[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 40 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF'S MEN'S 
                     BASKETBALL PROGRAM AND PLAYERS

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 2010

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the University of 
Arkansas at Pine Bluff's (UAPB) men's basketball coaches and players 
for their first ever National College Athletics Association (NCAA) 
Tournament win in the history of the school's program.
  On March 16, 2010, the UAPB Golden Lions defeated the Winthrop Eagles 
61-44 at University of Dayton Arena in the opening-round game of the 
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The win also marks the first 
NCAA Tournament win for a team from the Southwestern Athletic 
Conference in 17 years.
  As the No. 16 seed in the South Regional bracket, the UAPB Golden 
Lions now face Duke University, the No. 1 seed, in Jacksonville, 
Florida, on March 19.
  University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is an extraordinary institution 
of higher education and a renowned historically black university. It 
has a long history of successful alumni and its influence reaches 
across this country. This basketball team's achievement will bring some 
much-deserved national attention to the university, its stellar 
academic record, its dedicated student body, and, of course, its strong 
athletic program.
  I have the privilege of representing UAPB in the U.S. House of 
Representatives and stand even prouder today on this historic win. I 
wish them the best of luck on their Friday game against Duke.
  Today, I encourage all my colleagues to help me congratulate this 
deserving team and all of our young men and women in college athletics 
who represent our Nation's next generation of leaders, many of whom may 
one day walk these very halls in Congress.

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