III 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 430 

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

the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Basketball 

Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 5, 2006 

Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. MARTINEZ) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the University of Florida men’s basketball team 

for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Basketball Championship. 

Whereas on Monday, April 3, 2006, the University of Florida 

men’s basketball team (referred to in this preamble as 

the ‘‘Florida Gators’’) defeated the men’s basketball team 

of the University of California, Los Angeles, by a score 

of 73–57, to win the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic 

Association Division I Basketball Championship; 

Whereas that historic victory by the Florida Gators was a 

product of— 

(1) an almost flawless and unselfish team performance; and 


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(2) individual player excellence and versatility from 

members of the Florida Gators; 

Whereas that victory marked the first national basketball 

championship victory for the University of Florida, and 

occurred 10 years after the school won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship; 

Whereas the head coach of the Florida Gators, Billy Donovan, became the second youngest coach to win the national championship, after leading the Florida Gators to 

a school-best, 33–6 record; 

Whereas University of Florida sophomore Joakim Noah was 

chosen as the most outstanding player of the Final Four; 

Whereas each player, coach, trainer, and manager dedicated 

his or her time and effort to ensuring that the Florida 

Gators reached the pinnacle of team achievement; and 

Whereas the families of the players, students, alumni, and 

faculty of the University of Florida, and all of the supporters of the University of Florida, are to be congratulated for their commitment to, and pride in, the basketball program at the University of Florida: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commends the University of Florida men’s 

3 basketball team for winning the 2006 National Col4 legiate Athletic Association Division I Basketball 

5 Championship; 

6 (2) recognizes the achievements of all of the 

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1 mental in helping the University of Florida men’s 

2 basketball team win the 2006 National Collegiate 

3 Athletic Association Division I Basketball Cham4 pionship, and invites those individuals to the United 

5 States Capitol Building to be honored; and 

6 (3) respectfully requests the Enrolling Clerk of 

7 the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this reso8 lution to— 

9 (A) the University of Florida for appro10 priate display; and 

11 (B) the coach of the University of Florida 

12 men’s basketball team, Billy Donovan. 

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