriemma, including 14 regular season titles and 13 tournament 
        titles;
Whereas Coach Auriemma is a perfect 5-0 in NCAA National Championship Games;
Whereas Coach Auriemma has been recognized 5 times as National Coach of the Year 
        and 6 times as Big East Coach of the Year;
Whereas Coach Auriemma has coached 6 NCAA National Players of the Year, 8 
        Olympians, and 10 First Team All-America selections;
Whereas under Coach Auriemma the Connecticut women's program is only the second 
        program in NCAA history to win 3 consecutive national titles;
Whereas Coach Auriemma has inspired his student-athletes to achieve both on and 
        off the court, and has transformed the University of Connecticut women's 
        basketball program into the standard by which all other programs are 
        measured; and
Whereas the leadership, passion, and commitment to excellence that Coach 
        Auriemma and others like him have cultivated in their student-athletes 
        embodies the true spirit of Title IX and the importance of equality of 
        opportunity and participation in sports: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
congratulates Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women's 
basketball head coach, for his success and contributions to one of the 
most beloved sports teams in the country upon his selection to the 2006 
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Class.
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