Bill > K00338

This resolution congratulates the Daemen University Men's Basketball Team and Coach Mike MacDonald for achieving an extraordinary perfect 27-0 regular season record. The resolution highlights the team's remarkable accomplishments, including becoming the first Division I or Division II team from Western New York to be nationally ranked #1 and winning their third East Coast Conference (ECC) Regular Season Title. It recognizes Coach Mike MacDonald's leadership, noting he was named ECC and National Association of Basketball Coaches East District Coach of the Year, and praising his community service work with organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo. The resolution specifically commends the team's dedication, teamwork, and athletic excellence, listing all 18 team members, coaching staff, and support staff by name. It emphasizes how the team's achievement represents not just athletic success, but also demonstrates important values like teamwork, discipline, and perseverance that extend beyond the basketball court. The resolution formally acknowledges the team's accomplishments and directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the team members and staff.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K338