IV 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 588 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 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

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.