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- Florida Gators (NCAA Men’s Basketball)
- Here's What People Called Their Dogs During Medieval Times
- Tennessee Volunteers (NCAA Women’s Basketball)
- Purdue Boilermakers (NCAA Women’s Basketball)
- UConn Huskies (NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball)
- Bucks first NBA champs to visit White House since 2016
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- Playoff Power Rankings: Where all 16 teams stand
Prior to 2012, the last time the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team won the NCAA Tournament was 1998. Sure, that was only a 14-year gap, but it was two whole presidents ago — and of course, it was also an entirely different set of players. Thus, when Anthony Davis, Terrence Jones and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist beat Kansas in the big game, the entire team made the trip to the White House on May 4, 2012. President Obama was obviously excited to meet the talented youngsters, even if he didn’t pick them to win it all. After stomping UCLA by a score of to win the 2006 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Florida Gators then stomped on up to Washington to meet with President Bush.
Florida Gators (NCAA Men’s Basketball)
Before the East Room ceremony, Curry and Warriors' head coach Steve Kerr dropped by the White House briefing room, which was packed with reporters. Curry expressed his gratitude to the president for hosting his team and presented Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with their own Warriors jerseys. One of the team’s majority owners, billionaire hedge fund executive Marc Lasry, may be especially familiar to Biden. The Avenue Capital Management chairman and chief executive is a major Democratic donor who helped secure the 2020 Democratic National Convention for Milwaukee, but the in-person gathering was canceled amid pandemic concerns.
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In addition to their first title, the Huskies also earned their first trip to the White House thanks to an invite from President Clinton. That same day, the president was also hosting the Purdue Boilermakers women’s basketball team, who had coincidentally also just defeated the Blue Devils to win their championship game. As a huge sports fan, President Bush invited a lot of championship teams to the White House.
Tennessee Volunteers (NCAA Women’s Basketball)
The Finals once again came down to a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Dream, but this time the Washington visit took place on June 12, 2014. In addition to praising the team for its on-court heroics, President Obama also commended the Lynx for helping teach local students learn how to read and for raising money for breast cancer research. Or were the Galaxy the good luck charm that caused Obama to get re-elected that same year? Either way, one year after previously meeting, the Galaxy was at the White House again on March 26, 2013, to celebrate another MLS Cup.
It’s a good thing President George W. Bush won his 2004 re-election campaign, otherwise it would have been John Kerry who got to invite the University of Texas Longhorns to the White House on Feb. 14, 2006. Texas won the invite after toppling Pete Carroll, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush’s USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl in a nail-biter. To show some love on Valentine’s Day, Texas coach Mack Brown gave Bush a No. 1 “President Bush” jersey. At long last, six surviving members of the all-Black Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State University in Nashville visited the White House, the culmination of a decades-long effort, led by Mr. Barnett, for recognition. The Bucks were led by Giannis Antetokounmpo and all seemed genuinely excited about visiting the White House and bringing back the treasured tradition. Trips typically are built around teams’ schedules, and the Bucks were in Washington on Sunday, when they lost to the Wizards.
UConn Huskies (NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball)
WASHINGTON -- The Milwaukee Bucks became the first NBA team to visit the White House in almost five years Monday, when they were honored for winning the 2021 NBA title, and said they were excited to restart what had previously been an annual tradition. The Aces also went to the White House in August in commemoration of their 2022 WNBA title. On that visit, the team was hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris, as Biden was then on vacation with his family. The vice president and her husband, Doug Emhoff, are also expected to attend this year's ceremony for the Aces. Odds are, it’ll be either Boston, Oklahoma City, Denver, New York, Milwaukee or Minnesota winning the title.
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The defending champion Bucks were welcomed by President Joe Biden to the White House on Monday. LeBron James was slated for a return visit in April to celebrate the 2020 Los Angeles Lakers, but that trip got canceled because of scheduling conflicts and COVID-19 concerns. "It's an unbelievable opportunity to be able to be in the White House meeting the President of the United States. I could not be as honored and happy that something like this ever -- ever comes -- something like this in my life." "What makes it even more special is you won the title with your brother, who is here today. And you join another brother already with a ring. What a hell of a family. "Sons living the dream of an immigrant family from Nigeria and then Greece in search of new opportunity.
