Bill Text: TX HR1762 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Southern Methodist University men's basketball team on its success during the 2014-2015 season.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1762 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1762-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1762 |
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WHEREAS, The Southern Methodist University men's basketball | ||
team enjoyed an outstanding 2014-2015 season, as it claimed the | ||
American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament | ||
championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament; and | ||
WHEREAS, Under the direction of head coach Larry Brown, the | ||
Mustangs entered the year with a determined focus after narrowly | ||
missing out on a berth in the 2014 NCAA Tournament; the team | ||
combined an efficient offense and an aggressive defense to compile | ||
24 regular season wins and capture the AAC regular season title with | ||
a 15-3 record in league play; and | ||
WHEREAS, SMU began the postseason as the No. 1-seeded squad | ||
in the AAC Tournament, held in Hartford, Connecticut; there, the | ||
team earned victories over East Carolina and Temple to set up a | ||
finals matchup with the defending national champions from the | ||
University of Connecticut; the Mustangs jumped out to an early lead | ||
and withstood a late rally from their opponent to win 62-54 and | ||
claim the school's first conference tournament championship and | ||
first NCAA Tournament bid since 1988; and | ||
WHEREAS, The sixth-seeded Mustangs then faced off against | ||
UCLA in the second round of the "Big Dance"; the team fought back | ||
from a halftime deficit to take a late lead before seeing their | ||
memorable season come to a close with a loss; the team finished the | ||
2014-2015 campaign with an impressive overall record of 27 wins and | ||
just 7 defeats; and | ||
WHEREAS, Driving the SMU attack throughout the year was | ||
junior guard Nic Moore, who was named AAC Player of the Year after | ||
leading the team in scoring, assists, free-throw percentage, and | ||
minutes played; moreover, teammate Markus Kennedy was selected as | ||
the AAC Sixth Man of the Year, and center Yanick Moreira earned the | ||
conference's Most Improved Player honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Demonstrating tremendous talent and dedication, the | ||
SMU Mustangs worked together on the court to elevate the | ||
university's basketball program to new levels of success, and their | ||
accomplishments are a source of great pride to their many fans in | ||
North Texas and across the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Southern Methodist University | ||
men's basketball team on its achievements during the 2014-2015 | ||
season and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Meyer | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1762 was adopted by the House on May | ||
7, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||