Buzz Peterson. Tennessee head coach Buzz Peterson was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2000.

Walt Frazier III. Walt Frazier married a girl he met at Southern Illinois, whom he later divorced.

Bob McAdoo. Is his playing years, NBA player Bob McAdoo was named Rookie of the Year, and awarded NBA's MVP award.

81. Jonny Flynn started 81 games in 2009-10 but only 9 games in the following two seasons.

Thunderstruck. "Thunderstruck" was a film starring Kevin Durant and Jim Belushi released in 2012.

Quentin Richardson. Quentin Richardson drew a 2-game suspension for shoving Gerald Henderson in April of 2011.