DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Christian Laettner’s incredible shot. Jim Valvano’s joyous dash. Everybody has their own favorite NCAA tournament memory.
For some still-amazed students at the University of Dayton, it’ll be the night they spent watching hoops and eating hot dogs with the president of the United States.
Three volleyball players got to sit in the front row with President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron for the tournament’s opening game Tuesday night. The players didn’t know until they got to the University of Dayton Arena that they’d been chosen to sit in Section 101, Row A.
The volleyball players describe themselves as star-struck. They ended up chatting with Obama about sports and school, and even got some hot dogs requested by the president.
The students have become celebrities on campus.
