2021 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 46
BY SENATORS BERNARD, ABRAHAM, BARROW, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE,
CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CORTEZ, FIELDS, HARRIS, HENRY,
HEWITT, JOHNS, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, ROBERT MILLS,
MIZELL, PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, TALBOT,
WARD AND WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf on being named as a 2021 inductee
of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame collaborates with the Louisiana
Sports Writers Association in selecting a limited number of sports figures who embody the
character, skill, and talent worthy of being named to the hall of fame; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class includes
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf; and
WHEREAS, he was born on March 9, 1969, in Gulfport, Mississippi, and attended
Gulfport High School, where he was named Mississippi's Mr. Basketball twice and was also
a McDonald's All-American; and
WHEREAS, he attended Louisiana State University, where he was a standout
freshman and set the scoring record for a freshman, with 55 points in a single game, a
NCAA record for points by a freshman scoring 965 points in just thirty two games; and
WHEREAS, he was named SEC Player of the Year and First-Team All American
two years in a row; and
WHEREAS, he was selected as the third pick in the 1990 NBA draft by the Denver
Nuggets and in his nine seasons in the NBA he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second
Team and the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1993, averaging 14.6 points and 3.5
rebounds throughout his NBA career; and
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WHEREAS, after playing in the NBA, he played basketball for multiple international
leagues, namely, the Turkish Basketball League, the Russian Basketball Super League, the
Italian Basketball League, the Saudi Basketball League, and the Basketball Japan League;
and
WHEREAS, he is currently playing in the BIG3 Basketball League, a 3-on-3
basketball league, whose rosters include both former NBA players and international
basketball players.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, on being named as a 2021
inductee of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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