the Year for Italy twice. Following his retirement from coaching, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2007, Peterson was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Evanston Township High School. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 most influential European club basketball personalities over the previous half-century. A poll said that he is the foreigner with the sexiest voice in Italy. See also List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches References External links Italian League Coach Profile 1936 births Living people American emigrants to Italy American expatriate basketball people in Chile American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Illinois College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball coaches EuroLeague-winning coaches Evanston Township High School alumni McKendree Bearcats men's basketball coaches Michigan State Spartans men's basketball coaches Navy Midshipmen men's basketball coaches Northwestern University alumni Olimpia Milano coaches Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois University of Michigan alumni Virtus Bologna coaches American expatriates in Italy