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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 49
BY SENATOR CROWE
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend and congratulate Kalani Brown of Salmen High School in Slidell for being
named the 2013-2014 Gatorade Louisiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
WHEREAS, in its twenty-ninth year of honoring the nation's best high school
athletes, the Gatorade Company, in conjunction with USA Today High School Sports,
Kalani Brown has been named the Gatorade Louisiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year,
the first student from Salmen to receive this honor; and
WHEREAS, Kalani is the daughter of former National Basketball Association player,
P.J. Brown and wife Dee, is currently a junior at Salmen, where she maintains a B average
in her academic work, and has volunteered her time with nonprofits, including the Special
Olympics, Feed the Children and NBA Cares; and
WHEREAS, in addition to this latest honor, Kalani was named the 2013 Class 4A
Player of the year, the 2014 Class 4A state tournament Most Valuable Player and she was
a member of the gold-medal winning United States team in the 2013 Under 16 world
basketball championships for women; and
WHEREAS, Kalani, who plays center, standing six feet five inches tall, led the
Salmen Spartans to a season record of thirty-three wins and one loss and the second straight
Class 4A state championship while compiling statistics including: an average of 20.4 points,
13 rebounds, 4.9 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game; and
WHEREAS, currently ranked as the nation's number sixteen recruit in the class of
2015 by Blue Star Basketball, Kalani has brought both aggression and passion to her game
when needed by her team and has developed into a well-rounded player, evidenced by her
statistics in scoring, rebounding, blocking shots, and passing the ball to teammates; and
WHEREAS, Kalani, widely considered the state's top girls center, contributed
significantly in both the semifinal game and the championship game by scoring a combined
thirty-five points and thirty-five rebounds in the two games; and
WHEREAS, Kalani's participation in several high-pressure games, including two
state championship games, as well as her performance on the world stage, has revealed a SCR NO. 49 ENROLLED
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player poised beyond her years; and
WHEREAS, the Gatorade award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence,
but also, high standards of academic achievement, and exemplary character demonstrated
on and off the court, all areas in which Kalani has distinguished herself; and
WHEREAS, the Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes a single
athlete in each state and the District of Columbia in a variety of sanctioned high school
sports, eventually naming a National Player of the Year in each sport.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Kalani Brown of Salmen High School for being named the 2013-2014 Gatorade
Louisiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Kalani Brown.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES