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.

Bill: 117-sres-504
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-02-03
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Higher education

Kansas

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S527; text: CR S526)

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2022-02-03
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: III 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 504 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 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

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.