South Carolina women's basketball team declines invitation to Trump White House [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY BRANDON CARTER - 11/17/17 10:06 AM EST
The University of South Carolina women’s basketball team is declining an invitation from President Trump to celebrate their 2017 NCAA championship win at the White House.
USC head coach Dawn Staley released Link to tweet
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According to The State, the team received their invitation to the White House earlier this month after Staley told the Associated Press in September that team was still waiting on their invite. “We haven’t gotten an invitation yet and that in itself speaks volumes,” Staley said. “We won before those other teams won their championships. I don’t know what else has to happen.”
The Gamecocks won their NCAA title in April.
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