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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 33
BY SENATORS PERRY AND CORTEZ
A RESOLUTION
To commend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
upon winning the Sun Belt Conference championship title and to recognize the
Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team on their extraordinary achievements for the
2013-2014 basketball season.
WHEREAS, the third-seeded Ragin' Cajuns held a record of twenty-three wins and
eleven losses for the 2013-2014 basketball season and earned an automatic bid to their first
National Conference of Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament since 2005; and
WHEREAS, after tying the score on a putback with 1.4 seconds remaining in
regulation against top seed Georgia State in the Sun Belt Conference tournament title game
on Sunday, March 16, 2014, the Ragin' Cajuns grabbed twenty offensive rebounds and held
the lead for the rest of the game; and
WHEREAS, after a thrilling game against Georgia State, the ULL men's basketball
team beat the Panthers with a final score of 82-81; and
WHEREAS, the Ragin' Cajuns have full confidence and support that the team will
continue to triumph in the second round of the NCAA tournament that will be held on
Friday, March 21, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas, where the Ragin' Cajuns will face number
three seed Creighton; and
WHEREAS, all members of the Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team deserve
recognition and congratulations for their outstanding performance on the basketball court
and for their competitive spirit that guided them and led them to victories throughout the
season; and
WHEREAS, Bob Marlin, head coach of the Ragin' Cajuns, deserves recognition and
thanks for his leadership and motivational skills that he has instilled in the team.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the ULL Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team upon winning the Sun
Belt Conference championship title and for competing in the NCAA tournament for the first
time since 2005. SR NO. 33 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate does hereby recognize and record the
tremendous pride and honor that the Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team has brought to
ULL and to the state of Louisiana with this accomplishment, and does hereby extend best
wishes to all players, coaches, and everyone involved with the basketball team as they
compete in the NCAA tournament.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to coach
Bob Marlin and the ULL Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE