,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ahe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #b1 #bjai ,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself and ,mr4 ,hawley7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,commending the ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university ,bearcats men's basketball team for another ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association ,division ,,ii national championship victory4 ,whereas1 on ,march #cj1 #bjai1 the ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university ,bearcats men's basketball team 7referred to in this preamble as the ,bearcats7 defeated ,point ,loma ,nazarene ,university by a score of #fd to #eh in the ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,ncaa7 ,division ,,ii national championship game in ,evansville1 ,indiana2 ,whereas that victory is the second national championship victory in #c years for the ,bearcats2 ,whereas the ,bearcats ended the #bjah-bjai season as the only undefeated men's basketball program in the ,,ncaa1 with an overall record of #ch-j1 tying the ,,ncaa ,division ,,ii record for most wins in a season and making the ,bearcats only the fifth team in the history of ,,ncaa ,division ,,ii men's basketball to win a national title with a perfect record2 ,whereas1 with #ch wins1 the undefeated #bjah-bjai season-- 7#a7 was only the fourth time in the history of the men's basketball program at ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university that the ,bearcats reached the #cj-win mark2 and 7#b7 broke the previous ,bearcat record of #ca wins and zero losses set by the #aibi-aicj ,bearcats led by ,coach ,hank ,iba2 ,whereas all #aa players on the ,bearcats roster should be congratulated1 including-- 7#a7 ,diego ,bernard2 7#b7 ,tyler ,dougherty2 7#c7 ,kirk ,finley2 7#d7 ,ryan ,hawkins2 7#e7 ,trevor ,hudgins2 7#f7 ,daric ,laing2 7#g7 ,xavier ,rhodes2 7#h7 ,dray ,starzl2 7#i7 ,luke ,waters2 7#aj7 ,ryan ,welty2 and 7#aa7 ,joey ,witthus2 ,whereas1 during the #bjah-bjai season1 the ,bearcats-- 7#a7 held opponents to an average of #fa4g points2 7#b7 forced #ac turnovers per game2 and 7#c7 shot #ej percent or better from the field in #bb of #ch games2 ,whereas all #e starters on the ,bearcats roster 7,diego ,bernard1 ,ryan ,hawkins1 ,trevor ,hudgins1 ,ryan ,welty1 and ,joey ,witthus7 made #dj or more #c-point field goals during the #bjah-bjai season2 ,whereas #c players on the ,bearcats roster 7,ryan ,hawkins1 ,trevor ,hudgins1 and ,joey ,witthus7 scored more than #ejj points during the #bjah-bjai season2 ,whereas1 with #cci rebounds during the #bjah-bjai season1 ,ryan ,hawkins set the ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university single-season record for rebounds2 ,whereas ,trevor ,hudgins-- 7#a7 tied the ,mid-,america ,intercollegiate ,athletics ,association 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,miaa7 record for consecutive free throws made1 with #cf consecutive free throws made during the #bjah-bjai season2 7#b7 set a ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university single-season record for assists1 with #bjc assists during the #bjah-bjai season2 and 7#c7 set the ,,miaa freshman scoring record for points1 scoring #gab points during the #bjah-bjai season2 ,whereas ,joey ,witthus-- 7#a7 set the ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university single-season record for #c-point field goals made1 with #aad #c-point field goals made during the #bjah-bjai season2 and 7#b7 set the ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university single-season record for points1 scoring #ghj points during the #bjah-bjai season2 ,whereas the #bjah-bjai ,bearcats-- 7#a7 set the single-season ,,miaa record for points1 scoring a total of #c1acj points during the #bjah-bjai season2 7#b7 set the team record for field goals made1 with #a1aje field goals made during the #bjah-bjai season2 and 7#c7 set the team record for #c-point field goals made1 with #djd #c-point field goals made during the #bjah-bjai season2 ,whereas ,joey ,witthus and ,trevor ,hudgins were named to the ,all-,,miaa ,first ,team2 ,whereas ,ryan ,hawkins-- 7#a7 was named to the ,all-,,miaa ,second ,team2 and 7#b7 was named to the ,,miaa ,all-,defensive ,team2 ,whereas ,diego ,bernard-- 7#a7 was named to the ,,miaa ,all-,defensive ,team2 and 7#b7 was an ,all-,,miaa honorable mention2 ,whereas ,ryan ,welty-- 7#a7 was an ,all-,,miaa honorable mention2 and 7#b7 is the active career leader in #c-point field goal percentage in the ,united ,states1 with a #c-point field goal percentage of #ej4h2 and ,whereas ,coach ,ben ,mc,collum-- 7#a7 earned the ,john ,mc,lendon ,collegiate ,basketball ,coach of the ,year award1 making ,coach ,ben ,mc,collum the first non-,division ,i head coach to receive the award2 7#b7 was named ,,ncaa ,division ,,ii ,coach of the ,year by ,basketball ,times2 7#c7 was named ,coach of the ,year by the ,,miaa2 and 7#d7 led the ,bearcats to a #ajj-e record over #c seasons3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends the ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university ,bearcats men's basketball team for another ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association ,division ,,ii national championship victory in men's basketball2 7#b7 recognizes the athletic prowess1 hard work1 and dedication exhibited by the players1 coaches1 support staff1 and student body of ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university2 and 7#c7 congratulates-- 7,a7 the city of ,maryville1 ,missouri2 7,b7 the fans of the ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university ,bearcats men's basketball team2 and 7,c7 the alumni of ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university throughout the world4