[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 31, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5689]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 790--COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF 
    CONNECTICUT MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2024 NATIONAL 
     COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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

                              S. Res. 790

       Whereas, on Monday, April 8, 2024, the University of 
     Connecticut's men's basketball team (referred to in this 
     preamble as the ``UConn Huskies'') won the 2024 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble 
     as the ``NCAA'') Men's Basketball Championship with a 75-60 
     win over the Purdue University Boilermakers;
       Whereas this is the UConn Huskies' sixth national 
     championship, continuing the team's undefeated streak in 
     national championship games;
       Whereas this is the UConn Huskies' second consecutive 
     national championship, becoming only the eighth NCAA Division 
     I men's basketball team to accomplish this feat;
       Whereas the UConn Huskies earned all 6 national titles 
     since 1999, a feat that no other college team has surpassed 
     during that time;
       Whereas Tristen Newton was named the Most Outstanding 
     Player of the NCAA tournament, averaging 14.5 points per 
     game;
       Whereas the UConn Huskies won every NCAA tournament game by 
     14 points or more for a second straight year and set the 
     record this year for the largest margin of victory over its 
     6-game run with 140 combined points; and
       Whereas, because the University of Connecticut is also home 
     to the most successful NCAA Division I women's basketball 
     program, having won a record 11 national championships and 
     appearing in their twenty-third Final Four this year, Storrs, 
     Connecticut, is the Basketball Capital of the World: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the University of Connecticut men's basketball 
     team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic 
     Association Men's Basketball Championship;
       (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of the 
     University of Connecticut; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President of the University of Connecticut, Radenka 
     Maric; and
       (B) the Head Coach of the University of Connecticut men's 
     basketball team, Dan Hurley.

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