,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ajj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#af1 #bjac ,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,paul7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commending and
 congratulating the ,university of      
,louisville men's basketball team for   
winning its third ,division ,i ,national
 ,collegiate ,athletic ,association     
championship1 and the ,university of    
,louisville women's basketball team for 
being runner up in the #bjac ,women's   
,division ,i ,national ,collegiate      
,athletic ,association ,basketball      
,tournament4  ,whereas1 on ,april #h1   
#bjac1 the ,university of ,louisville   
,cardinals defeated the ,university of  
,michigan ,wolverines1 #hb to #gf1 in   
the final game of the ,national         
,collegiate ,athletic ,association      
7referred to in this preamble as ,,ncaa7
 ,division ,i ,men's ,basketball        
,tournament in ,atlanta1 ,georgia2      

,whereas the ,louisville ,cardinals have
 won #c national titles and appeared in 
#aj ,,ncaa ,final ,fours1 their first   
title and third ,final ,four appearance 
under ,coach ,rick ,pitino2 ,whereas    
,hall of ,fame ,coach ,rick ,pitino is  
the only coach to win ,,ncaa national   
men's basketball championships at #b    
universities2 ,whereas senior guard     
,peyton ,siva has led the ,cardinals to 
#b ,big ,east ,conference ,tournament   
,championships1 #b ,,ncaa ,final ,fours1
 and #a ,,ncaa national title while     
playing for the ,university of          
,louisville men's basketball team2      
,whereas junior center ,gorgui ,dieng   
was named ,big ,east ,conference        
,defensive ,player of the ,year and     
,first ,team ,all-,big ,east1 along with
 junior guard ,russ ,smith2 ,whereas    
junior forward ,luke ,hancock was named 
,most ,outstanding ,player of the #bjac 
,,ncaa ,final ,four1 the first          
nonstarter to win the award2 ,whereas   
each player1 coach1 athletic trainer1   

and staff member of the ,university of  
,louisville men's basketball team       
dedicated their season and tireless     
efforts to a successful team effort2    
,whereas the ,university of ,louisville 
women's basketball team inspired the    
people of the ,commonwealth with its    
memorable and exciting run in the       
tournament and for being the            
lowest-seeded team to make it to the    
,,ncaa title game since the inaugural   
women's championship game in #aihb2     
,whereas residents of the ,city of      
,louisville and the ,commonwealth of    
,kentucky and ,cardinal fans worldwide  
are to be commended for their           
long-standing support1 perseverance1 and
 pride in this team2 and ,whereas ,coach
 ,rick ,pitino1 ,coach ,jeff ,walz1 and 
the ,university ,louisville ,cardinals  
have brought pride and honor to the     
,city of ,louisville and the entire     
,commonwealth of ,kentucky this season1 
which is rightly known as the college   
basketball capital of the world3 ,now1  

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 commends and congratulates the     
,university of ,louisville ,cardinals on
 its outstanding accomplishment2 and    
7#b7 respectfully requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate transmit a    
copy of this resolution to the president
 of the ,university of ,louisville4