Scenes from the Carrier Classic game
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson during the Carrier Classic college basketball game between the University of North Carolina and Michigan State University in San Diego, California, November 11, 2011. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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The North Carolina Tar Heels game against the Michigan State Spartans at the Carrier Classic on board USS Carl Vinson.
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (not seen) watch as University of North Carolina and Michigan State University play during the Carrier Classic basketball game on the USS Carl Vinson at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California, November 11, 2011. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama (C) speaks with First Lady Michelle Obama (L) on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego, California, November 11, 2011 during the Carrier Classic basketball game between University of North Carolina and Michigan State University. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama (C) speaks with First Lady Michelle Obama (L) on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson during the Carrier Classic basketball game between University of North Carolina and Michigan State University in San Diego, California, November 11, 2011. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama (C) and First Lady Michelle Obama walk through an honor guard on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson as they arrive at the Carrier Classic basketball game between the University of North Carolina and Michigan State University in San Diego, California, November 11, 2011. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama speak to the crowd before the start of the NCAA men’s college basketball Carrier Classic between the Michigan State Spartans and the North Carolina Tar Heels aboard the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson on November 11, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk to the court before the start of the NCAA men’s college basketball Carrier Classic between the Michigan State Spartans and the North Carolina Tar Heels aboard the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson on November 11, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk to the court before the start of the NCAA men’s college basketball Carrier Classic between the Michigan State Spartans and the North Carolina Tar Heels aboard the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson on November 11, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
The North Carolina Tar Heels run out to the court before taking on the Michigan State Spartans during the NCAA men’s college basketball Carrier Classic aboard the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson on November 11, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk to the court before the start of the NCAA men’s college basketball Carrier Classic between the Michigan State Spartans and the North Carolina Tar Heels aboard the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson on November 11, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama speak to the crowd before the start of the NCAA men’s college basketball Carrier Classic between the Michigan State Spartans and the North Carolina Tar Heels aboard the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson on November 11, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson during the Carrier Classic college basketball game between the University of North Carolina and Michigan State University in San Diego, California, November 11, 2011. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
