A resolution commending and congratulating the Trinity College men's basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Men's Basketball National Championship.
This is a Senate resolution commending the Trinity College men’s basketball team, the Bantams, for winning the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship. The resolution notes the game result (a 64–60 victory over NYU in Fort Wayne, Indiana on March 22, 2025), marks Trinity’s first national title, and highlights the team’s 30–3 season record, the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) crown, and head coach James Cosgrove’s selection as the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division III Coach of the Year. It also provides a brief overview of Trinity College as an academically distinguished institution founded in 1823. The resolution requests that an enrolled copy be sent to Trinity College’s president and the team’s head coach. The sponsors are Senators Blumenthal and Murphy, and the measure was considered and agreed to in the Senate.
Key Points
- 1The resolution commends the Trinity College Bantams for winning the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship and publicly recognizes this achievement in the Senate.
- 2It acknowledges the specific championship game details: March 22, 2025, Trinity defeated NYU 64–60 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- 3It notes that this national title is Trinity College’s first in its history, and highlights the team’s 30–3 season record and back-to-back NESCAC title.
- 4It recognizes head coach James Cosgrove as the 2025 National Association of Basketball Coaches Division III Coach of the Year.
- 5It directs that an enrolled copy of the resolution be transmitted to Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney and head coach James Cosgrove; it also provides context about Trinity College as an institution (founded 1823; enrollment 2,235 students; diverse faculty and alumni achievements).