The championship caught attention beyond the college basketball world. Former President Barack Obama posted a message on X recognizing Betts and UCLA’s senior class after the final buzzer.
“Congratulations to Lauren Betts and the sensational seniors at @UCLAWBB for winning their first NCAA Championship!” he wrote on X.
Obama originally picked UCLA to lose to the UConn Huskies in his bracket. It surely made his reaction a bit more interesting.