[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 588 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 588

 Honoring the St. Bonaventure University men's and women's basketball 
  teams for making it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association 
                 Tournament and for two great seasons.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2012

  Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Hochul, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hanna, and Ms. 
 Slaughter) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the St. Bonaventure University men's and women's basketball 
  teams for making it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association 
                 Tournament and for two great seasons.

Whereas St. Bonaventure University is located in St. Bonaventure, New York, 
        within the 29th Congressional District;
Whereas St. Bonaventure University is one of the smallest Division I National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) programs in the country;
Whereas St. Bonaventure University is one of just 22 Division I schools with 
        both its men's and women's teams in the NCAA Basketball Tournaments;
Whereas the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team won their first 
        Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament title on Sunday, March 11, 2012, with 
        a final score of 67-56;
Whereas that victory earned the Bonnies the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic 
        bid into the NCAA Tournament;
Whereas under the tutelage of head coach Mark Schmidt, this is St. Bonaventure 
        men's basketball team's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 
        2000;
Whereas senior forward Andrew Nicholson was named both the Atlantic 10 Player of 
        the Year and the most valuable player of the Atlantic 10 Tournament;
Whereas the St. Bonaventure Women Bonnies have also made it into the NCAA 
        Tournament for the first time in school history following their 29-3 
        season and a record of being undefeated (14-0) in the Atlantic 10 
        Conference;
Whereas the Women Bonnies earned the regular season Atlantic 10 championship;
Whereas the Women Bonnies are the number 5 seed in the Raleigh Region;
Whereas the Women Bonnies head coach, Jim Crowley, was named both the Atlantic 
        10 Coach of the Year and the NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year 
        by ESPN.com; and
Whereas in the 2011-2012 season, senior guard Jessica Jenkins was ranked the 
        number one 3-point shooter in the Nation, making her 13th on the all 
        time NCAA list: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the 
coaches and players of the St. Bonaventure University men's and women's 
basketball teams and the entire St. Bonaventure University community on 
all of their accomplishments during the 2011-2012 season.
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