HR 124 (LSB 6188HH (5) 85)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 124

BY  HEDDENS, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, THOMAS, WOOD, KELLEY, DOLECHECK, BYRNES, KOESTER, FISHER, LANDON, HUNTER, R. OLSON, S. OLSON, FORBES, DAWSON, MURPHY, WINCKLER, ABDUL-SAMAD, KRESSIG, STUTSMAN, HEARTSILL, STECKMAN, ISENHART, MEYER, RUFF, BEARINGER, OLDSON, H. MILLER, STAED, LYKAM, HALL, M. SMITH, SHEETS, GASKILL, RIDING, OURTH, DRAKE, T. TAYLOR, GASSMAN, HUSEMAN, HEIN, HESS, DEYOE, and KEARNS

A Resolution honoring the Iowa State University men’s basketball team.

   WHEREAS, the Ides of March take on new meaning since the Iowa State University men’s basketball team, the Cyclones, have won their second Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship; and
   WHEREAS, the 16th-ranked Cyclones won this year’s championship with wins over Kansas State University and the University of Kansas, and finally with a 74-65 win over Baylor University; and
   WHEREAS, in the championship game the Cyclones demonstrated determination and tenacity, winning a come-from-behind victory in the last seven minutes of the game; and
   WHEREAS, teammates DeAndre Kane, Georges Niang, Naz Long, Dustin Hogue, and Big 12 player of the year Melvin Ejim all scored in double digits to clinch the win; and
   WHEREAS, fourth-year Head Coach Fred Hoiberg dedicated the win to Johnny Orr, the iconic former coach who passed away in 2013; and
   WHEREAS, the Cyclones ended the season in high style, with a third-straight NCAA tournament appearance capped by a Sweet 16 appearance, just the fourth in Iowa State history and the first since 2000; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives congratulates Head Coach Fred Hoiberg, other members of the Cyclones coaching staff, and the members of the 2013-2014 Iowa State University men’s basketball team for a brilliant season that culminated in the Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship.