Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs

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Published September 10, 2024 10:53 AM

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Connecticut with White House celebrations to mark the programs’ latest title runs. Biden at a Tuesday morning celebration credited South Carolina for sparking a surge of interest in women’s sports. It was the tenth women’s program in NCAA history to go undefeated and head coach Dawn Staley’s third championship with the Gamecocks since 2017. South Carolina’s unblemished year came even after Staley lost all five starters from her 2023 team. Later in the day, Biden feted UConn coach Dan Hurley’s men’s team that went 37-3 in winning its second straight title.

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