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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 89
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Northwestern State University head basketball coach
Mike McConathy on another stellar season of Demon basketball
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Mike McConathy for his outstanding accomplishments as head coach of the2
Northwestern State University basketball team and to commend him on another3
historic season of Demon basketball.4
WHEREAS, Mike McConathy has engineered many of the greatest accomplishments5
in the Demon basketball program's one hundred year history, and it is appropriate to6
commend and celebrate this beloved and legendary basketball coach who is a widely7
respected and admired citizen of Louisiana; and8
WHEREAS, Mike McConathy was chosen for the 1970s All-Decade Team for his9
outstanding play as a guard at Louisiana Tech and received 1975-76 Southland Player of the10
Year honors as the Bulldogs won the conference title; and11
WHEREAS, the 2012-2013 season was one of the Demons' best in school history,12
the team finished with a 23-9 overall record and ranked among the nation's top one hundred13
teams in eleven NCAA statistical categories, including finishing second nationally in scoring14
and sixth in steals per game; and15
WHEREAS, during the 2012-2013 season, Coach McConathy became the winningest16
men's college basketball coach in Louisiana history with a combined three hundred fifty-two17
career victories at Bossier Parish Community College and Northwestern State University;18
and19
WHEREAS, in tribute to Coach McConathy's outstanding accomplishments, a20
banner has been hung in Prather Coliseum to honor his legacy, and the banner hangs near21 HLS 13RS-2479 ORIGINAL
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the No. 14 banner commemorating the number retired to honor his father, John McConathy,1
who is one of the Demons' all-time greatest players; and2
WHEREAS, this past season also saw the Demons record a twenty-plus win season3
for the third time under Coach McConathy, and it was the tenth twenty-win season in school4
history and the third in NSU's Division I history; and5
WHEREAS, the 2012-2013 season also marks the fiftieth anniversary of the creation6
of the Southland Conference and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the NCAA Tournament,7
and it was the one hundredth year of Demon basketball, which was commemorated by a8
Centennial Celebration at Northwestern on March 9, 2013; and9
WHEREAS, throughout the fourteen seasons that Coach McConathy has been at10
Northwestern, he has increased the number of players recruited from Louisiana from twenty-11
three percent of the roster in the 1999 season to an all-time high of eighty-six percent in12
2010; and13
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Coach McConathy, the Demons have recorded14
two wins in the NCAA Tournament, over Winthrop in 2001 and over Iowa in 2006; three15
Southland Conference Tournament Championships; seven appearances in the Southland16
Conference Tournament championship game; three twenty-w in seasons in the last nine17
years; and two hundred twenty-three wins overall; and18
WHEREAS, those who have worked closely with Coach McConathy throughout his19
exemplary career respect and admire him for the indelible mark he has made on the20
Northwestern State University basketball program and for the legacy of excellence he21
continues to uphold; and22
WHEREAS, Coach McConathy has been a mentor to countless players over the23
years, has given guidance to them both on and off the court, and challenges them to succeed24
not only as athletes but as well-rounded human beings; and25
WHEREAS, it is fitting to recognize Coach McConathy for his outstanding26
achievements, dedication, and contributions during his tenure at Northwestern State27
University, to express enduring gratitude for his monumental achievements during a truly28
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for the tremendous pride and honor that he will forever bring to Northwestern State1
University and the state of Louisiana; and2
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that special acknowledgment be extended in celebration3
of Coach McConathy, a distinguished gentleman who will forever be an inspiration to the4
countless students, athletes, colleagues, friends, relatives, and citizens whose lives he has5
touched.6
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the7
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby acknowledge and record for posterity the extraordinary8
accomplishments and singular contributions of Mike McConathy, head basketball coach at9
Northwestern State University, does hereby commend and congratulate him for his success10
and triumph in coaching the great sport of basketball, does hereby commemorate his11
distinction as the winningest men's college basketball coach in Louisiana history, does12
hereby recognize and record for posterity his outstanding accomplishments and his13
incredible legacy of excellence, does hereby express enduring gratitude for the pride and14
honor he brings to Northwestern State University and to the state of Louisiana, and does15
extend to him every good wish for continued success and happiness at the helm of Demon16
basketball.17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted18
to Mike McConathy, head coach of the Northwestern State men's basketball program.19
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Cox HR No. 89
Commends Northwestern State University head basketball coach Mike McConathy on his
accomplishments.