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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING JAMES (JIM) BARON ON BEING NAMED HEAD COACH AT | |
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CANISIUS COLLEGE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Jacquard, Martin, Williams, Mattiello, and Fox | |
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Date Introduced: April 03, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Jim Baron has been named the Head Basketball Coach at Canisius College, |
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after leading the University of Rhode Island Basketball team for the past eleven years, posting a |
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winning 184-165 record, and making five NIT appearances; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim’s steady hand has helped to guide many scholar-athletes through the |
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difficulties of playing a Division One college sport, balancing the demands of a long basketball |
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season with the rigors of a demanding academic curriculum; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognized as a three-time Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year at the |
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University of Rhode Island, Jim enjoyed six twenty win seasons and a 2010 final four NIT berth. |
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He will be sorely missed by the University, and the many fans of the Rams basketball team |
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throughout the State of Rhode Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Seizing upon the opportunity to bring in a coach whose basketball intellect |
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is well known throughout the country, Canisius College has wisely selected Jim to rebuild the |
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Golden Griffin basketball program; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim will be entering familiar territory, having played for and coached at |
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nearby St. Bonaventure University, and bringing a proven track record of developing young men |
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while building winning programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim has been indispensable to the growth of the men’s basketball program at |
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the University of Rhode Island, overseeing a program that has brought pride and strengthened the |
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community of alumni, fans and students; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Jim Baron on being named Head Coach at Canisius |
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College and thanks him for all that he has done for the University of Rhode Island. His work has |
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brought distinction to the University and helped better the lives of the athletes at the school; and |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. James Baron. |
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