HARTFORD, Conn. — The last time the UConn men’s basketball team visited the White House, the Huskies had company.
On June 9, 2014, in the East Room, President Barack Obama stood in the middle of the stage with a UConn national championship trophy to his left and another to his right. Behind him, the stage was packed with Huskies, men and women.
“I have to say that, as President, one of my goals has been to eliminate waste and cut out duplicative programs to make things a little more efficient, but this might be carrying things a little too far,” the former President said, earning a collective chuckle from the room.
