Title: Commending the University of Virginia men's basketball team for winning the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution congratulates the University of Virginia men's basketball team for their performance in the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 320 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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 
                        Basketball Championship.


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                    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

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                               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 Virginia men's basketball 
        team (referred to in this preamble as the ``Virginia Cavaliers'') won 
        the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this 
        preamble as the ``NCAA'') Division I Men's Basketball Championship by 
        defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 85-77 at U.S. Bank 
        Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota;
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-champions 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 season 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 Cavaliers, 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 University 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 Mamadi Diakite, setting up his 
        buzzer-beating tying basket;
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 remembered for their 
        resilience in overcoming defeat in the 2018 NCAA Tournament by winning 
        the national championship just 1 year later;
Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers represented the Commonwealth of Virginia with 
        remarkable class, sportsmanship, dedication, and teamwork; and
Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers brought pride to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
        the City of Charlottesville, and the greater University of Virginia 
        community: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (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, coaches, 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 Virginia, 
                James E. Ryan;
                    (B) the Director of Athletics at the University of 
                Virginia, Carla Williams; and
                    (C) the head coach of the University of Virginia 
                men's basketball team, Tony Bennett.
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