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Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Former Rutgers Player, Hits Playground Shot in Viral Video

Turns out that the third-grade teacher who promised her class some hot chocolate if she made a deep basket—and promptly sank the shot, in a video that has since gone viral—has some serious game.

As in, she's former Rutgers basketball player Kathleen Fitzpatrick.

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"Keep spreading joy!"<br><br>Holy Trinity School with a follow-up message on their IG after teacher Ms. Fitz goes viral for this INCREDIBLE bucket ud83dudc4f <a href="https://t.co/rC0dMwwtQA">pic.twitter.com/rC0dMwwtQA</a>

Fitzpatrick played her redshirt senior season for Rutgers, starting 16 games in the 2017-18 season, after transferring from St. Joseph's.

She appeared on SportsCenter Thursday to talk about the moment:

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