GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 646

–––––––––––––––––––- Sponsors: Senators Royall, Hunt; Allran, Ballance, Barnes, Basnight, Blackmon, Block, Bryan, Carpenter, Carter, Cochrane, Conder, Cooper, Daniel, Daughtry, Forrester, Goldston, Hartsell, Hyde, Johnson, Kaplan, Kincaid, Lee, Martin of Pitt, Martin of Guilford, Marvin, Murphy, Odom, Parnell, Perdue, Plexico, Plyler, Pollard, Raynor, Richardson, Sands, Seymour, Shaw, Sherron, Simpson, Smith, Soles, Speed, Staton, Tally, Walker, Ward, Warren, and Winner.

–––––––––––––––––––- Referred to: Placed on Calendar 4/18/91 Special Order No. 1.

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April 16, 1991

1 A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING ON WINNING THE 2 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP. 3 Whereas, the student athletes on Duke University men's basketball team won 4 the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Championship by 5 defeating the University of Kansas with a score of 72-65; and 6 Whereas, this is the first national basketball title for Duke University; and 7 Whereas, Duke University holds an impressive record of 44 wins in 16 trips 8 to the NCAA Tournament; and 9 Whereas, Duke University has been to the Final Four nine times, making five 10 appearances in the last six years; and 11 Whereas, Head Coach is only the second coach in history 12 to take a team to four consecutive appearances in the Final Four and has the highest 13 winning percentage for active coaches in NCAA Tournament games with a record of 14 27-7; and 15 Whereas, these extraordinary accomplishments have brought great honor and 16 distinction to our State and deserve recognition; 17 Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1991

1 Section 1. The General Assembly expresses the extreme appreciation and 2 admiration of the people of North Carolina to Duke University men's basketball team 3 for winning the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 4 Championship. 5 Sec. 2. The General Assembly recognizes the achievements of head coach, 6 Mike Krzyzewski; assistant coaches, , , , and Jay 7 Bilas; team members, Christian Ast, Kenny Blakeney, Clay Buckley, Marty Clark, 8 , , , , , , 9 , Bill McCaffrey, and ; trainer, Max Crowder; and senior 10 managers, Ivan Jones and Peter Lowder. 11 Sec. 3. The Secretary of State shall send certified copies of this resolution to 12 Duke University President H. Keith H. Brodie, Athletic Director Tom Butters, and all of 13 the individuals honored in this resolution. 14 Sec. 4. This resolution is effective upon ratification.

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