[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 142 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 142


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2003

        Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Congratulating the Syracuse University men's basketball team for 
      winning the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball national 
                             championship.

Whereas on Monday, April 7, 2003, the Syracuse University Orangemen men's 
        basketball team won its first Division I national basketball 
        championship;
Whereas Syracuse University won the championship game by defeating the 
        University of Kansas Jayhawks 81-78;
Whereas the Syracuse University team was led by freshman Carmelo Anthony, who 
        was voted the Most Outstanding


Player of the Final Four, and received outstanding effort and support from 
Gerry McNamara, Billy Edelin, Kueth Duany, Hakim Warrick, Craig Forth, 
Jeremy McNeil, and Josh Pace;

Whereas the roster of the Syracuse University team also included Tyrone 
        Albright, Josh Brooks, Xzavier Gaines, Matt Gorman, Gary Hall, Ronneil 
        Herron, and Andrew Kouwe;
Whereas Head Coach Jim Boeheim has coached at Syracuse University for 27 years 
        and been involved with the Syracuse University men's basketball team for 
        more than half his life;
Whereas Coach Boeheim had previously coached in two national championship games, 
        including a heartbreaking loss in 1987;
Whereas Coach Boeheim and his coaching staff, including Associate Head Coach 
        Bernie Fine and Assistant Head Coaches Mike Hopkins and Troy Weaver, 
        deserve much credit for the outstanding determination and 
        accomplishments of their young team; and
Whereas the students, alumni, faculty, and supporters of Syracuse University are 
        to be congratulated for their commitment and pride in their national 
        champion men's basketball team: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) congratulates the Syracuse University men's basketball 
        team for winning the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball 
        national championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, 
        coaches, and support staff and invites them to the United 
        States Capitol Building to be honored;
            (3) requests that the President recognize the achievements 
        of the Syracuse University men's basketball team and invite 
        them to the White House for an appropriate ceremony honoring a 
        national championship team; and
            (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        make available enrolled copies of this resolution to Syracuse 
        University for appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled 
        copy of this resolution to each coach and member of the 2003 
        NCAA Division I men's basketball national championship team.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.