Whereas, on April 3, 2017, the University of North Carolina defeated Gonzaga University by a score of 71 to 65 to win the 2016–2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) men's basketball national championship; Whereas the University of North Carolina Tar Heels returned to the NCAA national championship just 1 year after a heartbreaking, last-second loss to Villanova University; Whereas the University of North Carolina Tar Heels were ranked sixth in the 2016–2017 preseason Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls; Whereas the University of North Carolina Tar Heels finished the 2016–2017 season with— (1) a record of 33 wins and 7 losses; and (2) an Atlantic Coast Conference (referred to in this preamble as the ACC ) record of 14 wins and 4 losses; Whereas, for the 2016–2017 regular season, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels were the ACC champions for the 31st time, an ACC record; Whereas Justin Jackson was— (1) named 2016–2017 ACC Player of the Year; and (2) selected to the 2016–2017 ACC, Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches, and the Sporting News All-America First Team; Whereas Joel Berry II was selected to the 2016–2017 ACC second team; Whereas Kennedy Meeks was selected to the 2016–2017 All-ACC honorable mention team; Whereas the University of North Carolina Tar Heels were ranked third in the final NCAA rankings; Whereas the University of North Carolina Tar Heels— (1) beat Texas Southern University, the University of Arkansas, Butler University, and the University of Kentucky to win the South Region of the 2016–2017 NCAA men's basketball national championship; and (2) reached the Final Four for the 20th time, an NCAA record; Whereas Luke Maye, a former walk-on player, was named the South Regional Most Outstanding Player; Whereas the University of North Carolina defeated the University of Oregon to return to back-to-back national championships for the second time in the history of the University of North Carolina