ENROLLED
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 69
BY REPRESENTATIVES CARRIER, BOURRIAQUE, WILFORD CARTER, FARNUM,
GEYMANN, OWEN, ROMERO, SCHAMERHORN , AND TARVER AND
SENATORS ABRAHAM, REESE, AND STINE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the McNeese State University men's basketball team and Coach Will Wade on
their historic 2023-2024 season.
WHEREAS, the McNeese State University Cowboys men's basketball team achieved
a number of historic feats during Coach Will Wade's first year at the program's helm, one
being the team reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history; and
WHEREAS, McNeese State finished the 2023-2024 season with an incredible overall
record of thirty wins and only four losses; the Cowboys finished with a Southland
Conference record of seventeen wins and only one loss, and the team won the Southland
Tournament; and
WHEREAS, McNeese had a number of incredible players on its roster: Shahada
Wells led the team in scoring with 17.8 points per game and tallied an impressive
4.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and three steals per game; additionally, Christian Shumate
averaged 12.1 points and led the team with 9.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game; and
WHEREAS, after an incredible regular season, the Cowboys earned a spot as the
No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament; and
WHEREAS, the members of the McNeese State men's basketball team and their
coach, Will Wade, are most deserving of the highest recognition for their incredible
achievements this season.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the McNeese State University men's basketball team and Coach Will Wade on
their historic 2023-2024 season and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that the team
continue its incredible work and always strive for greatness.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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