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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 202 

Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association 

Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2015 

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

Mr. HUDSON, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. HOLDING, and Mr. TROTT) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National 

Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. 

Whereas, on April 6, 2015, the Duke University Blue Devils 

defeated the University of Wisconsin-Madison by a score 

of 68–63 in the finals of the National Collegiate Athletic 

Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana; 

Whereas the Duke University Blue Devils now hold 5 national men’s basketball titles, winning NCAA championships in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, and 2015; 


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Whereas the Duke University Blue Devils are tied for the 

third most NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships in history and tied for the most NCAA Division I 

Men’s Basketball Championships since the year 2000; 

Whereas Duke University Blue Devils head coach Mike 

Krzyzewski improved his record to 1,018–310, won his 

88th NCAA tournament game, the most in NCAA history, and won his fifth national championship, for the 

second most championships by any coach in NCAA history; 

Whereas Coach Krzyzewski became the first coach in the history of NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball to reach 1,000 

wins by defeating St. John’s University (New York City) 

77–68 on January 25, 2015; 

Whereas Coach Krzyzewski and his coaching staff, including 

Assistant Coaches Jeff Capel, Nate James, and Jon 

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

member, deserve praise and credit for helping the Duke 

University Blue Devils reach the pinnacle of achievement 

in college basketball; 

Whereas the Duke University Blue Devil team roster included 

seniors Quinn Cook and Sean Kelly, juniors Amile Jefferson, and Marshall Plumlee, sophomores Matt Jones, Sean 

Obi, and Nick Pagluica, and freshmen Jahlil Okafor, 

Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, and Grayson Allen; 

Whereas freshman Tyus Jones was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, scoring 23 points and 

collecting 5 rebounds while playing 37 minutes in the 

championship game; 


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Whereas Duke University Blue Devils freshman Tyus Jones, 

Justise Winslow, and Grayson Allen were each named to 

the NCAA All-Tournament Team; 

Whereas during the 2014–2015 season, the Duke University 

Blue Devils finished with a record of 35–4 and scored a 

total of 3,091 points; 

Whereas the Duke University Blue Devils finished the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 2014–2015 season with a 

record of 15–3; 

Whereas the Duke University Blue Devils have played in 16 

Final Fours and have played in at least one Final Four 

in 6 consecutive decades; 

Whereas the Duke University Blue Devils have amassed an 

overall winning percentage of 75 percent in the NCAA 

tournament, which is the highest percentage of all time; 

Whereas the Duke University Blue Devil players, coaches, 

and staff are outstanding representatives of Duke University, a top ten university that is recognized annually 

as a national leader in academics and research; 

Whereas in addition to their skill on the court, the Duke 

men’s basketball team upholds a high standard of academic excellence, achieving an overall graduation success 

rate of 100 percent during the most recent NCAA academic reporting period; 

Whereas for the first time in school history five players were 

named to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball 

Team including juniors Amile Jefferson and Marshall 

Plumlee, and freshman Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, and 

Grayson Allen; 

Whereas the Duke men’s basketball program has had 85 

ACC All-Academic basketball players in school history; 


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Whereas the Duke University Blue Devils showed tremendous 

dedication to their team, appreciation to their fans, 

sportsmanship toward their opponents, and respect for 

the game of basketball throughout the 2014–2015 season; 

Whereas Duke students, faculty, staff, alumni, and all fans 

of the Duke University Blue Devils are to be congratulated for their sportsmanship, dedication, and support of 

their team; and 

Whereas the Duke University Blue Devils’ 2015 NCAA 

championship further solidifies the tradition of basketball 

excellence that exists in the State of North Carolina, 

whose universities have won 5 of the last 15 NCAA 

championships: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates the 2015 national champions, 

3 the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 

4 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Divi5 sion I Men’s Basketball Tournament; 

6 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

7 coaches, students, and support staff who were in8 strumental in the Duke University Blue Devils’ vic9 tory; 

10 (3) invites the Duke University men’s basket11 ball team to the United States Capitol Building to 

12 be honored; and 

13 (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent14 atives to make available enrolled copies of this resoVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Apr 16, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR202.IH HR202

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1 lution to Duke University President Richard H. 

2 Brodhead, Athletic Director Kevin White, and Head 

3 Coach Mike Krzyzewski for appropriate display. 

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