[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5058]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING WSU SHOCKER BASKETBALL

  (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the tremendous 
accomplishment of Wichita State University and its men's basketball 
team. Shocker Basketball is rich in tradition, with 10,000 screaming 
fans at nearly every game.
  For the first time, Wichita State University is now the reigning 
champion of the National Invitation Tournament. Last Thursday, they 
finished their tourney run with a convincing victory over a worthy 
opponent, the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama. This was a 
glorious cap to an excellent season.
  This year, the Shockers won 29 games, the most in the university's 
history--losing two games to Final Four opponents during the season by 
a total of only five points.
  It is my honor to congratulate Wichita State University, its 
President Don Beggs, athletic director Eric Sexton, the basketball 
team's head coach Gregg Marshall and his staff, and all the great young 
men who played their hearts out in New York to bring the title back to 
Wichita.
  A great season for the mighty Shocker Nation.
  MTXE. Go Shox.

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