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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 111
BY SENATOR POPE
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Tasmin Olajuwon Mitchell on his induction into the
Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, Tasmin Olajuwon Mitchell, while born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on
June 25, 1985, grew up in Denham Springs, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, while attending Denham Springs High School, Tasmin was named
first-team All-State for four years, first-team Parade All-American, McDonald's All-
American after his senior season in 2005, Livingston Parish MVP, and the Louisiana
Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Tasmin averaged 26.9 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists as a senior
at Denham Springs High School; and
WHEREAS, recruited to play basketball by Louisiana State University, Tasmin had
an outstanding career at LSU while a freshman, he was part of the NCAA Final Four team
in 2006, on two SEC Championship teams in 2006 and 2009, and remains the third all-time
in scoring at 1,989 points for 137 games; and
WHEREAS, Tasmin was also named to the All-SEC First Team and on the NABC
All-District Second Team in 2009; and
WHEREAS, although not selected by an NBA franchise, Tasmin played professional
basketball for the following teams: Erie Bayhawks, the Quebec Kabs Hapoel Holon,
Triumph Lyubertsy, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Champagne Chalons-Reims, and JSF
Nanterre; and
WHEREAS, head LSU basketball coach Will Wade named Tasmin as Director of
Student-Athlete Development at Louisiana State University in 2017, and he was promoted
in May 2019 to his current position as assistant men's basketball coach at Louisiana State
University; and
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WHEREAS, in recognition of his abilities and talents, Tasmin O. Mitchell was
inducted into the 2022 Class of the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame on April 12,
2022.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Tasmin O. Mitchell on being inducted into the
Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Tasmin O. Mitchell.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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