[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 233 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 233

     Commending and congratulating the University of Florida men's 
   basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic 
               Association Men's Basketball Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2025

    Mrs. Moody (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Commending and congratulating the University of Florida men's 
   basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic 
               Association Men's Basketball Championship.

Whereas, on Monday, April 7, 2025, the University of Florida men's basketball 
        team (referred to in this preamble as the ``Florida Gators'') won the 
        2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball 
        Championship with a 65-63 win over the University of Houston Cougars;
Whereas this is the Florida Gators' third national championship and first under 
        Coach Todd Golden, who is in his fourth season coaching the team;
Whereas Coach Golden is the eighth youngest coach to win the NCAA Men's 
        Basketball National Championship;
Whereas Walter Clayton, Jr. was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA 
        tournament, averaging 22.5 points and going a perfect 11-of-11 from the 
        free throw line in the Final Four;
Whereas Will Richard led the Florida Gators with 18 points and 8 rebounds during 
        the championship game, propelling the team to victory; and
Whereas the University of Florida is the only NCAA Division I school to hold 3 
        national titles in men's basketball (2006, 2007, 2025) and football 
        (1996, 2006, 2008) and is the only NCAA Division I school to win a 
        national title in basketball and football in the same year: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the University of Florida men's basketball 
        team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Men's Basketball Championship;
            (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of the 
        University of Florida; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) Dr. W. Kent Fuchs, interim president of the 
                University of Florida;
                    (B) Scott Stricklin, director of athletics at the 
                University of Florida; and
                    (C) Todd Golden, head coach of the University of 
                Florida men's basketball team.
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