Title: A resolution commending and congratulating the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens men's basketball team on winning the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I men's basketball championship.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution commends the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens men's basketball team on winning the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I men's basketball championship.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 504 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 504

  Commending and congratulating the Coffeyville Community College Red 
   Ravens men's basketball team on winning the 2021 National Junior 
 College Athletic Association Division I men's basketball championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2022

   Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Marshall) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commending and congratulating the Coffeyville Community College Red 
   Ravens men's basketball team on winning the 2021 National Junior 
 College Athletic Association Division I men's basketball championship.

Whereas, on Saturday, April 24, 2021, the Coffeyville Community College Red 
        Ravens men's basketball team (referred to in this preamble as the ``Red 
        Ravens'') defeated the Cowley County Community College Tigers by a score 
        of 108 to 99 in the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``NJCAA'') Division I men's 
        basketball championship game;
Whereas the 2021 national championship is the first for the Red Ravens since 
        1962;
Whereas, in addition to winning the national championship, the Red Ravens won a 
        share of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East title;
Whereas, in the championship game, freshman center Blaise Keita had a career-
        high 27 points on 13-16 shooting;
Whereas guard Tylor Perry--

    (1) had 18 points in the championship game; and

    (2) was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2021 NJCAA Division I 
men's basketball championship tournament;

Whereas Love Bettis, Blaise Keita, and Tylor Perry were named to the All-
        Tournament team; and
Whereas head coach Jay Herkelman was named the 2021 NJCAA Division I men's 
        basketball coach of the year: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens 
        men's basketball team on winning the 2021 National Junior 
        College Athletic Association Division I men's basketball 
        championship;
            (2) recognizes the players, coaches, and staff of the 
        Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens men's basketball team; 
        and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the President of Coffeyville Community College, 
                Dr. Marlon Thornburg;
                    (B) the Athletic Director of Coffeyville Community 
                College, Jeff Leiker; and
                    (C) the head coach of the Coffeyville Community 
                College Red Ravens men's basketball team, Jay 
                Herkelman.
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