,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ab1         
#bjai,mr4 ,riggleman 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4       
,wexton1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1  
,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4       
,wittman1 and ,mrs4 ,luria7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,education
 and ,labor  ,,resolution  ,commending  
the ,university of ,virginia men's      
basketball team for winning the #bjai   
,national ,collegiate ,athletic         
,association ,division ,i ,men's        
,basketball ,championship4  ,whereas1 on
 ,monday1 ,april #h1 #bjai1 the         
,university of ,virginia men's          
basketball team 7referred to in this    
preamble as the ,virginia ,cavaliers7   
won the #bjai ,national ,collegiate     
,athletic ,association 7referred to in  
this preamble as the ,,ncaa7 ,division  
,i ,men's ,basketball ,championship by  
defeating the ,texas ,tech ,red ,raiders

 by a score of #he-gg at ,u4,s4 ,bank   
,stadium in ,minneapolis1 ,minnesota2   
,whereas the ,virginia ,cavaliers made  
history by winning the first ,national  
,championship in men's basketball for   
the ,university of ,virginia2 ,whereas  
the ,virginia ,cavaliers were regular   
season co-champions of the ,atlantic    
,coast ,conference 7referred to in this 
preamble as the ,,acc71 marking the     
fourth time the team has won this title 
in the past #f seasons2 ,whereas the    
,virginia ,cavaliers finished the       
#bjah-bjai season with a record of #ce-c
 and as the top-ranked scoring defense  
in the country1 holding opponents to    
just #ee4e points per game2 ,whereas    
,tony ,bennett1 the head coach of the   
,virginia ,cavaliers1 has1 along with   
his staff1 established a program built  
on ,the ,five ,pillars--,humility1      
,passion1 ,unity1 ,servanthood1 and     
,thankfulness2 ,whereas ,coach ,bennett 
has1 in his #aj seasons at the          
,university of ,virginia1 been named    

,national ,coach of the ,year #c times1 
placing him second all-time behind      
legendary coach ,john ,wooden2 ,whereas 
for the second consecutive season1      
,coach ,bennett was named ,,acc ,coach  
of the ,year2 ,whereas ,de',andre       
,hunter and ,kyle ,guy received         
,all-,,acc ,first ,team honors for the  
#bjah-bjai season2 ,whereas ,ty ,jerome 
received ,all-,,acc ,second ,team honors
 for the #bjah-bjai season2 ,whereas    
,de',andre ,hunter was named ,,acc      
,defensive ,player of the ,year and was 
named to the ,,acc ,all-,defensive      
,team2 ,whereas to advance to the ,final
 ,four1 true freshman ,kihei ,clark     
executed a precision half-court pass to 
teammate ,mamadi ,diakite1 setting up   
his buzzer-beating tying basket2        
,whereas the pass from ,clark to        
,diakite was termed the play of the     
century by teammate ,ty ,jerome2        
,whereas ,de',andre ,hunter finished the
 championship game with #bg points and  
#i rebounds in #dd minutes2 ,whereas    

,kyle ,guy finished the championship    
game with #bd points and a #ec4c field  
goal percentage in #de minutes2 ,whereas
 ,de',andre ,hunter1 ,kyle ,guy1 and ,ty
 ,jerome--all part of the ,virginia     
,cavaliers' #bjaf recruiting            
class--scored #fg of ,virginia's #he    
points in the championship game2        
,whereas ,kyle ,guy was #aa-;for-#aa in 
his final free throws of the tournament2
 ,whereas the ,virginia ,cavaliers made 
all #ab of their free throws during     
overtime of the championship game2      
,whereas the entire ,virginia ,cavaliers
 team will forever be remembered for    
their resilience in overcoming defeat in
 the #bjah ,,ncaa ,tournament by winning
 the national championship just #a year 
later2 ,whereas the ,virginia ,cavaliers
 represented the ,commonwealth of       
,virginia with remarkable class1        
sportsmanship1 dedication1 and teamwork2
 and ,whereas the ,virginia ,cavaliers  
brought pride to the ,commonwealth of   
,virginia1 the ,city of                 

,charlottesville1 and the greater       
,university of ,virginia community3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7             
congratulates and honors the ,university
 of ,virginia men's basketball team for 
their performance in the #bjai ,national
 ,collegiate ,athletic ,association     
,division ,i ,men's ,basketball         
,tournament2  7#b7 highlights and       
celebrates the grit1 resilience1 and    
commitment to excellence of the players1
 coaches1 managers1 parents1 and        
families of the ,virginia ,cavaliers2   
and  7#c7 respectfully requests that the
 ,clerk of the ,house of                
,representatives transmit an enrolled   
copy of this resolution to--  7,a7 the  
,president of the ,university of        
,virginia1 ,james ,e4 ,ryan2  7,b7 the  
,director of ,athletics at the          
,university of ,virginia1 ,carla        
,williams2 and  7,c7 the head coach of  
the ,university of ,virginia men's      
basketball team1 ,tony ,bennett4