HR843 - Congratulating the Trinity Valley Community College men's basketball team on winning the 2025 NJCAA Division I national championship.

      H.R. No. 843       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, A milestone in the history of Trinity Valley   Community College athletics was realized on March 29, 2025, when   the men's basketball team claimed the NJCAA Division I national   championship; and          WHEREAS, During the regular season, TVCC went 20-2 in   conference play and finished atop the Region XIV standings; the   Cardinals then advanced all the way to the championship game of the   Region XIV Tournament and were named the seventh seed for the   National Junior College Athletic Association Division I bracket;   after opening the tournament with a dominant win over Trinidad   State College, TVCC defeated Cowley College and Panola College to   punch its inaugural ticket to the national title game; and          WHEREAS, Trinity Valley battled Connors State College for the   crown in a hard-fought contest that saw six ties and six lead   changes in the first 20 minutes; finding themselves knotted at 32 at   intermission, the Cardinals came out with the hot hand in the second   half and held a 51-41 advantage with six and a half minutes left to   play; demonstrating great poise after their foe cut the margin to   59-55 with just over a minute remaining, the TVCC players sealed the   outcome with clutch free-throw shooting; triumphing 69-61, the team   claimed the first national championship in program history and   ended with a record 34 wins against only 3 losses; and          WHEREAS, TVCC was paced by Zati Loubaki, the tournament's   Most Valuable Player, who was joined by Garrett Nuckolls and Tyler   Smith on the All-Tournament Team; the Cardinals also received   valuable contributions during the year from the other members of   the roster: Braden Wood, Tre'lin Green, Kalen White, Isaac Hymes,   Camarion Johnson, Braylon Wenger, Jalen Wenger, Domanic   Betancourt, Charles Outlaw, M. J. Wardlow, Justin Bohannon,   Mouhamed Mbaye, Chandler Batchelor, and Cameron Williams; these   talented student-athletes were guided by first-year head coach Greg   Heiar, who was honored as the Coach of the Tournament; and          WHEREAS, The Trinity Valley Cardinals have proven themselves   the finest Division I junior college basketball team in the nation,   and their exceptional achievement will forever be a proud memory   for the school's loyal fans in the Athens community and across the   Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate the Trinity Valley Community   College men's basketball team on winning the 2025 NJCAA Division I   national championship and extend to the team's players, coaches,   and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Bell of Kaufman     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 843 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House