[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2043]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 578--COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF 
  KANSAS JAYHAWKS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2022 NATIONAL 
    COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Marshall) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 578

       Whereas, on Monday, April 4, 2022, the University of Kansas 
     Jayhawks men's basketball team (referred to in this preamble 
     as the ``Jayhawks'') defeated the University of North 
     Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 72 to 69 in the 2022 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this 
     preamble as the ``NCAA'') Basketball National Championship 
     game in New Orleans, Louisiana;
       Whereas the inventor of the game of basketball, James 
     Naismith, was the first coach of the University of Kansas 
     men's basketball program;
       Whereas the University of Kansas men's basketball program 
     leads the NCAA in all-time wins;
       Whereas the 2022 NCAA Basketball National Championship 
     victory by the Jayhawks is the fourth in the history of the 
     University of Kansas men's basketball program, in addition to 
     2 National Basketball Championship titles awarded to the 
     University of Kansas by the Helms Foundation;
       Whereas the Jayhawks were Big 12 Conference regular season 
     champions and Big 12 Tournament champions;
       Whereas the Jayhawks finished the 2022 season with a 34-6 
     record;
       Whereas, in the 2022 NCAA Basketball National Championship 
     game, the Jayhawks overcame a 15-point deficit at halftime, 
     the largest deficit a winning team has ever overcome in the 
     National Championship game in NCAA Basketball history;
       Whereas Ochai Agbaji scored 12 points and was named Most 
     Outstanding Player of the Final Four;
       Whereas 4 other players scored in the double-digits in the 
     NCAA Basketball National Championship--
       (1) Christian Braun, a Kansas native, who scored 12 points 
     and had 12 rebounds;
       (2) David McCormack, who scored 15 points and had 10 
     rebounds;
       (3) Jalen Wilson, who scored 15 points and had 4 rebounds; 
     and
       (4) Remy Martin, who scored 14 points to help the Jayhawks 
     win the NCAA Basketball National Championship; and

       Whereas Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Self won his second 
     NCAA Basketball National Championship with the Jayhawks: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the University of Kansas Jayhawks men's 
     basketball team (referred to in this resolution as the 
     ``Jayhawks'') for winning the 2022 National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association Basketball National Championship;
       (2) recognizes the players, coaches, and staff of the 
     Jayhawks; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the Chancellor of the University of Kansas, Dr. Douglas 
     Girod;
       (B) the Athletic Director of the University of Kansas, 
     Travis Goff; and
       (C) the Head Coach of the Jayhawks, Bill Self.

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