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President Barack Obama is coming to speak at Notre Dame's commencement in May.
The Irish basketball team has already said they hope he might join them in a game of pickup basketball. See, back when Obama was campaigning, he played with the North Carolina basketball team, then ranked No. 1 in the country and featuring a guy named Tyler Hansbrough.
This time around -- and keep in mind, this is only what the Irish players are hoping for -- he could end up with Hansbrough's younger brother, Ben.
"I'm very super excited," senior guard Kyle McAlarney said. "We're going to try to maybe meet him and get him to play pickup with us. He did it at North Carolina. So maybe, he'll do it here."
Of course, McAlarney is excited for another reason. Obama will be speaking when he, Zach Hillesland, Ryan Ayers and Luke Zeller will also be wearing caps and gowns and graduating college.
Having the President as the guy giving the keynote address is a bonus.
"It's going to be awesome," Ayers said. "I was really excited. I couldn't believe it when I heard. My parents are probably more excited than I am.
"It's pretty cool that he gets to come. It'll be unbelievable."
Ayers and McAlarney found out about Obama from Hillesland, who discovered it filling out a senior survey on the Interwebs. He went to tell McAlarney, who had trouble believing it at first -- so he had to look it up for himself.
Now, he's already trying to figure out how to get a tape of his graduation. After all, McAlarney -- an ardent follower of politics -- was surprised Obama picked Notre Dame.
"This is typically a conservative place but, hey, he's the President now and regardless of what your political views are, he's the President and he's the man," McAlarney said. "I think he's done an incredible job.
"For him to come to Notre Dame and speak, it's great."
