86R20506 CW-D
 
  By: Patterson H.R. No. 1511
 
 
 
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.