Bill Text: MS SC615 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi Senate Concurrent Resolution 615 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Recognize Moss Point Basketball Star Devin Booker on his selection for the Elite McDonald's All-American Game.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-04-02 - Died In Committee [SC615 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2014-SC615-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2014 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Senator(s) Watson

Senate Concurrent Resolution 615

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MOSS POINT BASKETBALL STAR DEVIN BOOKER ON HIS SELECTION FOR THE ELITE MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN GAME.

WHEREAS, Moss Point Basketball Star Devin Booker has been chosen for the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game in Chicago, Illinois. Booker's Moss Point teammates and classmates, along with school officials and local dignitaries, turned out in force for a celebration on March 12, 2014, at McDonald's in Moss Point. Among those attending were the Descher family, franchise owners of the Moss Point McDonald's location; and

WHEREAS, Devin Booker is a Kentucky signee and is the first Mississippi Coast player chosen for the McDonald's All-American Game since Picayune's Jonathan Bender in 1999, and only the second from Moss Point. (Litterial Green, who went on to the University of Georgia and the NBA, played in the 1988 game); and

WHEREAS, the McDonald's All-American Game featuring 24 of the top players in the country in an East vs. West format, takes place April 2, 2014, at the United Center in Chicago, and will be aired on ESPN; and

WHEREAS, Booker played in the Under Armour Elite 24 Game in New York last summer and will play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in Jackson. The 6-foot-5 guard was also chosen for the April 18 Jordan Brand Classic, another Elite National All-Star Game that will be nationally televised. Booker could be named Mississippi's Gatorade Player of the Year for the second straight time (he won the award as a junior in 2012-2013, when he averaged 29.6 points per game for the Tigers); and

WHEREAS, Booker averaged 30.9 points per game as a senior, and finished as Moss Point's career-scoring leader with 2,518 points in three seasons. Moss Point won the Region 8-4A regular-season and tournament championships, ending their season at 18-15 with a 61-56 loss to eventual State Champion McComb in the South State Tournament Semifinals on February 28; and

WHEREAS, Booker said he is so happy and blessed with the opportunity to represent Moss Point in Chicago; and it is with great pride that we acknowledge this Mississippi athlete who has brought honor to his school, his community and to the State of Mississippi:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby recognize Moss Point Basketball Star Devin Booker on his selection for the Elite National McDonald's All-American Game to be played in Chicago, Illinois, on April 2, 2014, and extend our best wishes to Devin and his family on his future career.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Devin Booker and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.