[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S4456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 148.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 148) commending The University of 
     Florida men's basketball team for winning the 2007 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Basketball 
     Championship.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 148) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 148

       Whereas, on April 2nd, 2007, the University of Florida 
     men's basketball team made history with its 84-75 win over 
     the Ohio State University Buckeyes--becoming only the seventh 
     school to repeat as national champions in men's hoops, and 
     the first team since Duke University accomplished this feat 
     in 1991 and 1992, and the first school to hold national 
     titles in both basketball and football in the same year;
       Whereas, the Gators entered the 2006-2007 season as the 
     defending national champions and posted a 35-5 win-loss 
     record during their second run for the title, finishing the 
     season with a ten-game winning streak and securing the 
     Southeastern Conference Championship, in addition to the 2007 
     NCAA Division I men's basketball crown;
       Whereas, Head Coach Billy Donovan joined elite company as 
     he became one of only four active coaches to win multiple 
     NCAA titles;
       Whereas, University of Florida junior Corey Brewer was 
     chosen as the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four;
       Whereas, each player, coach, trainer, and manager dedicated 
     his or her time and effort to ensuring that the Florida 
     Gators defended their title and captured a second consecutive 
     national championship; and
       Whereas, the families of the players, students, alumni, and 
     faculty of the University of Florida, and all of the 
     supporters of the University of Florida, are to be 
     congratulated for their commitment to, and pride in, the 
     basketball program at the University: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the University of Florida men's basketball 
     team for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Basketball 
     Championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all of the players, 
     coaches, and support staff who were instrumental in helping 
     the University of Florida men's basketball team win 
     consecutive NCAA Division I Basketball Championships, and
       (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit enrolled copies of this resolution to--
       (A) the University of Florida for appropriate display;
       (B) the President of the University of Florida, Dr. J. 
     Bernard Machen;
       (C) the Athletic Director of the University of Florida, 
     Jeremy Foley; and
       (D) the Head Coach of the University of Florida men's 
     basketball team, Billy Donovan.

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