SR 623 — Commending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University men's basketball team.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22207990D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

623 IE Offered May 24, 2022 N Commending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University men's basketball team.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Edwards,Agreed Barker,to Bell,by Deeds,the Favola,Senate, Hanger,June Hashmi,1, Mason,2022 McDougleWHEREAS, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and SaslawState RUniversity ––––––––––men's basketball team won the O Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on L March 12, 2022;

and DL WHEREAS, the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Duke University Blue Devils by a score of 82-67 to secure the university's first ever Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament chaCpionshipchampionshiE title;

and jumpedWHEREAS, outafter togoing ainto double-digit advantage early in the secondhalf, halfnarrowly andahead heldby at42-39, leastthe aVirginia five-pointTech leadHokies forquickly D the remainder of the contest;

andntage early in the second half and Dheld at least a five-point lead for WHEREAS, the Virginia Tech Hokies' historic win was a total team effort, with standout performances from the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's Most Valuable Player Hunter Cattoor, who scored a career-high 31 points while shooting seven for nine from beyond the arc, and Keve Aluma, who had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists on the day;

andyond the arc, and Keve WHEREAS, entering the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament as the seventh seed, the Virginia S Tech Hokies pulled off four wins in four straight days to become the lowest-seeded team to win the 6 championship in the history of the tournament;

and WHEREAS,3 by also winning 13 of 15 games in the run up to its Atlantic Coast Conference S tournament championship win, the Virginia Tech Hokies punched their ticket to the 2022 National6National R Collegiate Athletic Association tournament in commanding fashion;

and 3 WHEREAS, the success of the Virginia Tech Hokies is the result of the dedication and hard work of support of the entire Virginia Tech community;

now, therefore, be itnd trainers, and the unwavering RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University men's basketball team hereby be commended for winning the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference tournamenttouRESOLVED championship;FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Mike Young, head coach of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University men's basketball team, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the team's achievement.

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for basketball team, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the team's achievement.n's / 6