[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

 Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today, with great admiration and 
as a proud alumnus, I congratulate the University of Wisconsin in 
Madison men's basketball team for their victory over the University of 
Illinois this week. This victory allowed the Badgers to claim the Big 
Ten conference title outright for the first time since 1947. As a 
lifelong Badger, I am proud of their accomplishment and I look forward 
to their play in the postseason.
  In this, the 105th season of men's basketball at UW-Madison, the 
players and the coaching staff won their first consecutive conference 
crown since the 1923 and 1924 seasons. For the second year in a row, 
Badger basketball has made the people in Madison and around Wisconsin 
and the country proud to be Badgers. With this win, Coach Bo Ryan 
becomes only the third coach in Big Ten history to win titles in his 
first two seasons as coach. With this championship, UW-Madison 
continues its long tradition of dominance in Big Ten athletics.
  As a graduate of UW-Madison, I take great pride in commending our 
men's basketball team, and I wish Coach Ryan and his Badger team all 
the best in postseason play. Wisconsin is behind you, and we wish you 
all the luck. Go Badgers.

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