UConn basketball coach floats potential game at White House after UFC event

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UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley floated the idea of the team playing a game at the White House given the success of the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn.

Hurley was in Washington, D.C., and approached by TMZ, which asked him if he’d like to see a Huskies basketball game played on the White House lawn next.

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Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley stands with forward Alex Karaban and guard Solo Ball before playing the Michigan Wolverines in the men's NCAA Tournament national championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 6, 2026. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

"That would be good," Hurley said. "I think UConn should definitely be in it, UConn-Duke. … Yeah, it’d be pretty cool. I’m definitely down."

The UFC fights coincided with President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

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Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley talks with an official during the first half against the Michigan Wolverines in the national championship of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 6, 2026. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

The estimated 4,300 in attendance, which included about 1,200 active-duty service members, greeted the president with loud cheers as the occasional "Happy Birthday" was shouted from the crowd.

The event kicked off with the Marine Band’s performance of the national anthem, sung by Zac Brown, and was capped off with a flyover by the Navy’s Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds.

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