[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 115--CONGRATULATING THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MEN'S 
 BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2003 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL 
                         NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Biden) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 115

       Whereas on Monday, April 7, 2003, the Syracuse University 
     Orangemen men's basketball team won its first Division I 
     national basketball championship;
       Whereas Syracuse University won the championship game by 
     defeating the University of Kansas Jayhawks 81 to 78;
       Whereas the Syracuse University team was led by freshman 
     Carmelo Anthony, who was voted Most Outstanding Player of the 
     Final Four, and received outstanding effort and support from 
     Gerry McNamara, Billy Edelin, Kueth Duany, Hakim Warrick, 
     Craig Forth, Jeremy McNeil, and Josh Pace;
       Whereas the roster of the Syracuse University team also 
     included Tyrone Albright, Josh Brooks, Xzavier Gaines, Matt 
     Gorman, Gary Hall, Ronneil Herron, and Andrew Kouwe;
       Whereas Head Coach Jim Boeheim has coached at Syracuse 
     University for 27 years and been involved with the Syracuse 
     University men's basketball team for more than half his life;
       Whereas Coach Boeheim had previously coached in 2 national 
     championship games, including a heartbreaking loss in 1987;
       Whereas Coach Boeheim and his coaching staff, including 
     Associate Head Coach Bernie Fine and Assistant Head Coaches 
     Mike Hopkins and Troy Weaver, deserve much credit for the 
     outstanding determination and accomplishments of their young 
     team; and
       Whereas the students, alumni, faculty, and supporters of 
     Syracuse University are to be congratulated for their 
     commitment and pride in their national champion men's 
     basketball team: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Syracuse University men's basketball 
     team for winning the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball 
     national championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, 
     coaches, and support staff and invites them to the United 
     States Capitol Building to be honored;
       (3) requests that the President recognize the achievements 
     of the Syracuse University men's basketball team and invite 
     them to the White House for an appropriate ceremony honoring 
     a national championship team; and
       (4) directs Secretary of the Senate to make available 
     enrolled copies of this resolution to Syracuse University for 
     appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled copy of this 
     resolution to each coach and member of the 2003 NCAA Division 
     I men's basketball national championship team.

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