[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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    CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT MEN'S AND WOMEN'S 
         BASKETBALL TEAMS FOR THEIR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORIES

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, the State of Connecticut is bursting 
with Huskie pride this morning as the UConn men and the UConn women 
basketball teams did what was, I think, almost unimaginable: they both 
won a national championship.
  It would be great to stand here today and talk about how the women 
accomplished a perfect season and beat a team that was undefeated until 
last night, or the men, who defied every pundit, every odds-maker, 
every NCAA know-it-all and again won the national championship against 
all odds.
  But I want to really focus for a second on the fact that Geno 
Auriemma, his women's program over the years has almost a perfect 
graduation rate in terms of the women who have played in that program.
  And Kevin Ollie has three dean's list players on the starting five. 
His all-star, Shabazz Napier, is going to graduate with a full degree. 
He is an amazing person, and I am glad the country got a chance to see 
him.
  I want to conclude by reading his final comment that he said to the 
press the other night:

       Basketball is second to me. I want them to be better people 
     once they leave Storrs campus. If I did that, forget about 
     the wins and losses, national championships, all that stuff, 
     I think I've done my job.

  Coach Ollie, Coach Auriemma, you have done your job. We are so proud 
of you.
  Go, Huskies.

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