[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 77 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 77

Commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for 
          winning the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 1999

   Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for 
          winning the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.

Whereas the University of Connecticut men's basketball team capped a remarkable 
        season by defeating the top-ranked Duke Blue Devils 77-74, on March 29, 
        1999, in St. Petersburg, Florida, to win its 1st national championship 
        in its 1st ``Final Four'' appearance;
Whereas the Huskies finished with a regular season record of 34-2, the best in 
        the program's proud 96 years of competition;
Whereas the Huskies firmly established themselves as the dominant team of the 
        decade in the storied Big East Conference, winning their 6th regular 
        season title and their 4th tournament championship of the 1990s;
Whereas UConn's Richard ``Rip'' Hamilton distinguished himself in the 
        championship game and throughout the season as one of the premier 
        players in all of college basketball, winning his 2d Big East Player of 
        the Year award, earning 1st team All-America honors, and closing out a 
        spectacular offensive performance in the NCAA tournament by being named 
        the most valuable player of the Final Four.
Whereas UConn's senior co-captain Ricky Moore distinguished himself as one of 
        the Nation's top defensive players, personifying the grit, 
        determination, and fierce will to win that carried the Huskies 
        throughout the year;
Whereas UConn coach Jim Calhoun instilled in his players an unceasing ethic of 
        dedication, sacrifice, and teamwork in the pursuit of excellence, and 
        instilled in the rest of us a renewed appreciation of what it means to 
        win with dignity, integrity, and true sportsmanship;
Whereas the Huskies' thrilling victory in the NCAA championship game enraptured 
        their loyal and loving fans from Storrs to Stamford, taking 
        ``Huskymania'' to new heights and filling the State with an overwhelming 
        sense of pride, honor, and community; and
Whereas the UConn basketball team's national championship spotlighted one of the 
        Nation's premier State universities, that is committed to academic as 
        well as athletic excellence: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate commends and congratulates the Huskies of 
the University of Connecticut for winning the 1999 NCAA Men's 
Basketball Championship.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
resolution to the president of the University of Connecticut.
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