Senate
Resolution
26
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
26
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SR
25)
A
Resolution
honoring
the
University
of
Northern
Iowa
1
men’s
basketball
team
and
program.
2
WHEREAS,
for
the
2014-2015
season,
the
University
3
of
Northern
Iowa
(UNI)
men’s
basketball
team
had
an
4
overall
record
of
31-4,
breaking
the
school
record
for
5
most
victories
in
a
season;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
Panthers
achieved
the
team’s
highest
7
national
rankings
of
9th
by
the
USA
Today
Coaches
Poll
8
and
10th
by
the
Associated
Press;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
Panthers
are
the
2015
Missouri
Valley
10
Conference
(MVC)
champions,
posting
a
16-2
conference
11
record
on
the
way
to
earning
an
unprecedented
5th
seed
12
in
the
National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association
(NCAA)
13
Division
I
Men’s
Basketball
Tournament;
and
14
WHEREAS,
the
team
delighted
fans
at
the
McLeod
15
Center
by
going
15-0
at
home;
and
16
WHEREAS,
the
team’s
16
consecutive
wins
and
seven
17
consecutive
road
wins
ignited
UNI
fans
and
alumni
not
18
only
in
the
Cedar
Valley
that
UNI
calls
home
but
across
19
the
state,
the
nation,
and
the
world;
and
20
WHEREAS,
senior
forward
Seth
Tuttle
of
Sheffield,
21
Iowa
is
a
finalist
for
NCAA
Player
of
the
Year
and
22
received
numerous
other
awards
for
his
stellar
play,
23
including
the
Larry
Bird
MVC
Player
of
the
Year,
the
24
MVC
Tournament
Most
Outstanding
Player,
and
2nd
team
25
All-American
by
the
United
States
Basketball
Writers
26
Association,
Sporting
News,
Bleacher
Report,
and
Sports
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and
1
WHEREAS,
junior
guard
Wes
Washpun,
a
graduate
of
2
Cedar
Rapids
Washington
High
School,
was
named
Missouri
3
Valley
Conference
Sixth
Man
of
the
Year;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Head
Coach
Ben
Jacobson
was
named
the
5
2014-2015
MVC
Coach
of
the
Year;
and
6
WHEREAS,
11
of
the
16
UNI
men’s
basketball
team
7
members
are
native
Iowans;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
entire
2014-2015
UNI
men’s
basketball
9
roster
deserves
to
be
named:
Matt
Bohannon,
Nate
Buss,
10
Klint
Carlson,
Ted
Friedman,
Paul
Jesperson,
Robert
11
Knar,
Bennett
Koch,
Wyatt
Lohaus,
Max
Martino,
Deon
12
Mitchell,
Jeremy
Morgan,
Taylor
Olson,
Kasey
Semler,
13
Marvin
Singleton,
Seth
Tuttle,
and
Wes
Washpun;
NOW
14
THEREFORE,
15
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
16
recognizes
and
congratulates
the
UNI
men’s
basketball
17
team,
Head
Coach
Jacobson,
and
the
coaching
staff
and
18
program
on
its
outstanding
2014-2015
season;
and
19
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That,
upon
adoption,
20
the
Secretary
of
the
Senate
prepare
a
copy
of
this
21
Resolution
for
presentation
to
Head
Coach
Jacobson
22
and
the
University
of
Northern
Iowa
Panthers
men’s
23
basketball
team.
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