Next stop for the Tar Heels: The White House.
The country’s B-baller-in-chief will host the UNC-Chapel Hill men's team on May 11 at the White House, Barb Barrett reports. The team was invited by President Barack Obama for a ceremony in honor of their NCAA championship this year.
Details about the White House event remain sketchy, but here's some background: Obama practiced with the UNC team during the 2008 presidential campaign.
His personal assistant and body man, Reggie Love, played on a championship Duke basketball team. And Obama picked the Heels to win it all in his NCAA March Madness choices.
The president traditionally honors champions in both collegiate and professional sports. The UNC women's soccer team and the Carolina Hurricanes have previously been honored at the White House.
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