It’s the controversy that won’t die.
Several weeks after South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley said she would not further discuss her team’s invitation, or lack thereof, to visit the White House as defending national champions, several of her fellow SEC coaches spoke for her.
Vanderbilt coach Stephanie White, who like Staley has visited the White House before, was asked about the invitation and her own personal experience in Washington, D.C., at SEC women’s basketball Media Day on Thursday.
“It was amazing, when you grow up and you’re reading about and you’re learning about the history not just of the White House but Washington, D.