After More Than 60 Years, HBCU Basketball Champions Get Their White House Moment

After More Than 60 Years, HBCU Basketball Champions Get Their White House Moment

April 9, 2024

College basketball's national champions will be crowned on Sunday and Monday, with a likely celebratory trip to the White House to follow, but after more than 60 years, one team finally has its moment on Pennsylvania Avenue.

"This is the greatest day of my life," said George Finley, a former basketball player for the Tennessee A&I Tigers during their championship run.

Finley, along with five of his former teammates who are now well into their 80s, met with Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday at the White House, an experience the former college athletes have waited decades for. 

Read the source article at CBS News

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