House Resolution 156 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY WISE, COHOON, SANDS, and HEATON 1 3 A Resolution honoring the Southeastern Community College 1 4 Men's Basketball Team on its national championship. 1 5 WHEREAS, the Southeastern Community College Men's 1 6 Basketball Team recently won its third National Junior 1 7 College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I 1 8 national championship in five years, winning back=to= 1 9 back titles in 2003 and 2004; and 1 10 WHEREAS, the Southeastern Community College 1 11 BlackHawks convincingly won their four tournament 1 12 games, outscoring their opponents by an average of 1 13 over 18 points per game; and 1 14 WHEREAS, the team's defensive play was stellar, 1 15 holding its opponents to an average field goal 1 16 percentage of only 31.1 percent; and 1 17 WHEREAS, BlackHawk team member Kelvin Pena was 1 18 named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, and was 1 19 joined by team members Ivan Almonte and Marvett 1 20 McDonald on the All=Tournament Team; and 1 21 WHEREAS, BlackHawk Coach Joe O'Brien was also named 1 22 Coach of the Tournament; NOW THEREFORE, 1 23 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 24 That the House of Representatives congratulates the 1 25 Southeastern Community College Men's Basketball Team 1 26 and their coach on winning the NJCAA Division I Men's 1 27 Basketball National Championship and thanks them for 1 28 the honor and recognition they have brought to 1 29 Southeastern Community College and to the State of 1 30 Iowa; and 2 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an 2 2 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2 3 presentation to Coach Joe O'Brien and the Southeastern 2 4 Community College Men's Basketball Team. 2 5 LSB 6971HH 80 2 6 rj/gg/14