Orrin Hatch: “I spent part of last weekend in San Antonio at the Alamodome watching some of the most exciting basketball I have seen…”

“I spent part of last weekend in San Antonio at the Alamodome watching some of the most exciting basketball I have seen in a long time. I was there as one of the ``Runnin' Utes'' biggest fans. In a state that has a strong basketball tradition, the University of Utah men's basketball team has given us an extraordinary season. Our entire state is proud of this team and proud of its coach, Rick Majerus. It is a tribute to the exceptional skills of any college team to make it to the ``Final Four.'' The two games on Saturday evening were a sports fan's dream. Stanford and North Carolina put their best into the games, and they were exciting to watch. Of course, I am disappointed in the outcome of Monday's final championship game in which Utah lost to another fine team from the University of Kentucky--a team which has become known as the ``Comeback Cats.'' Nevertheless, Monday night's championship game caps a brilliant season for the Utes that started with the longest undefeated streak in the country and ended in a fantastic tournament run to the finals.”