Savannah State University men's basketball team; winning the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament Championship; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Carl Gilliard and 5 co-sponsors

Congratulates Savannah State University men's basketball team for winning the 2025 SIAC Tournament Championship (67–66), highlighting coach and player honors and distributing copie

House Read and Adopted

Summary — H.R. 763 (2025)

Title: Savannah State University men's basketball team; winning the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament Championship; commend
Classification: House resolution (congratulatory)
Introduced: January 28, 2025
Status: Adopted by the House (Read and Adopted / Reported enrolled)

At a glance

H.R. 763 is a non‑binding, simple House resolution that congratulates the Savannah State University (SSU) men's basketball team for winning the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Tournament Championship and extends best wishes for the team’s continued success. The resolution also directs the Clerk of the House to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to the team.

Purpose and intent

To formally recognize and congratulate the SSU men's basketball team for their championship victory (67–66 over Tuskegee University on March 8, 2025).

To acknowledge individual and team achievements (coaching leadership, player honors, season record).

To create an official congressional record of commendation and to authorize distribution of the resolution to the team.

Key provisions

Congratulates the Savannah State University men's basketball team for winning the 2025 SIAC Tournament Championship.

Notes highlights: 67–66 championship victory (March 8, 2025); second SIAC title in four years (previous title in 2022); representation of SIAC as the No. 8 seed in the South Region of the 2025 NCAA Division II Tournament.

Recognizes Interim Head Coach Clevan Thompson (took helm in early January; led team to a 13–5 record and an eight‑game winning streak).

Recognizes player honors: Qua King named Tournament MVP; Javonte Landy and Ayjay Plain named to the All‑Tournament Team.

Directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to the team.

Who is affected / likely impact

Directly affects Savannah State University men’s basketball players, coaching staff, university community, and local supporters.

Impact is symbolic and ceremonial—confers formal recognition, publicizes the team’s accomplishment, and may boost campus and community morale and recruitment/publicity efforts.

No binding legal effect, appropriation, or regulatory change; no fiscal impact is specified.

Procedural history and timeline

Introduced in the House: January 28, 2025; initially referred to the Committee on Financial Services and, additionally, the Committee on House Administration (referral appears routine for resolutions).

Placed on various calendars (Local & Consent; Congratulatory & Memorial) in April–June 2025.

Read and Adopted / Reported enrolled: March 27, 2025 (House First Readers / Read and Adopted) and recorded Adopted on June 1, 2025 with enrollment reported.

Notes / anomalies

The bill text provided includes an unrelated line (“This Act may be cited as the James J. Andrews and William H. Campbell Congressional Gold Medal Act.”) that appears inconsistent with the remainder of the resolution; this looks like a clerical or formatting error in the version text and does not align with the resolution’s subject matter.

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