CSB...
tutored Shaq during my tenure at LSU (he didn’t need it, but athletes had to get X hours in the tutoring lab signed off no matter what, so he'd come in and i'd sign off on his logic homework/hours and he'd go about his day...occasionally he'd ask a question, sometimes sit and shoot the shit b/c we were both from Texas). great guy, authentic and personable af even back then. and very grateful about seemingly everything. he had a maroon Ford Explorer with a booming system he’d crank up on weekends in the dorm parking lot and just hang out there with his peeps to keep away from trouble...you'd NEVER see him out in Tigertown, The Chimes, Varsity, etc. just bumped his Explorer for all to hear. he knew where he was headed.
when he announced he was going pro early, he stood in the middle of the quad the following day and thanked everyone who walked by for their support.