|
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
WHEREAS, RJ Hampton of Little Elm High School has been named |
|
the 2018-2019 Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year for |
|
Texas; and |
|
WHEREAS, Established in 1985, the Gatorade Player of the Year |
|
awards honor the nation's most outstanding high school student |
|
athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement, and |
|
exemplary character; and |
|
WHEREAS, A star guard for the Little Elm Lobos, Mr. Hampton |
|
averaged 32 points, 6.4 assists, and 9.7 rebounds a game during the |
|
2018-2019 campaign; he is the first junior since 2013 to garner the |
|
Texas Gatorade accolade for boys' basketball, and he was also one of |
|
three finalists for the Gatorade National Player of the Year honor; |
|
and |
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Hampton is ranked as Texas' top 2020 collegiate |
|
recruit in the 247Sports Composite Rating; his numerous high school |
|
awards include selection as the 2018 Texas Association of |
|
Basketball Coaches 5A Player of the Year, and he has twice been |
|
named the district most valuable player; and |
|
WHEREAS, This talented young Texan has distinguished himself |
|
as one of the top high school basketball players in the nation, and |
|
he may indeed take justifiable pride in his accomplishments as he |
|
looks ahead to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
|
Legislature hereby congratulate RJ Hampton on being named the |
|
2018-2019 Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year for |
|
Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; |
|
and, be it further |
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
prepared for Mr. Hampton as an expression of high regard by the |
|
Texas House of Representatives. |