Shaquille O'Neal Biography

Shaquille O’Neal played three years at LSU from 1989 to 1992 and averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks. He was a national player of the year as a sophomore and a first-team All-American and SEC player of the year as both a sophomore and a junior. He finished his career fifth in scoring with 1,941 points and second in rebounds at LSU with 1,217. During his career at LSU he set school records for blocks in a game, season and career. In 1992 he was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic and went on to have a legendary 19 year NBA career in which h e won four NBA Championships, was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year, the 2000 NBA MVP, earned 15 All-Star selections, 16 All-NBA Team honors, and three All-NBA Defensive Team selections. In 1995 and 2000 he led the NBA and scoring and ended his career in 2011 with 28,596 points and 13,099 rebounds. In 1996 he helped Team USA to a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, which was one of the highlights of his career. In 2014, O’Neal was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. 

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