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SR 236

Celebrating the life of Paulina Yager Campbell.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Obenshain

A ceremonial Senate resolution commends Scott Davenport on his 47-year coaching career and retirement, honoring his Bellarmine success and directing a copy for presentation to him.

Bill text as passed Senate (SR236ER)
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Bill Summary · SR 236

Summary — SR 236 (2025)

Title: A RESOLUTION honoring and congratulating former Bellarmine University men's basketball coach Scott Davenport upon the occasion of his retirement.
Classification: Senate resolution (ceremonial) — Status: Adopted

Purpose and intent

SR 236 is a ceremonial resolution formally honoring Scott Davenport on the occasion of his retirement from coaching. It recognizes his coaching career, records his major accomplishments, and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to him.

Key provisions

  • Commends Scott Davenport for his 47‑year coaching career (46 years in Louisville).
  • Recites Davenport’s career highlights (high school and college coaching milestones and honors).
  • Officially recognizes and applauds his accomplishments and wishes him a healthy and happy retirement.
  • Directs the Clerk of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Office of Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong for presentation to Scott Davenport.

Background and notable accomplishments cited

  • Louisville native; graduate of Iroquois High School and the University of Louisville.
  • Early career: graduate assistant at the University of Louisville; assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University.
  • Ballard High School (head coach, 10 seasons): five KHSAA Sweet Sixteen appearances; KHSAA state champion (1988) and runner‑up (1987); coached players such as Allan Houston and DeJuan Wheat.
  • University of Louisville (assistant coach, 1996–2005): part of the 2005 NCAA Final Four run.
  • Bellarmine University (head coach, 2005–2025): turned program into a Division II power — 11 consecutive NCAA Division II tournament appearances (2009–2019), four Final Four appearances, and the 2011 NCAA Division II national championship (making him the only coach noted in the text to have won both a KHSAA and an NCAA championship).
  • During Bellarmine’s transition to Division I, his teams won the ASUN Conference Tournament in 2022.
  • Career record at Bellarmine reported in the resolution: 423 wins and 192 losses (20 seasons).

Who is affected

  • Honoree: Scott Davenport.
  • Institution: Bellarmine University and its men’s basketball program (symbolic recognition).
  • Broader community: Louisville’s basketball community and coaching peers cited (e.g., quote from Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: March 7, 2025.
  • Recorded legislative actions show Senate consideration and adoption in March–April 2025 and final adoption recorded in legislative records (status: adopted). The resolution was enrolled/reported and a copy was directed to be provided for presentation.

Legal and fiscal impact

  • Ceremonial and non‑binding. No legal, regulatory, or fiscal effects; solely an official expression of recognition by the Senate.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors listed: RaShaun Kemp; Shawn Still; Elena Parent; Billy Hickman; Drew Echols; David Koehler. The text also references Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong in the recognition language and notes co‑sponsorship actions in legislative records.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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