Commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut men's basketball team, the UConn Huskies, for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Championship, and commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team for securing a place in the Final Four.

Bill: 118-hres-1169
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2024-04-23
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-04-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution commends the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s basketball championship.</p><p>The resolution also commends the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team for reaching the Final Four of the NCAA women’s basketball championship for the 23rd time in the program's history.</p><p>Further, the resolution congratulates Coach Geno Auriemma of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team and Coach Dan Hurley of the men's team.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1169 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2024 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Himes , and Mrs. Hayes ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team, the UConn Huskies, for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship, and commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team for securing a place in the Final Four.

Whereas, on Monday, April 8, 2024, the University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball team (referred to in this preamble as the UConn Huskies ) won the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) Men’s Basketball Championship with a 75–60 win over the Purdue University Boilermakers at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona; Whereas this is the UConn men’s basketball team’s sixth national championship, continuing the team’s undefeated streak in national championship games; Whereas this is the UConn men’s team’s second consecutive national championship, becoming only the eighth NCAA Division I men’s basketball team to accomplish this feat; Whereas the UConn men’s basketball team has earned all 6 national titles since 1999, a feat that no other college team has surpassed during that time; Whereas UConn player Tristen Newton was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament in 2024, averaging 14.5 points per game; Whereas UConn player Donovan John Clingan earned the 2024 AP Honorable Mention All-American, scoring an exceptional 22 points in the NCAA tournament championship game; Whereas UConn player Hassan Diara earned the 2024 Big East Sixth Man Award, becoming the second University of Connecticut player to receive the award since its creation; Whereas UConn player Cameron Spencer’s transfer to UConn was an invaluable asset to the team’s success, and he is one of the top free throw shooters in the country; Whereas UConn player Stephon Castle won Big East Freshman of the Year; Whereas UConn player Alex Karaban in his two years at UConn has now helped the team secure two national championships; Whereas UConn player Paige Madison Bueckers earned the 2024 Unanimous First-Team All-American for the second time, the 2024 Big East Player of the Year for the second time, and the 2024 Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second time; Whereas UConn player Aaliyah Edwards contributed an extraordinary 17 points to the Final Four game as the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball teams active leading scorer with an average 17.6 points scored per game; Whereas UConn player Nika Mühl is the all-time leader in career assists at the University of Connecticut, holding the program record for most assists in a single season; Whereas UConn player KK Arnold averaged an impressive 2.3 steals per game; Whereas UConn player Ashlynn Shade is Big East Freshman of the Year and averages 11.2 points per game; Whereas the UConn men’s team won every NCAA tournament game by 13 points or more for a second straight year, and set the record this year for the largest margin of victory over its 6-game run with 140 combined points; Whereas the University of Connecticut is home to the most successful NCAA Division I women’s basketball program in history, having won a record 11 national championships and appearing in their 23d Final Four this year; and Whereas, due to the incredible feats of both the women’s and men’s collegiate basketball teams, Storrs, Connecticut, is the College Basketball Capital of the World: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) commends the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship and commends the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team for reaching the Final Four of the Collegiate Athletic Association women’s Basketball Championship for the 23d time in program history; (2) congratulates Coach Geno Auriemma on his 39th year coaching for the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team, achieving an unprecedented 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Championships and 1,200 career victories, and congratulates Coach Dan Hurley on his 2d national victory with the men’s team; (3) celebrates the fans, students, and faculty of the University of Connecticut; and (4) 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 Connecticut, Radenka Maric; (B) the Head Coach of the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team, Dan Hurley; and (C) the Head Coach of the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team, Geno Auriemma.