Senate Resolution 156 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY FRAISE and COURTNEY 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 SENATE, That the Senate 1 24 congratulates the Southeastern Community College Men's 1 25 Basketball Team and their coach on winning the NJCAA 1 26 Division I Men's Basketball National Championship and 1 27 thanks them for the honor and recognition they have 1 28 brought to Southeastern Community College and to the 1 29 State of Iowa; and 1 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an 2 1 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2 2 presentation to Coach Joe O'Brien and the Southeastern 2 3 Community College Men's Basketball Team. 2 4 LSB 6971SS 80 2 5 rj/gg/14