| 2 | House Resolution |
| 3 | A resolution recognizing Florida State University |
| 4 | basketball player Tim Pickett. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Florida State University basketball player Tim |
| 7 | Pickett, who leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in 3-point |
| 8 | field goals and steals, has earned All-America Honorable Mention |
| 9 | honors from The Associated Press, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, the Florida State University senior guard has also |
| 11 | been voted to The Associated Press All-ACC First Team, becoming |
| 12 | only the second FSU player to make the first team since the |
| 13 | Seminoles joined the Atlantic Coast Conference 12 years ago, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, Tim Pickett averaged 16.5 points and 2.5 steals |
| 15 | and made 110 3-point field goals this season, while ranking |
| 16 | second in rebounds, as he led the Seminoles to an appearance in |
| 17 | the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, Tim Pickett was named to the ACC All-Defensive |
| 19 | Team in both 2003 and 2004 and, with 82 steals per season during |
| 20 | his 2-year career at FSU, he tied for the second highest single- |
| 21 | season total in school history, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, according to Florida State University Coach |
| 23 | Leonard Hamilton, Tim Pickett practices as hard as he plays, |
| 24 | never changing his approach to the game he loves, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, a post game comment, "I was just having fun!" |
| 26 | seems to belie his intensity in playing smothering defense and |
| 27 | his ability to be a tough shot maker, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, Tim Pickett, scheduled to earn his bachelor's |
| 29 | degree in sociology, will be one of six seniors on the |
| 30 | basketball team graduating this spring, and |
| 31 | WHEREAS, the enthusiasm he brings to the game he loves, |
| 32 | reflected by the smile on his face and his appeal to others to |
| 33 | get involved, makes Tim Pickett a unique player and motivator |
| 34 | for his team and the fans, and |
| 35 | WHEREAS, it is fitting that Tim Pickett be acknowledged for |
| 36 | his contributions to Florida State University and its basketball |
| 37 | program, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 39 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 40 | Florida: |
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| 42 | That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes Tim |
| 43 | Pickett for his outstanding accomplishments as a member of the |
| 44 | Florida State University basketball team. |
| 45 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 46 | presented to Tim Pickett as a tangible token of the sentiments |
| 47 | expressed herein. |