CHICAGO -- After an improbable run to the Final Four, Loyola-Chicago returned to the court Tuesday night.
And so did Sister Jean.
The Ramblers and their 99-year-old chaplain, who became national darlings during the 2018 NCAA tournament, opened a new season before an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom wore Loyola's signature maroon-and-gold scarves. Loyola played a video highlighting its 2017-18 season before raising the banner, which joined the team's 1963 national championship banner and others in the Gentile Arena rafters.
Back for another season. pic.twitter.com/W9MHXTSK8U
— Loyola Men's Basketball (@RamblersMBB) November 7, 2018
Coach Porter Moser and his team, which returned several stars from the Final Four run like senior guards Clayton Custer and Marques Townes, and sophomore center Cameron Krutwig, posed in front of the banner before heading to the locker room.