By:  Rudd                                            H.C.R. No. 113
       73R8326 WMS-D
                                 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, Sheryl Swoopes has achieved outstanding success in
    1-2  women's basketball, exhibiting tremendous dedication and athletic
    1-3  skill at South Plains College and at Texas Tech University, where
    1-4  she led the Lady Raiders to the National Collegiate Athletic
    1-5  Association (NCAA) 1993 women's basketball national championship;
    1-6  and
    1-7        WHEREAS, A native of Brownfield, this superlative
    1-8  student-athlete began her college career at South Plains College,
    1-9  playing for the Lady Texans during the 1989-1990 and 1990-1991
   1-10  seasons and garnering many well-deserved honors, including being
   1-11  named Most Valuable Player of the Western Junior College Athletic
   1-12  Conference in 1989-1990 and 1990-1991, and Kodak All-American in
   1-13  1989-1990 and 1990-1991; she also received National Junior Athletic
   1-14  Association All-American recognition both years, and was voted
   1-15  Junior College Player of the Year in 1991 by the Women's Basketball
   1-16  Coaches Association; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, For her exceptional performance, Ms. Swoopes was
   1-18  invited to participate in the USA Olympic Festival Trials in
   1-19  preparation for the 1992 Olympic Games; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, During her senior season at Texas Tech University,
   1-21  this tremendous competitor led the Lady Raiders to a Southwest
   1-22  Conference Championship, and Southwest Conference Post-Season
   1-23  Classic title, pouring in 53 points, a Reunion Arena record,
   1-24  against highly regarded Texas in the tournament championship game;
    2-1  and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Her extraordinary accomplishments continued in the
    2-3  NCAA tournament, and during those five contests she posted record
    2-4  highs for most total points, 177, and most free throws, 57; she
    2-5  saved her finest effort for the championship game against Ohio
    2-6  State, tallying 47 points, the most ever by any player in a men's
    2-7  or women's NCAA championship game, and for her outstanding
    2-8  achievements she was selected as the most valuable player in the
    2-9  NCAA championship tournament; and
   2-10        WHEREAS, Her hardwood prowess during the 1992-1993 campaign
   2-11  earned Ms. Swoopes myriad honors, including the Southwest
   2-12  Conference Player of the Year selection by the Austin
   2-13  American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Houston Post, and Houston
   2-14  Chronicle, and National Player of the Year selection by Sports
   2-15  Illustrated, Women's Basketball News Service, and the USA Today
   2-16  "Women's College Basketball Midseason Report"; and
   2-17        WHEREAS, This gifted athlete's extraordinary accomplishments
   2-18  at South Plains College and Texas Tech University have set new
   2-19  standards of excellence in women's college basketball, and it is
   2-20  indeed appropriate that she be given special legislative
   2-21  recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-22        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
   2-23  hereby congratulate Sheryl Swoopes on her superb athletic career,
   2-24  which justly culminated in an NCAA women's basketball national
   2-25  championship, and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
   2-26  success in all future endeavors; and, be it further
   2-27        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    3-1  prepared for Sheryl Swoopes as an expression of high regard by the
    3-2  Legislature of the State of Texas.