Whereas, on Monday, April 8, 2019, the University of Virginia men's basketball team (referred to in this preamble as the Virginia Cavaliers ) won the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) Division I Men’s Basketball Championship by defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 85–77 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers made history by winning the first National Championship in men's basketball for the University of Virginia; Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers were regular season co-champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference (referred to in this preamble as the ACC ), marking the fourth time the team has won this title in the past 6 seasons; Whereas the Virginia Cavaliers finished the 2018–2019 season with a record of 35–3 and as the top-ranked scoring defense in the country, holding opponents to just 55.5 points per game; Whereas Tony Bennett, the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers, has, along with his staff, established a program built on The Five Pillars —Humility, Passion, Unity, Servanthood, and Thankfulness; Whereas Coach Bennett has, in his 10 seasons at the University of Virginia, been named National Coach of the Year 3 times, placing him second all-time behind legendary coach John Wooden; Whereas for the second consecutive season, Coach Bennett was named ACC Coach of the Year; Whereas De’Andre Hunter and Kyle Guy received All-ACC First Team honors for the 2018–2019 season; Whereas Ty Jerome received All-ACC Second Team honors for the 2018–2019 season; Whereas De’Andre Hunter was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team; Whereas to advance to the Final Four, true freshman Kihei Clark executed a precision half-court pass to teammate Mamadi Diakite, setting up his buzzer-beating tying basket; Whereas the pass from Clark to Diakite was termed the play of the century by teammate Ty Jerome