The national champion UNC-Chapel Hill basketball team was honored Wednesday by lawmakers.

Team members, coaches and staff listened to a reading of a Senate resolution which highlighted the squad's achievements and took a poke or two at rival teams in the state such as in the lines:

Whereas, the 89-72 Carolina win over Michigan State was a convincing and thorough victory but one that left intact Duke's record for the worst loss in Final Four history

and

Whereas, the senior players named above were undefeated in all away games played within a 12-mile radius of Chapel Hill;

But mostly the resolution was a celebration of the team and its achievements.

"I've been here 13 years and I think that's the best-written resolution and the greatest use of prose I've ever seen," said Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, who presides over the Senate.

More after the jump.

   Comments (9)