But until that week in 2018, they knew nothing about Sister Jean, a then-98-year-old nun and chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago team since 1994. Still, like so many others tuning into the ...

Commonly known as Sister Jean, the nun has been a staple of Loyola Chicago basketball for decades. Yes, in a sea of giant basketball players, the diminutive Sister Jean stands out cheering on the ...

Sister Jean is thrilled about being allowed to go to the NCAA men’s tournament. She can’t say the same for Loyola-Chicago’s bracket, however. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola’s 101-year ...

In this file photo, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, the chaplain for Loyola University men’s basketball, throws the ceremonial first pitch before the Chicago Cubs home opener against the ...

before she ended at Mundelein College — on the Chicago lakefront —in the 1960s. The school became affiliated with Loyola in 1991, and Sister Jean was hired to help students with the transition.

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt blows out the candles on her cake during her 100th birthday celebration at Loyola University on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune ...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola-Chicago’s team chaplain and America’s favorite nun, is headed back to Indianapolis on Friday to watch her beloved Ramblers in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men ...

When Loyola Chicago reached the Final Four in 2018, Sister Jean never thought she'd see another run through March. The Ramblers are now just two wins away. "I'll be jumping around, literally ...

It wasn't any player. It was Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. Sister Jean is the team chaplain for the Loyola Chicago basketball team. She has served in that role since 1994 and is beloved by the ...

Age is just a number for Loyola Chicago’s beloved chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. Known by many simply as Sister Jean, the Catholic nun who has become a fixture in college basketball ...