Michael Burgess: “My college, the University of North Texas, back in my district, on Tuesday night won the Sun Belt Conference. Calvin…”

“My college, the University of North Texas, back in my district, on Tuesday night won the Sun Belt Conference. Calvin Watson, a forward, scored 24 points and hit six of seven 3-point shots against Arkansas State University and was named the tournament's most outstanding player. The University of North Texas was locked in a tight game but made all the key plays down the stretch to pull out an 83-75 win at the Cajundome to claim not only the Sun Belt title but an NCAA tournament bid as well. The University of North Texas, my college men's basketball team, last went to the NCAA tournament when Reagan was President during the 1987-1988 season. The Mean Green claimed its second NCAA bid by closing the game on an 11-5 run to set off a wild celebration. My team is under the leadership of head coach Johnny Jones. They were the No. 5 seed in the tournament and had to win all of their games to win the tournament title. They came up with standout performance throughout the tournament and in the finals. I congratulate the fine men of the men's basketball team, their coaches and the staff of the University of North Texas on a great win.”