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To honor and recognize the Africentric Early College Lady Nubians Basketball Team for its 2014 Division III State Championship.
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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 223-46, having won numerous City League, Division, District, and Regional titles as well as three 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, in the 2014 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Girls Basketball Tournament, the Lady Nubians fought through the Lexington bracket, defeating their opponents by a combined score of 205-133; and
WHEREAS, in the final round on March 15, before a crowd of more than 4,000 spectators, the Lady Nubians came out strong and maintained a lead over their opponent, Versailles, the entire game; and
WHEREAS, with a final score of 47-39, they claimed the crown of 2014 OHSAA Girls Basketball Division III State Champions; and
WHEREAS, this marks the Lady Nubians' fourth state championship, since only 2007, making them one of only eight teams to have won at least four state championships; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council hereby honors and recognizes the Africentric Early College Lady Nubians Basketball Team for its 2014 Division III State Championship and to congratulate Coach McKinney and all the young women with the team on a job well done.