Sister Jean — the breakout star of the NCAA Tournament — corrects reporter on the level of her newfound fame

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March 19, 2018 7:31 PM

Loyola-Chicago's team chaplain Sister Jean has easily become one of the biggest stars of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and she's enjoying every second of it.

Sister Jean is the breakout star of the NCAA Tournament, cheering on the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers through their Cinderella run to the Final Four.
When asked about her newfound status as a "national sensation," Sister Jean was quick to correct the reporter and say that her fame was in fact, international.
The Ramblers will attempt to keep their unlikely tournament run going when they face Michigan in the national semifinal.

In 2018 it's tough to find somebody with universal approval, but Sister Jean, the team chaplain for the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers basketball team, is likely as close as you'll get to finding a character that's beloved by 100% the internet.

At 98 years old, Sister Jean became an overnight sensation in the basketball world after she was featured in a segment on TruTV ahead of Loyola-Chicago's first-round game. Fans learned of Sister Jean's love of brackets, and the fact that the NCAA absurdly kept her from entering any brackets into pool's due to their overzealous rules regarding gambling.

Now, with the Ramblers in the Final Four — which she correctly predicted in her bracket — Sister Jean is correcting reporters on the degree of her fame.