Bill Text: TX SR368 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing The University of North Texas men's basketball team for its first win in a national tournament.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-10 - Reported enrolled [SR368 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR368-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The University of North Texas men's basketball | ||
team enjoyed an exceptional 2020-2021 season, winning the | ||
Conference USA Tournament championship and securing a place in | ||
the school record book by tallying its first victory in the NCAA | ||
Division I tournament; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Mean Green made an impressive run through the | ||
regular season, setting the stage for its dominant showing at the | ||
Conference USA Tournament; UNT bested Middle Tennessee State, | ||
Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech Universities to claim a spot in | ||
the title game against Western Kentucky University; the Mean | ||
Green took control of that contest in overtime, missing only one | ||
shot and sinking a clutch bucket with 13 seconds left to clinch | ||
the 61-57 outcome and an automatic NCAA bid; Javion Hamlet was | ||
named the tournament Most Valuable Player, and Zachary Simmons | ||
was an All-Tournament selection; and | ||
WHEREAS, Making its fourth appearance in the "Big Dance" of | ||
the Division I tournament, UNT was seeded 13th and battled | ||
4th-seeded and No. 20-ranked Purdue University in its South | ||
Region opener on March 19; excelling in all phases of the game, | ||
the Mean Green held their own against the Boilermakers, and the | ||
thrilling contest extended into overtime; UNT ultimately | ||
launched an 11-0 run in the extra period and iced the game from | ||
the free-throw line, triumphing by the final score of 78-69; the | ||
stunning upset enabled UNT to advance to the second round of the | ||
tournament for the first time in program history and to claim its | ||
first win over a Top 25 foe since 1971; and | ||
WHEREAS, Though it ultimately fell short in a hard-fought | ||
second-round loss, UNT set a new standard of excellence for the | ||
program under the able leadership of head coach Grant McCasland; | ||
the team received valuable contributions from each member of the | ||
roster over the course of the year, and the Mean Green players | ||
were honored on April 8 with the celebration of UNT Men's | ||
Basketball Day in Denton; and | ||
WHEREAS, The talented and hardworking members of the | ||
University of North Texas men's basketball team have realized an | ||
outstanding accomplishment with their historic performance in | ||
the NCAA tournament, and in so doing, they have earned the | ||
admiration of the entire UNT community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate the University of North Texas | ||
men's basketball team on its exceptional 2020-2021 season and its | ||
first win in the NCAA Division I tournament and extend to the | ||
team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for | ||
continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Springer | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 10, 2021. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |