WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden cheered NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and coach Dawn Staley for helping spark a surge of interest in women’s sports during a White House celebration Tuesday to mark their historic title run.

The event ended with guards Te-Hina Paopao and Bree Hall presenting Biden with a No. 46 South Carolina basketball uniform.

When new fans watch for the first time, when young girls see their idols, they see the power of your example," President Joe Biden told the USC women's basketball team on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Here's why South Carolina women's basketball and coach Dawn Staley never went to the White House for other two NCAA championships.

The 2023-24 South Carolina Gamecocks NCAA champion women's basketball team visited the White House and met with President Joe Biden Tuesday to honor its recent title run.

A Miami Valley native was at the White House Wednesday to celebrate South Carolina winning the national championship.

President Joe Biden has honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Connecticut with White House celebrations to mark the programs' latest title runs.

Up first was South Carolina, which defeated Caitlin Clark and Iowa in April for the program's third national championship since 2017. Dawn Staley, who coached all three championship teams, joined Biden hand-in-hand to walk to the ceremony in the White House's East Room.