III
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 482
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 24, 2018
Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Villanova University Wildcats for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Whereas on April 2, 2018, the Villanova University Wildcats (referred to in this preamble as the Villanova Wildcats
) defeated the University of Michigan Wolverines by a score of 79–62 in the final game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA
) Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in San Antonio, Texas;
Whereas the Villanova Wildcats won the NCAA championship in 1985, 2016, and 2018;
Whereas junior point guard Jalen Brunson was named the National Player of the Year after leading the Villanova Wildcats to a second NCAA championship in 3 seasons;
Whereas redshirt sophomore guard Donte DiVincenzo was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player of 2018;
Whereas the record of Donte DiVincenzo of 31 points, 10-for-15 shooting, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks will be remembered as one of the greatest individual title game performances in the history of the NCAA tournament;
Whereas Donte DiVincenzo joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, and Jack Goose
Givens as the only players that have scored 30 points and shot 66 percent or better from the field in an NCAA title game;
Whereas the Villanova Wildcats made 18 3-point field goals in the national semifinal game against the University of Kansas, setting an NCAA tournament record;
Whereas the Villanova Wildcats—
finished the 2017–2018 season with a record of 36–4;
have won 4 Big East men's basketball tournament titles; and
have won 3 national championships; and
Whereas Villanova University is committed to the ideal of the student athlete and the education of the athletes of Villanova University, as evidenced by the presence of 2 seniors and 5 juniors on the roster of the Villanova Wildcats: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
congratulates and honors the Villanova University Wildcats men's basketball team on the performance of the team in the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament; and
recognizes and commends the hard work, dedication, determination, and commitment to excellence of the players, parents, families, coaches, and managers of the Villanova University Wildcats.