Commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut Men's Basketball Team for winning the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.

Bill: 118-hres-284
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-10
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Connecticut

Higher education

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution commends the University of Connecticut Men's Basketball Team for winning the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 284 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2023 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 for winning the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.

Whereas, on Monday, April 3, 2023, the University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball Team (referred to in this preamble as the UConn Huskies ) won the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship with a 76–59 win over the San Diego State Aztecs at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas; Whereas this is the UConn Huskies fifth national championship, continuing the team’s undefeated streak in national championship games; Whereas all five titles were earned since 1999, a feat no other college team has surpassed; Whereas Adama Sanogo was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, averaging 19.7 points per game with four double-doubles; and Whereas the UConn Huskies won every NCAA tournament game by 13 points or more, becoming only the fifth team in history to do so: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) commends the University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball Team for winning the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship; (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of the University of Connecticut; 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 Connecticut, Radenka Maric; and (B) the Head Coach of the University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball Team, Dan Hurley.