ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The President of the United States of America received a special Lobo gift from Governor Susana Martinez during his recent trip to the Land of Enchantment, a New Mexico basketball jersey and a piece of the original Pit floor.
Welcome to #LoboNation, @POTUS! What a great gift, @Gov_Martinez! #GoLobos #NewMexicoTrue https://t.co/IkhI7UG2pE pic.twitter.com/pRQ7dEtGDI
— Univ. of New Mexico (@UNM) June 17, 2016
President Obama and the first family visited New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns in celebration of the National Park Service centennial. Governor Martinez and husband, Chuck Franco, greeted POTUS when he landed in Roswell.
The First Family is now the proud owners of a Lobo jersey and a piece of one of the most iconic basketball courts in all of college basketball. The framed court piece was from the original floor which dates back to 1966 and hosted the 1983 NCAA National Championship.