title
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ("THE RAMBLERS")
WHEREAS, the Cook County President and Board of Commissioners wish to congratulate the Loyola University Chicago Men's Basketball team ("The Ramblers") for their magnificent season this year; and
WHEREAS, the Ramblers compiled a record of 28 wins and 5 loses during the regular season and advanced to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1985; and
WHEREAS, led by Head Coach Porter Moser, The Ramblers won the Missouri Valley Conference by defeating Illinois State University in the championship game 65-49 on March 4. Loyola ended the regular season on a 10-game winning streak; and
WHEREAS, as a result of Loyola's great regular season, Porter Moser was voted Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Loyola University Chicago received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament and was the 11th seed in the South Region. In the first round, on March 15, their opponent, the University of Miami, Florida, was the sixth seed. The Rambler's Donte Ingram hitting a three-point shot with only three-tenths of a second left to give Loyola the win, 64-62; and
WHEREAS, in the second round (the Round of 32) on March 17, Loyola faced the University of Tennessee, which was the third seed in the South Region. In another close contest, Loyola's Clayton Custer - who was named Larry Bird Player of the Year in the Missouri Valley Conference and was also named as a First Team Scholar-Athlete in the Missouri Valley Conference --hit a 15-foot jump shot with 3.6 seconds left in the game to seal the victory for the Ramblers, 63-62; and
WHEREAS, in the third round (the Sweet Sixteen) of the NCAA Tournament on March 22, Loyola's opponent was the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, ranked as the seventh seed in the South Region. The Ramblers played with great enthusiasm and precision, led this time by Marques Townes, who scored 18 points -- including a 3-poi...
Click here for full text