Bill Text: VA HJR348 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Jason Pryor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-10 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ348ER) [HJR348 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HJR348-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Jason Pryor, a youth athletics coach and basketball shooting trainer, matched a Guinness World Record for the most three-point shots in a minute with a single ball in 2021; and
WHEREAS, Jason Pryor grew up in a military family and began playing basketball while living in Germany, where his father was stationed at the time; and
WHEREAS, Jason Pryor graduated from Longwood University, where he became one of the top three-point shooters in school history after his standout 2001–2002 season; and
WHEREAS, Jason Pryor played professional basketball in Europe, then returned to the Commonwealth and became a youth coach and trainer; he currently serves as the junior varsity basketball coach at Tabb High School in Yorktown and is the founder of the Mr. Basketball Skills Training program; and
WHEREAS, in January 2021, Jason Pryor accomplished his world record at the Yorktown YMCA, scoring 12 three-point shots in one minute using the same ball; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Jason Pryor for matching a world record for most basketball three-pointers in one minute with one ball in the Guinness World Records; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jason Pryor as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his exceptional achievements and service to young people in Yorktown.