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Also, in what would become something of a trend, senator and New England sports fan John Kerry showed up to the ceremony injured, this time on crutches following recent knee surgery. It was all smiles when the 2005 NBA champion Detroit Pistons visited the White House on Jan. 31, 2005. It was the team’s first title in 14 years and President Bush’s first opportunity to host an NBA team that wasn’t the Lakers or the Spurs.
The annual tradition resumed in 2004 and continued every year until 2018, when the Philadelphia Eagles were uninvited to the White House by then-President Trump after reports swirled that only a handful of players would show up to shake his hand. Reagan made welcoming Super Bowl winners an annual occurrence in the mid-’80s, though wars and other disasters preempted many teams’ visits. The Challenger explosion two days after the Bears won the Super Bowl in 1986 precluded a White House stop by that team, though the squad later got to celebrate in D.C.
According to President Obama, the Huskies are now “certified to provide White House tours” after their multiple visits. “I was telling folks, this is becoming like the annual Christmas tree lighting,” the president joked. The Boston Celtics own 17 NBA championships, but after a 22-year drought, the 2008 title team made the most of its victory with a trip to the White House on Sept. 19, 2008. Bush praised team captain Paul Pierce for playing through his injuries and also noted that it would be the last NBA team hosted at the White House before the impending regime change.
And Geno [Evgeni Malkin] was still snapping pictures with his flip phone.” The president also praised Crosby for his leadership skills and compassion, and Obama was later presented with a team jersey and a miniature replica of the Cup. Following a two-year absence, the UConn Huskies returned to the White House on July 31, 2013, to celebrate their decisive victory over the Louisville Cardinals in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In return, President Obama was given a signed basketball, a spiffy team jacket and bunny ears courtesy of a couple funny ladies standing behind him when the photos were taken. Coach Nick Saban made his second trip to the White House in three seasons on April 19, 2012, following an invitation from President Obama. Obama wished to congratulate the Alabama Crimson Tide on their most recent BCS National Championship win, which was a lopsided 21-0 affair against the LSU Tigers. The president was given a helmet and jersey both sporting the number “14,” a nod to the 14 national titles won by the school.
It took 13 seasons, but the Minnesota Lynx finally captured their first WNBA championship in 2011 after sweeping the Atlanta Dream in three games. In recognition of this accomplishment, President Obama invited the team to the White House on Sept. 18, 2012. But this accomplishment wasn’t just big for the team, it was big for the entire state, as it had been 20 years since the last time a major league team from Minnesota won a championship. In the second overtime finale in as many years, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the Maine Black Bears in the 2002 tournament by a score of 4-3 in front of a hometown crowd.
Biden also applauded the team’s efforts against the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns in the Eastern Conference semifinals and the NBA Finals, respectively. In 2018, before the Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to become champions once again, Trump said he wouldn't invite either team, though the Cavaliers' LeBron James and Curry both said their teams weren't interested in attending. The team’s other majority owners are Fortress Investment Group Chairman Wes Edens and York Capital Management Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dinan. Michael Fascitelli, the former president and CEO of Vornado Realty Trust, is a major owner with a lesser stake.
The Galaxy also held another “Let’s Move” Q&A, but this ceremony was most notable for Obama receiving a soccer ball gift and promptly bouncing it off his head. When the 2007 Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks arrived at the White House on Feb. 6, 2008, President Bush began by poking fun at Vice President Dick Cheney’s hunting accident from a couple years prior. “It's because the Vice President heard there were some Ducks around.” On a more serious note, the president also thanked the 19 Anaheim players who brought the Cup into the combat zone to visit with troops at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. As a former owner of the Texas Rangers, President Bush had a lot to say to his former division rivals, the 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels, when they visited the White House on May 27, 2003. Most notably, he apologized for being the one owner who voted against the wild card system in baseball; after all, the Angels only made it into the playoffs in 2002 because of it.
The Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears didn’t receive their day at the White House back in 1986, so leave it to Illinois native President Obama to invite them — albeit a bit late, on Oct. 7, 2011. Coach Mike Ditka, defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan and a number of former players were on hand for the celebration, which was as much for the team as it was for the president. The team's original White House ceremony was canceled following the tragic Jan. 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. The 1962 NBA champion Boston Celtics were the first basketball team to visit the White House, and they did so on Jan. 31, 1963. The invitation was extended by President John F. Kennedy, who was born and raised in Massachusetts and later represented the state as both a member of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Although this was the team’s first actual White House visit, Celtics coach Red Auerbach claimed to have been previously invited by President Harry Truman.
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