The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team has been invited to visit the White House this Friday, according to a tweet from head coach John Calipari.

We have been invited to meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday.

— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) May 1, 2012

The amazing thing is the first thing that was said when the horn sounded in New Orleans was, “We’re going to the White House!”

— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) May 1, 2012

The Wildcats defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 in the National Championship game in early April to earn their eighth overall NCAA title, and their first since 1998. The club finished with a 38-2 overall record, helping Calipari improve his record with Kentucky to 102-14.

Following the team’s victory, the entire starting lineup announced that they will be leaving school to enter the NBA draft.

Former University of Maryland head coach Gary Williams told ESPN 980 yesterday that he believes the Kentucky Wildcats could beat the Washington Wizards.

As transcribed by the Washington Post:

“I’ll tell you, you walk into some gyms — and that would be one of them, Rupp Arena — and you better be tough,” Williams said. “Regardless of how good you are, you can get taken right out of the game with the crowd. You just don’t feel right, you can’t play your game.

“I think one game — Kentucky couldn’t play in the NBA or anything like that — but one game at Rupp Arena, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kentucky win one game. Because you’re gonna have five players off that team playing in the NBA, and probably playing significant roles in the NBA. And that’s why I say that, for one game.”

Last week, television analyst and former NBA legend Charles Barkley said that he thought Kentucky could beat the Charlotte Bobcats or the Toronto Raptors. The Wildcats recently earned a bid to the Final Four, and have lost just two games this season.

Currently the Wizards have the second worst record in the NBA, at 11-38. Their best player, John Wall, played for Kentucky two years ago before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Wizards.

A University of Kentucky student, nicknamed “Carrot Top,” challenged star basketball player Anthony Davis to a game of one on one. Davis responded with this monster slam:

Davis has averaged 12.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game in 15 contests for the Wildcats in this his freshman year.

Many expect Davis to be a lottery pick in this summer’s NBA draft.