Virginia men's basketball team declines to visit White House

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

The University of Virginia men’s basketball team announced Friday it was turning down an invitation to visit the White House following its championship victory earlier this month.

Head coach Tony Bennett cited schedule conflicts in turning down the invitation, saying a White House visit would be "difficult" given that players are pursuing professional opportunities or leaving the school.

“We have received inquiries about a visit to the White House. With several players either pursuing pro opportunities or moving on from UVA, it would be difficult, if not impossible to get everyone back together. We would have to respectfully decline an invitation,” Bennett said in a statement tweeted out by the team.

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The winning team typically receives an invitation to visit the White House, though last year's NCAA champion Villanova said it wouldn't be able to attend if invited.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/440910-virginia-mens-basketball-team-declines-to-visit-white-house

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Good. Charlottesville has not forgotten

[left-of-center2012]

2. "cited schedule conflicts"

Anything but spending time eating burgers with Trump.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Cold fast food ones at that.

[George II]

12. Rearranging their underwear drawers, mending socks, cleaning the toilet, etc.

[George II]

13. They have a previous commitment - attending the WH Correspondents' Dinner!

[left-of-center2012]

3. Trump will claim ...

Trump will claim,
he never invited them.

[montanacowboy]

5. Why Not Tell the Truth?

Say why you aren't going and don't cop out with flimsy excuses

[Brother Buzz]

11. Why bother, the orange anus will tweet what really happened

[spooky3]

6. And one of the players had to wash his hair that day...

I wonder what the decline rate was before Trump was in the White House?

[empedocles]

7. UVa, a fine school.

[Arazi]

8. Not interested in congealed McDonalds and Wendy's fast food

Smart

[a kennedy]

9. Yahooo.......

This makes me very happy.

[bloom]

10. Love it! n/t

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. Good for them.

[keithbvadu2]

15. Saves Donald the cost of a few hamberders.

[kairos12]

16. They didn't to meet an American Psycho

so they are returning some video tapes.

[sop]

17. Everyone on the next championship sports team invited to the White House

should take a knee behind Trump.

[appalachiablue]

18. Bravo Virgina!

[The River]

19. Nice to See

some good news out of my old home town for a change.

[displacedtexan]

20. I read once that UVA was a major conduit into the FBI.

It's pretty obvious that Trump has pissed off the wrong alphabet agencies.

[Blue_Tires]

21. Epic kick!