[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22694]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    RECOGNIZING THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS' BASKETBALL PROGRAM

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 11, 2000

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, back in June, the University of 
Massachusetts at Dartmouth men's and women's basketball teams embarked 
on a twelve-day trip to Portugal in order to participate in the 10th 
Annual Amadora International Basketball Tournament 2000. Two years 
earlier, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth had hosted the 
Portuguese National Junior Team, and as a result the Portuguese 
Basketball Federation invited both the University of Massachusetts at 
Dartmouth teams to compete in this year's tournament. Both teams 
competed well, with the men's basketball team finishing in second 
place. This type of athletic event further highlights the strong 
cultural ties between the Greater New Bedford/Dartmouth Area and 
Portugal. Men's basketball coach Brian Baptiste, Women's basketball 
coach, Lynn Sheedy and the Athletic Director Robert Mullen should be 
commended for their efforts in encouraging this type of exchange which 
brought pride to Southeastern Massachusetts and allowed young men and 
women to experience, first hand, a culture that is so prevalent in this 
area.

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