,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #acc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1
 #bjag,mr4 ,burr 7for himself and ,mr4  
,tillis7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,congratulating the ,university of      
,north ,carolina ,tar ,heels basketball 
team for winning the #bjaf-bjag         
,national ,collegiate ,athletic         
,association men's basketball national  
championship4  ,whereas1 on ,april #c1  
#bjag1 the ,university of ,north        
,carolina defeated ,gonzaga ,university 
by a score of #ga to #fe to win the     
#bjaf-bjag ,national ,collegiate        
,athletic ,association 7referred to in  
this preamble as the ,,ncaa7 men's      
basketball national championship2       
,whereas the ,university of ,north      
,carolina ,tar ,heels returned to the   
,,ncaa national championship just #a    
year after a heartbreaking1 last-second 

loss to ,villanova ,university2 ,whereas
 the ,university of ,north ,carolina    
,tar ,heels were ranked sixth in the    
#bjaf-bjag preseason ,associated ,press 
and ,,usa ,today ,coaches polls2        
,whereas the ,university of ,north      
,carolina ,tar ,heels finished the      
#bjaf-bjag season with-- 7#a7 a record  
of #cc wins and #g losses2 and  7#b7 an 
,atlantic ,coast ,conference 7referred  
to in this preamble as the ,,acc7 record
 of #ad wins and #d losses2 ,whereas1   
for the #bjaf-bjag regular season1 the  
,university of ,north ,carolina ,tar    
,heels were the ,,acc champions for the 
#cast time1 an ,,acc record2 ,whereas   
,justin ,jackson was-- 7#a7 named       
#bjaf-bjag ,,acc ,player of the ,year2  
and  7#b7 selected to the #bjaf-bjag    
,,acc1 ,associated ,press1 ,national    
,association of ,basketball ,coaches1   
and the ,sporting ,news ,all-,america   
,first ,team2  ,whereas ,joel ,berry    
,,ii was selected to the #bjaf-bjag     
,,acc second team2 ,whereas ,kennedy    

,meeks was selected to the #bjaf-bjag   
,all-,,acc honorable mention team2      
,whereas the ,university of ,north      
,carolina ,tar ,heels were ranked third 
in the final ,,ncaa rankings2 ,whereas  
the ,university of ,north ,carolina ,tar
 ,heels--  7#a7 beat ,texas ,southern   
,university1 the ,university of         
,arkansas1 ,butler ,university1 and the 
,university of ,kentucky to win the     
,south ,region of the #bjaf-bjag ,,ncaa 
men's basketball national championship2 
and  7#b7 reached the ,final ,four for  
the #bjth time1 an ,,ncaa record2       
,whereas ,luke ,maye1 a former walk-on  
player1 was named the ,south ,regional  
,most ,outstanding ,player2 ,whereas the
 ,university of ,north ,carolina        
defeated the ,university of ,oregon to  
return to back-to-back national         
championships for the second time in the
 history of the ,university of ,north   
,carolina2 ,whereas seniors ,nate ,britt
 and ,isaiah ,hicks played in their     
#aeast game for the ,university of      

,north ,carolina2 ,whereas #gf1afh fans 
attended the national championship game 
at the ,university of ,phoenix ,stadium 
in ,glendale1 ,arizona2 ,whereas there  
were #aa ties and #ab lead changes      
throughout the national championship    
game2 ,whereas the ,university of ,north
 ,carolina trailed ,gonzaga ,university 
by #c points at halftime2 ,whereas the  
,university of ,north ,carolina trailed 
,gonzaga ,university by #b points with  
#a minute and #ec seconds left to play  
in the game2 ,whereas the ,university of
 ,north ,carolina held ,gonzaga         
,university scoreless over the final #a 
minute and #ec seconds of the game1     
finishing on an #h to #j run2 ,whereas  
,joel ,berry ,,ii-- 7#a7 fighting       
through dual ankle injuries--  7,a7     
scored #bb points2  7,b7 gathered #c    
rebounds2 and  7,c7 tallied #f assists2 
and  7#b7 was named the #bjaf-bjag      
,,ncaa men's basketball championship    
,most ,outstanding ,player2  ,whereas   
,roy ,williams-- 7#a7 coached in his    

#ajjth ,,ncaa tournament game2  7#b7    
became the sixth coach in ,,ncaa history
 to win #c national championships1      
surpassing ,hall of ,fame former        
,university of ,north ,carolina head    
coach ,dean ,smith2 and  7#c7 tied for  
fourth for the most national            
championship wins in ,,ncaa history2 and
 ,whereas the #bjaf-bjag national       
championship was the sixth ,,ncaa       
national championship in the history of 
the ,university of ,north ,carolina1    
moving the ,university of ,north        
,carolina out of a tie with ,duke       
,university for sole possession of third
 most national championships in ,,ncaa  
history3 ,now therefore be it  ,that the
 ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the       
,university of ,north ,carolina for     
winning the #bjaf-bjag ,national        
,collegiate ,athletic ,association men's
 basketball national championship2  7#b7
 recognizes the achievement of the      
players1 coaches1 students1 and staff of
 the ,university of ,north ,carolina    

whose perseverance and dedication to    
excellence helped propel the men's      
basketball team to win the championship2
 and  7#c7 respectfully requests that   
the ,secretary of the ,senate transmit  
an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
  7,a7 the chancellor of the ,university
 of ,north ,carolina1 ,carol ,l4 ,folt2 
7,b7 the athletic director of the       
,university of ,north ,carolina1        
,lawrence ,r4 ,bubba ,cunningham2 and   
7,c7 the head coach of the ,university  
of ,north ,carolina men's basketball    
team1 ,roy ,williams4