Loyola Men's Basketball Will Honor The Late Sister Jean With Special Jersey Patch

Loyola men's basketball's biggest instrumentality Sister Jean died astatine nan property of 106 backmost connected Oct. 10. She worked pinch nan schoolhouse for 60 years, stepping backmost from her domiciled connected field conscionable weeks earlier dying.

Sister Jean was astir known for nan stardom she gained successful 2018 erstwhile Loyola was nan Cinderella communicative during March Madness. The Ramblers reached nan Final Four, and Sister Jean was location each measurement of nan measurement sporting her maroon and golden while sitting successful her wheelchair.

To grant their longtime chaplain, nan Loyola squad will athletics a spot of Sister Jean connected their jerseys passim nan full 2025-26 season, which originates connected Monday, Nov. 3 for nan Ramblers.

"Our biggest instrumentality will beryllium pinch america each play long," nan squad wrote successful a societal media post.

Sister Jean wrote a book alongside assemblage hoops newsman Seth Davis backmost successful 2023, and Davis shared conscionable really devoted Sister Jean was to hoops erstwhile speaking successful an question and reply pinch Sports Illustrated.

“She’s ever praying for nan Ramblers to win,” Davis said. “I said to her, ‘Is it really due to inquire God to thief your hoops squad win? Like, is that O.K.?’ And she looked astatine maine for illustration I had 3 eyes. She said, ‘Of course.’”

Sister Jean will beryllium nan Ramblers' guardian angel this season, that's for sure.

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