Bill Text: TX HR1784 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the West Texas A&M University men's basketball team on advancing to the 2021 NCAA Division II championship game.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1784 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1784-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1784 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The West Texas A&M University men's basketball | ||
| program achieved a new level of success during the 2020-2021 | ||
| season, as the Buffs advanced all the way to the NCAA Division II | ||
| national championship game; and | ||
| WHEREAS, WT compiled a 12-2 record in the regular season and | ||
| then cruised to three straight double-digit victories in the Lone | ||
| Star Conference tournament to capture the league title and clinch a | ||
| berth in the Division II NCAA tournament; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After defeating Dallas Baptist University and | ||
| Lubbock Christian University, WT bested Daemen College to earn a | ||
| trip to the Final Four in Evansville, Indiana; squaring off against | ||
| Lincoln Memorial University on March 25, WT was down by nine points | ||
| at the break but rallied in the second half to turn the game into a | ||
| nip-and-tuck battle; trailing by two points with 13 seconds | ||
| remaining, the Buffs missed a shot that would have tied the game, | ||
| but guard Zach Toussaint corralled the rebound beyond the arc and | ||
| threw up a last-second three-point attempt; the buzzer sounded with | ||
| the ball in the air, and when it fell through the net, WT claimed a | ||
| thrilling 87-86 triumph; moving on to the title game against | ||
| Northwest Missouri State University, the Buffs gave their all but | ||
| saw their season come to an end just one win short of the national | ||
| championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Buffs | ||
| received valuable contributions throughout the year from each | ||
| member of the roster: John Brown, Qua Grant, JT Warren, Jon'il | ||
| Fugett, Torian Harris, Parker Nielsen, Kavon Booker, Joel Murray, | ||
| Mr. Toussaint, Ugo Obineke, Calvin Fugett Jr., Hayden Blankley, and | ||
| Cameron Bell; these dedicated athletes were guided by head coach | ||
| Tom Brown, associate head coaches Chris Gove and Quincy Henderson, | ||
| and student assistant Ty Bryant, and the players also received | ||
| support from athletic trainer Devin Neill, assistant athletic | ||
| performance coach Matt Segura, and student manager Derrick | ||
| Gahimbare; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With their exceptional skill and unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, the West Texas A&M University Buffs have | ||
| earned a place among the top Division II basketball teams in the | ||
| country, and their achievements are a source of great pride for the | ||
| university's students, alumni, and fans; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the West Texas A&M University men's | ||
| basketball team on advancing to the 2021 NCAA Division II | ||
| championship game and extend to the team's players, coaches, and | ||
| staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Buffs as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Smithee | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1784 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
