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Chicago Bulls: Ranking the roster’s craziest March Madness moments

By Candice Evans

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 11: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the USC Trojans loses the ball on his drive to the basket against the UCLA Bruins during the first half at the Galen Center on January 11, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 11: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the USC Trojans loses the ball on his drive to the basket against the UCLA Bruins during the first half at the Galen Center on January 11, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 24: Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt celebrates (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 24: Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt celebrates (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

4. Ayo Dosunmu Gets Upset by Sister Jean

March Madness makes unknown schools household names, but can also make fans famous. Both are the case for Loyola-Chicago. Their team has had multiple Cinderella runs in the big dance and their number one fan, Sister Jean, is basketball darling around the country.

The sweet sister who prays her school’s basketball team to victory and hugs each player after losses is a story no one can truly hate. The only people who may not feel warm after seeing Loyola-Chicago’s Cinderella runs are probably the guys on the other side of those upsets. Bulls’ rookie sensation Ayo Dosunmu knows this all too well.

Dosunmu’s Illinois team was a No. 1 seed in the 2021 March Madness tournament and were heavy favorites to win it all. Instead, they were bounced in the second round by Sister Jean’s squad, successfully ruining the entire country’s bracket — except for Sister Jean’s, of course.

In their 71-58 loss, Dosunmu was far from perfect, as was the rest of the team, leading to quick hole that they never climbed out of. Dosunmu’s streak of 42 straight games in double figures ended that day, along with his collegiate career. The first-team All-American finished with nine points and six turnovers, which was one short of his season high. He was repeatedly beaten defensively on backdoor cuts to the basket.

The Sister Jean story is a favorite among basketball circles, and Dosunmu is on the bad side of it.

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