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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 27
BY SENATORS DORSEY-COLOMB AND WHI TE
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Seimone Augustus on being selected as the Most
Valuable Player of the Women's National Basketball Association.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Seimone Augustus upon her receipt of the Most Valuable Player award2
presented by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the 20113
season.4
WHEREAS, it is altogether fitting and proper to acknowledge the athletic prowess,5
mental agility, and physical determination of star guard/forward, Seimone Augustus, No. 33,6
a six-year veteran of the Minnesota Lynx professional women's basketball team; and7
WHEREAS, in 2011, Seimone Augustus led her team to clinch a first place victory8
in the Western Conference and to garner the coveted WNBA Championship title; and9
WHEREAS, Seimone Augustus is a Baton Rouge native and the daughter of proud10
parents, Seymore and Kim Augustus; and11
WHEREAS, it is to understate the obvious that Seimone Augustus is an exceptional12
athlete; she is an athletic phenomenon of the highest caliber, whose extraordinary abilities13
emerged at an early age while shooting hoops with her father, who coached her to play her14
very best at all times; and15
WHEREAS, notice of her talents began early on even before she entered Capitol16
High School when a teenaged Seimone appeared on the magazine cover of Sports Illustrated17
for Women; even then she was touted as "the next Michael Jordan" and interest in her18 SCR NO. 27
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stunning abilities on the basketball court continued to escalate throughout her collegiate1
career as a Lady Tiger at Louisiana State University, her status as the Number One Draft2
Pick in the WNBA in 2006 with the Minnesota Lynx, and continues to the present with her3
ranking as perhaps one of the most exceptional athletes, male or female, of all time; and4
WHEREAS, it would be futile to attempt to name all of her accolades, awards,5
recognitions, and scoring records, for those honors are more numerous than stars in the sky,6
and many titles were won multiple times; and7
WHEREAS, while she attended LSU, the Lady Tigers made five straight NCAA8
Final Four appearances; Seimone thrived under the tutelage of legendary women's basketball9
coach, the late Sue Gunter, and athletic director, Skip Bertman, proclaimed her, "The single10
most important recruit in the history of LSU athletics"; and11
WHEREAS, Seimone Augustus set a high standard of performance, both12
scholastically and athletically, for young athletes to emulate by maintaining a 3.0+ grade13
point average and establishing both collegiate and professional sports records that may stand14
for decades or may never be surpassed; and15
WHEREAS, Seimone Augustus made "lightning strike" twice when on January 24,16
2010, her LSU Lady Tiger jersey, No. 33, was retired, the first woman athlete in the school's17
history to receive such recognition, and in September 2011, she was enshrined in the LSU18
Athletic Hall of Fame; and19
WHEREAS, in the off season, she maintained her edge with play in the international20
basketball circuit, playing for Dynamo Moscow in Russia, Galatasaray in Turkey, and as a21
gold medalist on the 2008 United States Women's Olympic Team (Beijing); and22
WHEREAS, Seimone Augustus has proved to be made of "all the right stuff", to23
overcome and rehabilitate from what could have been a career-ending knee injury with the24
determination and drive that has become her trademark - she is unstoppable; and25
WHEREAS, Seimone Augustus remains a kind, friendly, and gracious person with26
a quick smile and a warm demeanor, who continues to be close to her family and teammates,27
and remains humble and grateful for her abundant blessings and success; and28
WHEREAS, Seimone Augustus is the "perfect storm" of basketball artistry, skill, and29
understanding of the game that has established her legacy as one of the greatest athletes in30 SCR NO. 27
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the history of the NCAA and women's professional sports.1
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby2
commend and congratulate Seimone Augustus for her extraordinary accomplishments, and3
on leading her team, the Minnesota Lynx to capture the 2011 WNBA Championship Title,4
and for receiving the Most Valuable Player award, and hereby thanks her for her many5
contributions to women's athletics and for bringing great pride to her home state of6
Louisiana.7
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be presented to8
Seimone Augustus.9
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop.
DIGEST
Dorsey-Colomb SCR No.
Commends Seimone Augustus upon her receipt of the Most Valuable Player award
presented by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the 2011 season.