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Readout of the President's Call With University of Louisville Men's Basketball Coach Rick Pitino

April 11, 2013

Yesterday, President Obama called Rick Pitino to congratulate him and the University of Louisville men's basketball team on their 2013 NCAA championship victory. The President told Coach Pitino that it was an exciting game to watch and that he's built quite an impressive team over the last few years. The President congratulated Coach Pitino on his recent induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame and said that he and the First Lady were very proud of Kevin Ware and the way he handled his injury with grace. The President told Coach Pitino that he looks forward to congratulating the team in person at the White House.

Barack Obama, Readout of the President's Call With University of Louisville Men's Basketball Coach Rick Pitino Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/303883

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