Obama Plays Ball With UCONN
April 28, 2009 by Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
Filed under Basketball
Going 39-0 and winning a National Championship was cake for UCONN this year. Meeting President Obama … well, that’s just icing on the cake.
According to ESPN.com, moments after Monday’s event in front of the South Portico, Obama hustled the team over to the outdoor half-court, away from reporters and cameras.
He challenged a few of the players to a spontaneous game of P-I-G.
“He was pretty good from 17 feet,” said coach Geno Auriemma. “His shot’s a little unorthodox, but it goes in … He’s got a little bit of that swagger.”
Obama is a big fan of college basketball, and appreciates all that the UCONN women have accomplished this past season. “My girls look at the TV when I’m watching ‘SportsCenter‘ and they see women staring back,” he said. “That shows them that they can be champions, too.”
Video courtesy of YouTube
