Bill Text: NY K00513 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the 2018-2019 University at Buffalo Men's Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Mid-American Conference Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-06 - adopted [K00513 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00513-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 513

BY: M. of A. McMahon

        CONGRATULATING the 2018-2019 University at Buffalo
        Men's Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing
        the   Mid-American   Conference   Championship,  and
        advancing to the second  round  of  the  NCAA  Men's
        Basketball National Tournament

  WHEREAS,  Excellence  and  success  in  competitive  sports  can  be
achieved only through strenuous practice, team  play  and  team  spirit,
nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and

  WHEREAS,  Athletic  competition  enhances  the  moral  and  physical
development of the young people of this State, preparing  them  for  the
future  by  instilling  in  them  the  value  of teamwork, encouraging a
standard  of  healthy  living,  imparting  a  desire  for  success   and
developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
2018-2019 University at Buffalo Men's Basketball Team upon the  occasion
of capturing the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship on Saturday,
March  16,  2019,  and  advancing  to the second round of the NCAA Men's
Basketball National Tournament; and

  WHEREAS, The top-seed University at Buffalo Men's  Bulls  Basketball
Team  achieved  their  second  straight  MAC title with a decisive 87-73
victory  over  third-seed  Bowling  Green  State   University   in   the
championship game at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena; and

  WHEREAS,  Following  their  official  selection  for  the  2019 NCAA
Tournament, the University at Buffalo Bulls entered the first  round  as
the  sixth  seed, and beat the 11th-seed Arizona State Sun Devils with a
dramatic 91-74 win on Friday, March 22, 2019; and

  WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in  great
part  to  the  efforts of Coach Nate Oats and his expert coaching staff,
skilled and inspirational tutors respected for  their  ability  to  turn
potential into excellence; and

  WHEREAS,  The  2018-2019 University at Buffalo Men's Basketball Team
have proven themselves to  be  an  outstanding  collection  of  talents,
reflecting favorably on their school; and

  WHEREAS,  Coach  Nate Oats has done a superb job in guiding, molding
and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and

  WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of  teamwork,  pride
and  accomplishment,  and Coach Nate Oats and these outstanding athletes
have clearly made a contribution to the spirit of excellence which is  a
tradition of their school; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the  University  at  Buffalo  Men's  Basketball  Team;  its
members: Montell McRae, Jeremy Harris, Jayvon Graves, Davonta Jordan, CJ
Massinburg,  Ronaldo  Segu,  Jeenathan Williams, Colby Moultrie, Dominic

Johnson, Dontay Caruthers, Jamon Bivens, Tra'Von  Fagan,  Nick  Perkins,
Brock  Bertram,  Giambattista  Davis,  Gabe  Grant,  Antwain Johnson and
Patrick Moore; and Coach Nate Oats upon the occasion  of  capturing  the
Mid-American  Conference Championship, and advancing to the second round
of the NCAA Men's Basketball National Tournament; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  the  University  at  Buffalo Men's Basketball Team, and
Coach Nate Oats.