IV 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 196

Congratulating the Saint John’s University men’s basketball team for winning 

the 2003 National Invitation Tournament basketball championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2003

Mr. MEEKS of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION

Congratulating the Saint John’s University men’s basketball 

team for winning the 2003 National Invitation Tournament basketball championship.

Whereas on Thursday, April 3, 2003, New York’s Saint 

John’s University Red Storm men’s basketball team won 

its 6th National Invitation Tournament basketball championship; 

Whereas Saint John’s University men’s basketball program is 

ranked 4th in number of all-time wins for men’s division 

I basketball; 

Whereas the Red Storm won the championship game by defeating their Big East rival Georgetown University 70–

67, continuing its legendary tradition of winning in men’s 

division I basketball; 
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Whereas the Saint John’s University team was led by senior 

guard Marcus Hatten, who ended his brilliant collegiate 

career as the team’s leading-scorer, and received outstanding support from senior forward Anthony Glover, 

freshman point guard Elijah Ingram, junior forward 

Grady Reynolds, and center Kyle Cuffe; 

Whereas the roster of the championship Red Storm team also 

included Mohamed Diakite, Tim Doyle, Curtis ‘‘CUJO’’ 

Johnson, Abe Keita, Eric King, John Scheiman, Willie 

Shaw, Tristan Smith, and Andre Stanley; 

Whereas Head Coach Mike Jarvis has coached Saint John’s 

for 5 successful seasons and notched his 100th win at St. 

John’s this season with a thrilling win over Duke University making Coach Jarvis the only active division I coach 

with at least 100 wins at 3 different division I schools; 

Whereas Coach Jarvis and his coaching staff, including Associate Head Coach Kevin Clark, Assistant Head Coaches 

Mike Jarvis, II (‘‘Deuce’’) and Dermon Player, and Director of Basketball Operations Alex Evans, deserve tremendous credit for their outstanding determination and 

accomplishments; and 

Whereas the students, alumni, administration, faculty, and 

supporters of Saint John’s University are to be congratulated for their loyalty and pride in their National Invitation Tournament champion basketball team: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) congratulates the Saint John’s University 

3 men’s basketball team for winning the 2003 Na-
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1 tional Invitation Tournament Division I men’s bas2 ketball championship; 

3 (2) recognizes the achievements of all the 

4 team’s players, coaches, trainers and support staff; 

5 (3) recognizes the legendary achievements of 

6 Saint John’s University Red Storm men’s basketball 

7 team; and 

8 (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent9 atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso10 lution to Saint John’s University and the Big East 

11 Conference for appropriate display and to transmit 

12 an enrolled copy to the president of the university, 

13 the athletic director, and each coach and member of 

14 the 2003 championship team.

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