Loyola-Chicago Is Honoring Late 106-Year-Old Nun Sister Jean with a Sweet Gesture on the Court This Season

The Loyola-Chicago University men's basketball team will honor the late nun Sister Jean Dolores Smith on the court this ...

Green Wave Women's Basketball to Host Loyola in Exhibition Game Tonight

The Tulane women’s basketball team will take to the court tonight, hosting Loyola (New Orleans) at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The preseas ...

Sister Jean, nun who became a national icon during Loyola Chicago’s Final Four run, dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, team chaplain for an unheralded underdog Loyola Chicago squad in 2018 that notched upset after upset en route to the Final Four, dies at 106.

Loyola Chicago to honor Sister Jean with jersey patch

The Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team will wear a jersey patch for the 2025-26 season celebrating the life of ...
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Loyola Chicago icon Sister Jean dies at age 106, school announces

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who was better known as “Sister Jean” and a long-time fixture at Loyola basketball games, has died at age 106. Sister Jean captured the nation's heart during the 2018 NCAA ...