Who is Ms. Fitz? Teacher Goes Viral After Incredible Basketball Shot

Is there a better video on the internet right now? Ms. Fitz went viral after sinking a incredible shot that earned her students free hot chocolate!

Who is Ms. Fitz? Teacher Goes Viral After Incredible Basketball Shot
HerSport Editor
HerSport Editor

In case you needed proof that teachers were superheroes, Kathleen Fitzpatrick aka Ms. Fitz has reminded everyone just that!

Is there a better video on the internet right now? We think not!

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Ms. Fitz became a playground and internet legend after she sunk an incredible basketball shot for her third-class students which earned them all hot chocolates!

Fitzpatrick is a former Division I college basketball player former Rutgers University and is now a junior schoolteacher at Holy Trinity School in Washington, D.C.  She led her college team’s 3-point stats in during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

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Ms. Fitz's third class students enjoying their hot chocolate party.

Speaking to ESPN, Fitzpatrick opened up about the iconic moment which has gone viral. "I usually play basketball with them at recess, and I don't really take it lightly. I play as hard as I can."

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She told ESPN, she picked up a ball and promised her class, "If I make this shot, we'll have hot chocolate on Monday as a class. I just launched it and it went in!”

“I think it was a tie between who was more excited. I was shocked that it went in. I mean I knew it was going to go in but at the same time I was just hoping because I had promised them hot chocolate, so it had to go in!

"It's been so insane the last year-and-a-half," Fitzpatrick said.  "So just to have some fun, some laughter, some joy, and just forget about COVID for a few minutes has really been amazing."

It’s safe to say, Ms. Fitz has inspired a whole class with that shot. A legend!

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