[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 46 (Friday, April 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E601]
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 CONGRATULATING THE PIKEVILLE COLLEGE BEARS FOR WINNING THE 2011 NAIA 
                DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 1, 2011

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the Pikeville College Bears for winning the 2011 NAIA Division I Men's 
Basketball Championship. Coach Kelly Wells masterfully guided the 
unseeded Cinderella team to earn the division crown.
  On March 22, 2011, the Bears defeated a talented team from Mountain 
State University, winning 83 to 76 in overtime.
  The team surpassed a number of expectations this season, setting a 
school-record with 30 wins and becoming the first unseeded team in NAIA 
history to beat five seeded teams for the championship title. The 
accomplishments of this team will be shared with pride in the mountains 
for generations to come.
  In addition, I commend Coach Kelly Wells on being named the National 
Coach of the Year and I congratulate the tournament's most valuable 
player, Trevor Setty, who finished the tournament with 108 points, 
including 18 three-point shots and 49 rebounds.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Coach Kelly Wells and the 
2011 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Champions. Coach Wells, his staff 
and his players displayed outstanding dedication, teamwork, 
unselfishness and sportsmanship throughout the course of the season in 
achieving this great honor. I congratulate them and wish them all the 
best in the years to come.

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