WHEREAS, it is with highest commendation and a great sense of pride that we recognize Auburn University Head Basketball Coach Cliff Ellis for an outstanding 1998-99 season; and
WHEREAS, Coach Ellis captured the attention of the state and nation and, most definitely, the hearts and minds of Auburn fans everywhere when he guided the talented Tigers to the best-ever season in Auburn history: A 29-4 overall record, the best in school history, and marking the most wins by a collegiate basketball team in the history of the state; a Southeastern Conference Championship and a number one seed in the South Regionals of the NCAA Tournament; and a berth in the "Sweet Sixteen"; and
WHEREAS, indeed, Coach Ellis, who was named National and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year for the 1998-99 basketball season, is deserving of highest praise for a phenomenal season and for bringing Auburn basketball on the plains to new and unprecedented heights of achievement; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That in recognition of and in tribute to his outstanding achievement, we hereby most highly commend Coach Cliff Ellis of Auburn University, for whom a copy of this resolution shall be provided as an expression of our sincere admiration and warmest personal regard.