House Resolution 157 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY WISE, COHOON, SANDS, and HEATON 1 3 A Resolution honoring Southeastern Community College 1 4 Men's Basketball Coach Joe O'Brien. 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, with Coach Joe 1 9 O'Brien being named Coach of the Tournament for the 1 10 third time; and 1 11 WHEREAS, Coach O'Brien has announced his 1 12 resignation after leading the Southeastern Community 1 13 College BlackHawks in his eight years as coach to a 1 14 231=64 record and a 76.9 winning percentage; and 1 15 WHEREAS, Coach O'Brien is only the third coach in 1 16 junior college history to win three national 1 17 championships; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Coach O'Brien attributes his success as a 1 19 junior college basketball coach to the pursuit of 1 20 multiple goals which include building his players' 1 21 skills and confidence to play at a higher level, 1 22 motivating them to work very hard on and off the 1 23 basketball court, specifically assisting them to 1 24 succeed academically, recruiting new players each year 1 25 to fill the everchanging junior college roster of 1 26 players, and raising the funds and securing the 1 27 support of fans necessary to make the men's basketball 1 28 program at Southeastern Community College viable each 1 29 year; NOW THEREFORE, 1 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 1 That the House of Representatives congratulates Coach 2 2 Joe O'Brien for his unrivaled success as the coach of 2 3 the Southeastern Community College Men's Basketball 2 4 Team these past eight years and thanks him for his 2 5 dedication and for the honor and recognition he has 2 6 brought to Southeastern Community College and to the 2 7 State of Iowa; and 2 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an 2 9 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2 10 presentation to Coach Joe O'Brien. 2 11 LSB 6972HH 80 2 12 rj/gg/14