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            H.R. No. 1007
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                   WHEREAS, The University of North Texas men's basketball team 
         
            brought the 2022-2023 season to a triumphant close by winning the  
         
            National Invitation Tournament; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Suffering just seven losses all season, UNT went 
         
            16-4 against its league rivals but lost in the semifinals of the 
         
            Conference USA tournament to the University of Alabama at 
         
            Birmingham; the Mean Green rebounded for an easy 69-53 victory over 
         
            Alcorn State University to open the NIT and followed that up with 
         
            impressive wins against Sam Houston State and Oklahoma State 
         
            Universities; in the semifinals, the team defeated the University 
         
            of Wisconsin 56-54, holding the Badgers scoreless in the final nine 
         
            minutes of regulation to advance to the championship contest; and
         
                   WHEREAS, On March 30 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, 
         
            the Mean Green players took the floor in a rematch against the 
         
            University of Alabama at Birmingham, a team they had met twice in 
         
            the regular season and once in the conference tournament; North 
         
            Texas opened with a 10-2 run and led by 10 heading into the break; 
         
            UAB staged a second half comeback, and UNT found itself trailing 
         
            53-52; with the title on the line, the Mean Green refused to give in 
         
            and outscored UAB 16-8 over the final six minutes to take home the 
         
            crown; the team cut down the nets in celebration of the school's 
         
            first NIT championship and ended the year with a school record 31 
         
            wins; and
         
                   WHEREAS, UNT was led by Tylor Perry, the NIT Most Outstanding 
         
            Player, who scored more than 20 points in four of the team's five 
         
            games, and he was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Kai 
         
            Huntsberry; the Mean Green also received valuable contributions 
         
            throughout the year from the other members of the roster: Rasheed 
         
            Browne, Aaron Scott, Christian Moore, Tyree Eady, Arsh Mattu, 
         
            Moulaye Sissoko, Rubin Jones, Grayson Allo, Chris Morgan, Matthew 
         
            Stone, Jayden Martinez, and Abou Ousmane; these dedicated 
         
            student-athletes were guided by head coach Grant McCasland, 
         
            associate head coach Ross Hodge, and assistant coaches Matt Braeuer 
         
            and Achoki Moikobu, with additional support from director of 
         
            basketball operations Andre Shaw and the entire men's basketball 
         
            staff; and
         
                   WHEREAS, The talented and hardworking members of the 
         
            University of North Texas men's basketball team have realized an 
         
            outstanding accomplishment by capturing the NIT title, and their 
         
            achievements are a source of great pride for the university's 
         
            students, alumni, and fans; now, therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas 
         
            Legislature hereby congratulate the University of North Texas men's 
         
            basketball team on winning the 2023 National Invitation Tournament 
         
            and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best 
         
            wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         
                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
         
            prepared for the Mean Green as an expression of high regard by the 
         
            Texas House of Representatives.
         
            Stucky
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House     
         
                   I certify that H.R. No. 1007 was adopted by the House on April 
         
            20, 2023, by a non-record vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The University of North Texas men's basketball team
	brought the 2022-2023 season to a triumphant close by winning the
	National Invitation Tournament; and
	WHEREAS, Suffering just seven losses all season, UNT went
	16-4 against its league rivals but lost in the semifinals of the
	Conference USA tournament to the University of Alabama at
	Birmingham; the Mean Green rebounded for an easy 69-53 victory over
	Alcorn State University to open the NIT and followed that up with
	impressive wins against Sam Houston State and Oklahoma State
	Universities; in the semifinals, the team defeated the University
	of Wisconsin 56-54, holding the Badgers scoreless in the final nine
	minutes of regulation to advance to the championship contest; and
	WHEREAS, On March 30 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada,
	the Mean Green players took the floor in a rematch against the
	University of Alabama at Birmingham, a team they had met twice in
	the regular season and once in the conference tournament; North
	Texas opened with a 10-2 run and led by 10 heading into the break;
	UAB staged a second half comeback, and UNT found itself trailing
	53-52; with the title on the line, the Mean Green refused to give in
	and outscored UAB 16-8 over the final six minutes to take home the
	crown; the team cut down the nets in celebration of the school's
	first NIT championship and ended the year with a school record 31
	wins; and
	WHEREAS, UNT was led by Tylor Perry, the NIT Most Outstanding
	Player, who scored more than 20 points in four of the team's five
	games, and he was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Kai
	Huntsberry; the Mean Green also received valuable contributions
	throughout the year from the other members of the roster: Rasheed
	Browne, Aaron Scott, Christian Moore, Tyree Eady, Arsh Mattu,
	Moulaye Sissoko, Rubin Jones, Grayson Allo, Chris Morgan, Matthew
	Stone, Jayden Martinez, and Abou Ousmane; these dedicated
	student-athletes were guided by head coach Grant McCasland,
	associate head coach Ross Hodge, and assistant coaches Matt Braeuer
	and Achoki Moikobu, with additional support from director of
	basketball operations Andre Shaw and the entire men's basketball
	staff; and
	WHEREAS, The talented and hardworking members of the
	University of North Texas men's basketball team have realized an
	outstanding accomplishment by capturing the NIT title, and their
	achievements are a source of great pride for the university's
	students, alumni, and fans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the University of North Texas men's
	basketball team on winning the 2023 National Invitation Tournament
	and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best
	wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Mean Green as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Stucky

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1007 was adopted by the House on April
	20, 2023, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House