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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1456 

Congratulating the University of Dayton men’s basketball team for winning 

the 2010 National Invitation Tournament basketball championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2010 

Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. AUSTRIA, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, 

Mr. LATTA, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BOEHNER, Ms. SUTTON, 

Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. KILROY, Mr. 

LATOURETTE, Mr. DRIEHAUS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SPACE, and Mr. 

BOCCIERI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Dayton men’s basketball 

team for winning the 2010 National Invitation Tournament basketball championship. 

Whereas, on April 1, 2010, the University of Dayton Flyers 

men’s basketball team won its third National Invitation 

Tournament basketball championship in school history; 

Whereas the University of Dayton Flyers men’s basketball 

team won their first National Invitation Tournament basketball championship in 1962, and their second in 1968; 

Whereas the University of Dayton Flyers men’s basketball 

team has 40 all-time victories in the National Invitation 


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Tournament, second only to St. John’s University in 

Queens, New York; 

Whereas the University of Dayton Flyers men’s basketball 

team has three regular season conference championships 

and one conference tournament championship since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1995; 

Whereas in addition to their success on the court, the University of Dayton men’s basketball team upholds a high 

standard of academic excellence, achieving an overall 

graduation success rate of 100 percent every year since 

Brian Gregory was named head coach in 2003; 

Whereas the University of Dayton Flyers men’s basketball 

team won the championship game by defeating the 2009 

NCAA Tournament National Champion University of 

North Carolina Tar Heels 79 to 68; 

Whereas the roster of the championship Flyer team included 

Mickey Perry, London Warren, Rob Lowery, Chris Johnson, Dan Fox, Josh Parker, Paul Williams, Luke 

Fabrizius, Luke Hendrick, Logan Nourse, Marcus Johnson, Chris Wright, Devin Searcy, Matt Kavanaugh, Peter 

Zestermann, Kurt Huelsman, and Josh Benson; 

Whereas head coach Brian Gregory and his coaching staff, 

including assistant coaches Billy Schmidt, Jon Borovich, 

and Cornell Mann, director of basketball operations Matt 

Farrell, strength and conditioning coach Mike Bewley, 

and athletic trainer Nate Seymour deserve tremendous 

credit for their outstanding determination and accomplishments; and 

Whereas the students, alumni, administration, faculty, and 

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gratulated for their loyalty and pride in their championship caliber basketball team: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of Dayton 

3 men’s basketball team for winning the 2010 Na4 tional Invitation Tournament Division I men’s bas5 ketball championship; and 

6 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

7 coaches, students, and support staff who were in8 strumental in the Flyers’ victory. 

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