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Whereas the Tar Heels have won men’s basketball national 
championships in 1924, 1957, 1982, 1993, and 2005, 
and have played in a record 16 ‘‘Final Fours’’; 
Whereas Tar Heels head coach and Asheville, North Caro-
lina, native Roy Williams won his first NCAA title in just 
his second year coaching the team, improving to 470–116 
in 17 seasons as a head coach, and has the best record 
of any active coach in men’s basketball; 
Whereas Coach Williams and his coaching staff, including As-
sistant Coaches Joe Holladay, Steve Robinson, and C.B. 
McGrath, as well as each trainer, manager, and staff 
member, deserve praise and credit for their outstanding 
dedication to helping the North Carolina Tar Heels reach 
the summit of college basketball; 
Whereas Tar Heel seniors Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel, 
Melvin Scott, Charlie Everett, and C.J. Hooker cele-
brated four years at North Carolina with a National 
Championship; 
Whereas Tar Heel junior Sean May was named Most Out-
standing Player of the tournament, averaging 21.5 points 
and 11.8 rebounds per game; 
Whereas Tar Heel juniors Raymond Felton and Rashad 
McCants joined Sean May on the all-tournament team, 
along with Illini players Luther Head and Deron Wil-
liams; 
Whereas the roster of the North Carolina Tar Heels also in-
cluded juniors David Noel, Byron Sanders, and Damion 
Grant; sophomores Reyshawn Terry, Jesse Holley, and 
Wes Miller; and freshmen Marvin Williams, Quentin 
Thomas, and Brooks Foster;
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Whereas the Tar Heel defense held Illinois to 27 percent 
from the field in the first half and prevented the Illini 
from scoring during the last 2 minutes and 37 seconds, 
and freshman Tar Heel Marvin Williams helped seal the 
victory with a tip-in shot with 1 minute and 26 seconds 
left to play; 
Whereas the North Carolina Tar Heels finished the 2004– 
2005 season with 33 wins and just 4 losses, and won the 
championship by defeating an Illinois team that tied an 
NCAA record for wins in a season at 37; 
Whereas Albemarle, North Carolina, native Woody Durham 
has been the radio play-by-play voice of North Carolina’s 
basketball programs since 1971, and this was his 11th 
‘‘Final Four’’ with the Tar Heels and 3rd national cham-
pionship call; 
Whereas the Tar Heel players, coaches and staff are excellent 
representatives of the University of North Carolina, the 
oldest public university in the country and a distin-
guished leader in higher education that is consistently 
ranked among the nation’s top universities in academic 
performance; 
Whereas the Tar Heels showed tremendous dedication to 
each other, appreciation to their fans, sportsmanship to-
ward their opponents, and respect for the game of bas-
ketball throughout the 2005 season, maintaining the tra-
dition of excellence established by legendary coach Dean 
Smith; and 
Whereas residents of the Old North State and North Caro-
lina fans worldwide are to be commended for their long- 
standing support, perseverance, and pride in the team: 
Now, therefore, be it
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Resolved, that the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the national champion North 
Carolina Tar Heels for their historic win in the 2005 
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 
Men’s Basketball Tournament; 
(2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 
coaches, students, and support staff who were in-
strumental in helping the University of North Caro-
lina Tar Heels win the tournament; and invites the 
University of North Carolina men’s basketball team 
to the United States Capitol Building to be honored; 
(3) requests that the President recognize the 
achievements of the University of North Carolina 
men’s basketball team and invite them to the White 
House for a ceremony befitting a national champion; 
and 
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso-
lution to University of North Carolina Chancellor 
James Moeser and to Head Coach Roy Williams for 
appropriate display. 
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