Bill > SJR0446

This resolution honors the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team for winning the 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), which was a historic achievement as the first NCAA-sanctioned tournament title in the university's Division I history and the first such title for the Southern Conference (SoCon) in its 105-year history. The Mocs finished the season with an impressive 29-9 record, winning seventeen of their final eighteen games and clinching the NIT championship in a thrilling 85-84 overtime victory against UC Irvine at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The team was led by NIT Most Valuable Player Trey Bonham and key players like Collin Mulholland, Honor Huff, and Garrison Keeslar, under the guidance of Head Coach Dan Earl and his coaching staff. The resolution celebrates the team's extraordinary effort, competitive spirit, and significant accomplishment, which stands alongside the program's previous achievements such as thirteen regular-season SoCon titles and a 1997 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance. The document formally congratulates the team, acknowledges their success, and extends best wishes for their future endeavors.

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