[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 505--COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEN'S 
   BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2008 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC 
         ASSOCIATION (NCAA) DIVISION I BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Stevens) submitted 
the following resolution; Which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 505

        Whereas, on April 7th, 2008, the University of Kansas 
     men's basketball team won its third NCAA Division I 
     Basketball Championship and fifth national title with its 75-
     68 overtime win over the University of Memphis--on the 
     twentieth anniversary of the historic win by the team lead by 
     Danny Manning known as ``Danny and the Miracles'';
       Whereas, with this win the Jayhawks achieved a school 
     record for all-time season wins, posting a 37-3 win-loss 
     record during their run for the title, and finished the 
     season with a thirteen-game winning streak, securing the Big 
     XII Conference Championship title after starting the season 
     with a twenty-game undefeated record, in addition to the 2008 
     NCAA Division I men's basketball crown;
       Whereas, Head Coach Bill Self improved his all-time record 
     at Kansas to 142-32 and 12-4 in the tournament assisted by a 
     miraculous last-minute three-point shot by guard Mario 
     Chalmers;
       Whereas, Kansas guard Mario Chalmers was chosen as the Most 
     Outstanding Player of the Final Four and was named to the 
     all-tournament team along with guards Brandon Rush and 
     Darrell Arthur;
       Whereas, each player, coach, trainer, and manager dedicated 
     his or her time and effort to ensuring that the Kansas 
     Jayhawks reached their goal of capturing a national 
     championship; and
       Whereas, the families of the players, students, alumni, and 
     faculty of the University of Kansas, and all the supporters 
     of the University of Kansas, are to be congratulated for 
     their commitment to, and pride in, the basketball program at 
     the University: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the University of Kansas men's basketball team 
     for winning the 2008 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all of the players, 
     coaches, and support staff who were instrumental in helping 
     the University of Kansas men's basketball team win its third 
     NCAA Division I Basketball Championship and fifth national 
     championship;
       (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit enrolled copies of this resolution to--
       (A) the University of Kansas for appropriate display;
       (B) the Chancellor of the University of Kansas, Robert 
     Hemenway;
       (C) the Athletic Director of the University of Kansas, Lew 
     Perkins;
       (D) the Head Coach of the University of Kansas men's 
     basketball team, Bill Self.

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