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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 375
By Camper
HJR0375
005260
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A RESOLUTION to honor PJ Haggerty of the Memphis Tigers on
being named American Athletic Conference
Player of the Year.
WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in recognizing a
young man whose outstanding play on the basketball court has earned him a singular accolade;
and
WHEREAS, PJ Haggerty, a redshirt sophomore guard for the University of Memphis
Tigers, was recently named Player of the Year in the American Athletic Conference (AAC); he is
only the second Tiger to win this prestigious award; and
WHEREAS, truly a special player, PJ Haggerty leads the AAC in scoring with an
average of 21.2 points per game and ranks fifth in NCAA Division I basketball; and
WHEREAS, he ranks third in the conference in steals (1.8 per game) and ninth in assists
(3.8 per game); and
WHEREAS, PJ Haggerty began his collegiate basketball career with a bang in 2023-
2024, compiling statistics that are equal to this season's totals, and was unanimously selected
as the AAC's Freshman of the Year; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his personal achievements on the hardwood, PJ Haggerty has
led the Memphis Tigers to an excellent 26-5 overall record, the AAC regular-season
championship with a 16-2 mark, and a certain invitation to the Big Dance; and
WHEREAS, PJ Haggerty has demonstrated basketball skills that only a very few can
even try to emulate, and he is most worthy of our approbation on this special occasion; now,
therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor PJ Haggerty of the Memphis Tigers on being named American
Athletic Conference Player of the Year and wish him and his fellow Tigers all the best in the
NCAA Tournament.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.