IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1242 

Congratulating the Duke University men’s basketball team for winning the 

2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2010 

Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. KISSELL, Mrs. 

MYRICK, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 

COBLE, Mr. SHULER, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. WATT, Mr. 

ETHERIDGE, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. MCHENRY, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. 

OLSON, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ

of California, Ms. FOXX, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MILLER of 

North Carolina, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 

HOLDEN, and Mr. HOYER) submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Duke University men’s basketball team 

for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball 

National Championship. 

Whereas on April 5, 2010, the Duke University Blue Devils 

defeated the Butler University Bulldogs by a score of 61– 

59 in the finals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘NCAA’’) Division 

I Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana; 


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•HRES 1242 IH 

Whereas the Blue Devils now hold 4 national men’s basketball titles, winning NCAA championships in 1991, 1992, 

2001, and 2010; 

Whereas Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski improved 

his record to 868–279, won his 77th NCAA tournament 

game, the most in NCAA history, and won his fourth national championship, making him tied with Adolph Rupp 

for second most championships in NCAA history; 

Whereas Coach Krzyzewski and his coaching staff, including 

Assistant Coaches Chris Collins, Steve Wojciechowski, 

and Nate James, as well as each manager, trainer, and 

staff member, deserve praise and credit for helping the 

Blue Devils reach the pinnacle of college basketball; 

Whereas the Blue Devil team roster included seniors Jordan 

Davidson, Jon Scheyer, Lance Thomas, and Brian 

Zoubek, juniors Steve Johnson, Casey Peters, Kyle 

Singler, and Nolan Smith, sophomores Seth Curry and 

Miles Plumlee, and freshmen Andre Dawkins, Ryan 

Kelly, Mason Plumlee, and Todd Zafirovski; 

Whereas junior Kyle Singler was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, scoring 19 points and 

collecting 9 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes in the 

championship game; 

Whereas Blue Devils Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler, and Nolan 

Smith were each named to the all-tournament team; 

Whereas during the 2009–2010 season, the Duke Blue Devils 

finished with a record of 35–5, tied for the most wins, 

and scored a total of 3,079 points; 

Whereas the Blue Devils went undefeated on their home 

court in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the 2009–2010 

regular season; 


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Whereas the Duke Blue Devils won the 2010 Atlantic Coast 

Conference (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘ACC’’) Tournament, their record 18 such tournament championship, 

and won a share of the ACC regular-season championship 

with a conference record of 13–3; 

Whereas the Duke Blue Devils have played in 15 Final Fours 

and have played in at least one Final Four in 6 consecutive decades; 

Whereas the Blue Devils have amassed a record overall winning percentage of 75.8 percent in the NCAA tournament; 

Whereas the 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 92 percent; 

Whereas the Duke men’s basketball program has had 31 

ACC All-Academic basketball teams over the last 14 

years, has had at least one player on the ACC All-Academic basketball team for a record 16 straight years, has 

received 5 Academic All-America selections over the past 

12 years, and has had at least one team member on the 

ACC All-Academic basketball team in 23 of the last 26 

years for a total of 46 selections; 

Whereas the 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 2009–2010 season; 


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•HRES 1242 IH 

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

of the Blue Devils are to be congratulated for their 

sportsmanship, dedication, and support of their team; 

and 

Whereas the Blue Devils’ 2010 NCAA championship further 

solidifies the tradition of basketball excellence that exists 

in the State of North Carolina, whose universities have 

won 4 of the last 10 NCAA championships: Now, therefore, be it— 

1 Resolved, that the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates the 2010 national champions, 

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

4 2010 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 Blue Devils’ victory; 

9 (3) invites the Duke University men’s basket10 ball team to the United States Capitol Building to 

11 be honored; and 

12 (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent13 atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso14 lution to Duke University President Richard H. 

15 Brodhead, Athletic Director Kevin White, and Head 

16 Coach Mike Krzyzewski for appropriate display. 

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