COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina is releasing more information about the women's basketball team's trip to the White House next week.
The team will be there on Tuesday, September 10, to celebrate their 2024 National Championship. President Joe Biden will attend the event, where he'll also honor the men's national champions, the UConn Huskies.
This is the first time the Gamecocks have been to the White House to be honored for winning a championship. Schedule conflicts prevented them from going for the 2017 title and the 2022 championships.
In April, USC defeated Iowa 87-75 in the national championship game. The Gamecocks became the first women's team to go undefeated since UConn in 2016 and just the 10th team to go through an unblemished season, including the 2022-23 season, when they went undefeated until the Final Four. USC is 74-1 over the last two seasons. When you add their last title run in 2022, they're 108-3 in three seasons. The Gamecocks are undefeated in championship games, going 3-0.
Last season, the Gamecocks led the nation in scoring defense, margin, and blocked shots per game.
USC begins its title defense with a game against Michigan on November 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada.