Title
To recognize and commend the Africentric Early College Lady Nubians Basketball Team for its Division III Championship.
Body
WHEREAS, in 2001, Coach Baba William McKinney started the Lady Nubians basketball program, bringing the sport to the young women of the Africentric Early College in Columbus, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, since that time, the Lady Nubians' overall record is 174-38, having won five City League titles, six Division titles, seven District titles, three Regional titles, and two State championships; and
WHEREAS, in that time, 90% of the Lady Nubians' graduates have gone on to play collegiate basketball, earning both athletic and academic scholarships from schools such as Central State University, Wilberforce University, University of Charleston, Ohio University, Xavier University, and The Ohio State University; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Nubians fought through the Athens bracket of the 2012 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Girls Basketball Tournament, defeating their opponents by a combined score of 168-134, including an impressive victory against Smithville, 57-37; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Nubians fought back after losing a six-point lead with 35 seconds remaining in regulation time to win a stunning overtime victory against the AP number one-ranked Anna Rockets, 70-66, and claimed the crown of 2012 OHSAA Girls Basketball Division III State Champions; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council hereby recognizes and commends the Africentric Early College Lady Nubians Basketball Team for its Division III State Championship and to congratulate Coach McKinney and all the young women with the team on a job well done.