[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING UCONN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, as the Congressman from eastern 
Connecticut, it is a proud moment for me to congratulate the UConn 
men's basketball team for winning this year's NCAA national 
championship on April 4, just a couple weeks ago.
  Mr. Speaker, the UConn men starting out in this season back in 
November were not even ranked in any of the leading polls. Yet, despite 
that negativity, they tuned it out and really came together as a team 
led by a great coach, Danny Hurley.
  By the time they got to the NCAA playoffs, their average margin of 
victory was over 15 points per game. It is a record in terms of NCAA 
championships in the past, and a great testament to a group of young 
men who are now going to go on and do greater things, whether it is in 
the NBA or next year's college basketball season.
  It is a great program. This is their fifth title since 1999. The 
women's team has won 11 titles. It is truly easy, I think without 
exaggeration, to say that I represent the basketball capital of the 
world for college basketball: Storrs, Connecticut.

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