1. Dwayne Wade's first college game was against Loyola at the Bradley Center on November 17, 2001. Marquette won a game that was very close up until the last three minutes, 80-70. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001 ... ean-loyola
2. Tony Parker's father and brother both played at Loyola. Tony Parker, Sr. still ranks #8 on Loyola's all-time points list. http://www.ramblermania.net/records/points.htm
3. Loyola played 9 games against Miami's backup point guard Norris Cole when he was at Cleveland State. Cleveland State was 8-1 against Loyola from 2007-11 when Cole was playing for CSU.
4. The Miami Heat's Jawan Howard attended Loyola's game against Chicago State on November 17, 1998. It was Loyola Coach Larry Farmer's first win at Loyola.
5. Miami's Mike Miller beat the MCC's NCAA tournament representative, Butler, with a heartbreaking last-second OT layup in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament after Butler had led Florida for most of the game. Miller's Gators eventually advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final.

Now let's see you make the Kevin Bacon connection...

Bob Newhart (LU alum) was in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with Garry Chalk, who was in Trapped with Kevin Bacon.


Oh...you meant the NBA finals. I've got nothing

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Does marriage count? If so ... then ... Tony Parker was married to Eva Longoria, who was in Desperate Housewives with Doug Savant, who was in Melrose Place with Kristen Davis, who was in Sex/City with Sara Jessica Parker, who was in Footloose with Kevin Bacon.