[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3407]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS CORNHUSKERS BASKETBALL

 Mr. KERREY. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to 
congratulate the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers Men's Basketball 
Team on their thrilling championship victory over St. Joseph's of 
Pennsylvania, 60 to 56, in the National Invitational Tournament, the 
Nation's oldest postseason tournament, at Madison Square Garden on 
March 28. With their victory, the men's basketball team joins an 
impressive list of championship seasons this school year for UNL that 
already includes national champions in football and women's volleyball.
  Coach Danny Nee and his players overcame considerable adversity this 
season, having entered the NIT with 10 losses in their last 11 games. 
But they defeated Colorado State, Washington State, Fresno State, and 
Tulane in route to the NIT final, and finished what could have been a 
disappointing season on a very successful note.
  Mr. President, this is UNL's first ever basketball championship and 
although some may consider the NIT a second-tier tournament, only two 
teams in men's NCAA Division One basketball can end their season on a 
winning note. And I am proud to say, one of them this year is my Alma 
Mater--the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
  Congratulations to Coach Nee, senior guard and NIT MVP Erick 
Strickland, and the entire Cornhusker men's basketball team on a 
successful season and a terrific victory. Nebraska is, indeed, 
proud.

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