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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Mustapha
4 Farrakhan of Harvey for his achievements in the game of
5 basketball; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mustapha Farrakhan led the Thornton Township High
7 School Boys Basketball Team to the Elite Eight in the State
8 basketball playoffs; he also led the team in scoring with an
9 average of 20.3 points per game, with season highs of 30, 29,
10 and 45 points; his 45 points per game was an Illinois season
11 high; he also was a member of the 2006 Chicago Fire AAU
12 Basketball Team, where he averaged 25 points per game; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mustapha Farrakhan was invited to and attended the
14 NBA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp and the 2006 Nike
15 All-American Camp; he was also invited to and attended Michael
16 Jordan's 2006 Basketball Camp, where he was one of only four
17 high schools players to be invited; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Mustapha Farrakhan has been named to the 2007
19 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team, the
20 2007 Chicago Sun-Times All-State Basketball Team, the 2007
21 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Basketball Team, the 2007 Daily
22 Southtown All-Area Basketball Team, and the 2007 Illinois Times

 

 

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1 All-Area Basketball Team and was named the Daily Southtown
2 Basketball Player of the Year; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Mustapha Farrakhan signed on with the University
4 of Virginia on a basketball scholarship; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate Mustapha Farrakhan on his many achievements in the
8 game of basketball, and extend our best wishes for his
9 continued success and happiness; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Mustapha Farrakhan as a symbol of our esteem.