[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 55 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E391]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COACH THOMAS NAMED 2018 COACH OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 5, 2018

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Albert Thomas 
for being named Coach of the Year by the National Association of 
Basketball Coaches (NABC).
  Coach Thomas led the Missouri City Elkins High School Knights to 
their sixth district championship in his 13 years as coach. The Knights 
have qualified for the playoffs 11 times and have won eight area 
championships under Thomas. He has also taught mathematics for 30 
years. Thomas was presented with the award on April 1st at the annual 
NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show in San Antonio. He has also been 
named district coach of the year four times.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Coach Albert Thomas for being named the 2018 
Coach of the Year. I thank him for his dedication to our education 
system and for sharing his passion for basketball with our students.

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