IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 320 
Commending the University of Virginia men’s basketball team for winning 
the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Bas-
ketball Championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2019 
Mr. RIGGLEMAN
(for himself, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
WEXTON, Mr. CLINE, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
WITTMAN, and Mrs. LURIA) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the University of Virginia men’s basketball 
team for winning the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. 
Whereas, on Monday, April 8, 2019, the University of Vir-
ginia men’s basketball team (referred to in this preamble 
as the ‘‘Virginia Cavaliers’’) won the 2019 National Col-
legiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble 
as the ‘‘NCAA’’) Division I Men’s Basketball Champion-
ship by defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score 
of 85–77 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Min-
nesota; 
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Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers made history by winning the 
first National Championship in men’s basketball for the 
University of Virginia; 
Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers were regular season co-cham-
pions of the Atlantic Coast Conference (referred to in 
this preamble as the ‘‘ACC’’), marking the fourth time 
the team has won this title in the past 6 seasons; 
Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers finished the 2018–2019 sea-
son with a record of 35–3 and as the top-ranked scoring 
defense in the country, holding opponents to just 55.5 
points per game; 
Whereas Tony Bennett, the head coach of the Virginia Cava-
liers, has, along with his staff, established a program 
built on ‘‘The Five Pillars’’—Humility, Passion, Unity, 
Servanthood, and Thankfulness; 
Whereas Coach Bennett has, in his 10 seasons at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, been named National Coach of the Year 
3 times, placing him second all-time behind legendary 
coach John Wooden; 
Whereas for the second consecutive season, Coach Bennett 
was named ACC Coach of the Year; 
Whereas De’Andre Hunter and Kyle Guy received All-ACC 
First Team honors for the 2018–2019 season; 
Whereas Ty Jerome received All-ACC Second Team honors 
for the 2018–2019 season; 
Whereas De’Andre Hunter was named ACC Defensive Player 
of the Year and was named to the ACC All-Defensive 
Team; 
Whereas to advance to the Final Four, true freshman Kihei 
Clark executed a precision half-court pass to teammate 
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Mamadi Diakite, setting up his buzzer-beating tying bas-
ket; 
Whereas the pass from Clark to Diakite was termed ‘‘the 
play of the century’’ by teammate Ty Jerome; 
Whereas De’Andre Hunter finished the championship game 
with 27 points and 9 rebounds in 44 minutes; 
Whereas Kyle Guy finished the championship game with 24 
points and a 53.3 field goal percentage in 45 minutes; 
Whereas De’Andre Hunter, Kyle Guy, and Ty Jerome—all 
part of the Virginia Cavaliers’ 2016 recruiting class— 
scored 67 of Virginia’s 85 points in the championship 
game; 
Whereas Kyle Guy was 11-for-11 in his final free throws of 
the tournament; 
Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers made all 12 of their free 
throws during overtime of the championship game; 
Whereas the entire Virginia Cavaliers team will forever be re-
membered for their resilience in overcoming defeat in the 
2018 NCAA Tournament by winning the national cham-
pionship just 1 year later; 
Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers represented the Common-
wealth of Virginia with remarkable class, sportsmanship, 
dedication, and teamwork; and 
Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers brought pride to the Com-
monwealth of Virginia, the City of Charlottesville, and 
the greater University of Virginia community: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) congratulates and honors the University of 
Virginia men’s basketball team for their performance 
in the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament; 
(2) highlights and celebrates the grit, resilience, 
and commitment to excellence of the players, coach-
es, managers, parents, and families of the Virginia 
Cavaliers; and 
(3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives transmit an enrolled copy 
of this resolution to— 
(A) the President of the University of Vir-
ginia, James E. Ryan; 
(B) the Director of Athletics at the Uni-
versity of Virginia, Carla Williams; and 
(C) the head coach of the University of 
Virginia men’s basketball team, Tony Bennett. 
Æ 
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