[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 77--COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF 
    CONNECTICUT HUSKIES FOR WINNING THE 1999 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL 
                              CHAMPIONSHIP

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

                               S. Res. 77

       Whereas the University of Connecticut men's basketball team 
     capped a remarkable season by defeating the top-ranked Duke 
     Blue Devils 77-74, on March 29, 1999, in St. Petersburg, 
     Florida, to win its 1st national championship in its 1st 
     ``Final Four'' appearance;
       Whereas the Huskies finished with a regular season record 
     of 34-2, the best in the program's proud 96 years of 
     competition;
       Whereas the Huskies firmly established themselves as the 
     dominant team of the decade in the storied Big East 
     Conference, winning their 6th regular season title and their 
     4th tournament championship of the 1990s;
       Whereas UConn's Richard ``Rip'' Hamilton distinguished 
     himself in the championship game and throughout the season as 
     one of the premier players in all of college basketball, 
     winning his 2d Big East Player of the Year award, earning 1st 
     team All-America honors, and closing out a spectacular 
     offensive performance in the NCAA tournament by being named 
     the most valuable player of the Final Four.
       Whereas UConn's senior co-captain Ricky Moore distinguished 
     himself as one of the Nation's top defensive players, 
     personifying the grit, determination, and fierce will to win 
     that carried the Huskies throughout the year;
       Whereas UConn coach Jim Calhoun instilled in his players an 
     unceasing ethic of dedication, sacrifice, and teamwork in the 
     pursuit of excellence, and instilled in the rest of us a 
     renewed appreciation of what it means to win with dignity, 
     integrity, and true sportsmanship;
       Whereas the Huskies' thrilling victory in the NCAA 
     championship game enraptured their loyal and loving fans from 
     Storrs to Stamford, taking ``Huskymania'' to new heights and 
     filling the State with an overwhelming sense of pride, honor, 
     and community;
       Whereas the UConn basketball team's national championship 
     spotlighted one of the Nation's premier State universities, 
     that is committed to academic as well as athletic excellence: 
     Now, therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends and congratulates the 
     Huskies of the University of Connecticut for winning the 1999 
     NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to the president of the University of 
     Connecticut.

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