Changes: Shareef O'Neal

**Shareef O'Neal**
No. 32 – LSU Tigers
Position	Power Forward
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	January 11 2000 (age 24); Los Angeles, California
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Windward School; (Los Angeles, California); Crossroads; (Santa Monica, California)
College	UCLA (2019–2020); LSU (2020–present)

Revision as of 21:33, 14 July 2021

Shareef Rashaun O'Neal (born January 11, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The son of Hall of Fame player Shaquille O'Neal, he attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. O'Neal was a redshirt during his first season in college with the UCLA Bruins, when he underwent heart surgery. He played as a reserve for the Bruins in 2019–20 before transferring midseason to LSU.

Early life

Born in Los Angeles, O'Neal is the son of Hall of Fame National Basketball Association player Shaquille O'Neal and Basketball Wives star Shaunie O'Neal. He has two older half-siblings, Taahirah and Myles, and three younger siblings: Amirah, Shaqir, and Me'ara. His parents are divorced.

Despite his father's basketball fame, Shareef grew up without a passion for the game and preferred skateboarding. His interest in basketball grew after he had a disappointing performance at a middle school Amateur Athletic Union game and was prompted to "prove everybody wrong" on the court. At age 13, O'Neal began training regularly and was able to dunk.

High School Career

Starting in his freshman season, O'Neal played basketball for Windward School in Los Angeles at the forward position.^[2] His highlight videos immediately helped him gain popularity on the Internet and appeared in The Washington Post.^[3][4] However, he received limited playing time because the team's six seniors earned the most minutes.^[5] Head coach Steve Smith viewed O'Neal's first season with Windward as a "learning year" and expected him to assume a larger role in the following season.^[5] At the end of the season, he was averaging 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.^[6] In May 2015, O'Neal received a scholarship offer from USC, his first from an NCAA Division I program.^[7] In the following months, he had additional offers from Baylor, LSU, UCLA, and Kansas State.^[8]

O'Neal remained with Windward as a sophomore and saw significant improvement. In October 2015, at a tournament in Fairfax High Schoolthat featured many top high school teams in the nation, O'Neal scored 23 points in a loss to Bishop Alemany.^[9] O'Neal, in December, drew attention from scouts at the MaxPreps Holiday Classic despite his team's struggles.^[10] He became known as a versatile swingman with ball-handling, shooting, and defending skills.^[11]

On June 29, 2016, the Los Angeles Times announced that O'Neal would transfer to Crossroads School in Santa Monica.^[12][13] He joined the team expected to take a leading role with top high school recruit Ira Lee.^[14] On January 6, 2017, O'Neal scored 15 points in a 54–50 win over Brentwood.^[14] In a 44–80 loss to Mater Dei on February 17, he scored 20 points in a matchup with Bol Bol, son of former NBA player Manute Bol.^[15]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shareef O'Neal PF	Los Angeles	Crossroads School (CA)	6 ft 8 in (2.08 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Apr 9, 2017
Shareef O'Neal PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 27 ESPN: 24, 2 (CA), 9 (PF)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

^ Jump up to:^a ^b ^c

College career

During practices over the summer, O'Neal "felt funny", and was given a heart monitor by doctors to wear. On September 28, 2018, UCLA announced that he would miss the 2018–19 season but remain enrolled at the school as a medical redshirt. He was diagnosed with a heart condition by the UCLA medical staff, and underwent surgery in December. He played in the Drew League over the summer, and later in the Bruins' exhibition game. He wore a monitoring device during practice for post-surgery research on his heart but did not wear it during games.

In April 2019, UCLA hired Mick Cronin as their head coach to replace the fired Steve Alford. O'Neal made his UCLA debut in the 2019–20 season opener, playing six minutes without scoring against Long Beach State. On December 14, 2019, he had his best game of the season with eight points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a loss against Notre Dame. In a win against California on January 19, 2020, Cronin elected not to play O'Neal for the fifth time during the season. On January 22, O'Neal announced that he was leaving UCLA. He averaged 2.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game as a reserve for the Bruins, who were 9–9 at the time.

On February 14, 2020, O'Neal announced his plans to transfer to LSU, where his father played college basketball. He suffered a foot injury that kept him from first few games of 2021 season for LSU.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	UCLA	Medical Redshirt
2019–20	UCLA	13	0	10.2	.321	.333	.474	2.9	.2	.3	.2	2.2
2020–21	LSU	10	0	14.5	.375	.182	.500	4.4	.0	.5	.5	2.8
Career		23	0	12.0	.346	.235	.486	3.6	.1	.4	.3	2.5

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 |-
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+|  Southeastern Conference
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-'''Shareef Rashaun O'Neal''' (born January 11, 2000) is an American basketball player who attends Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. A senior forward, he has repeatedly drawn attention from national sports media. O'Neal verbally committed to play college basketball for Arizona. He is the son of Hall of Fame NBA player [[Shaquille O'Neal]].
+'''Shareef Rashaun O'Neal''' (born January 11, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The son of Hall of Fame player [[Shaquille O'Neal]], he attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. O'Neal was a redshirt during his first season in college with the UCLA Bruins, when he underwent heart surgery. He played as a reserve for the Bruins in 2019–20 before transferring midseason to LSU.
 == Early life ==
-O'Neal was born in Los Angeles, California, to Hall of Fame National Basketball Association player [[Shaquille O'Neal]] and television personality [[Shaunie O'Neal]]. He has two older half-siblings, [[Taahirah O'Neal|Taahirah]] and [[Myles O'Neal|Myles]], and three younger siblings: [[Amirah O'Neal|Amirah]], [[Shaqir O'Neal|Shaqir]], and [[Me'arah O'Neal|Me'ara]]. His parents are divorced.
+Born in Los Angeles, O'Neal is the son of Hall of Fame National Basketball Association player [[Shaquille O'Neal]] and Basketball Wives star [[Shaunie O'Neal]]. He has two older half-siblings, [[Taahirah O'Neal|Taahirah]] and [[Myles O'Neal|Myles]], and three younger siblings: [[Amirah O'Neal|Amirah]], [[Shaqir O'Neal|Shaqir]], and [[Me'arah O'Neal|Me'ara]]. His parents are divorced.
+Despite his father's basketball fame, Shareef grew up without a passion for the game and preferred skateboarding. His interest in basketball grew after he had a disappointing performance at a middle school Amateur Athletic Union game and was prompted to "prove everybody wrong" on the court. At age 13, O'Neal began training regularly and was able to dunk.
 == High School Career ==
+Starting in his freshman season, O'Neal played basketball for Windward School in Los Angeles at the forward position.<sup>[2]</sup> His highlight videos immediately helped him gain popularity on the Internet and appeared in ''The Washington Post''.<sup>[3][4]</sup> However, he received limited playing time because the team's six seniors earned the most minutes.<sup>[5]</sup> Head coach Steve Smith viewed O'Neal's first season with Windward as a "learning year" and expected him to assume a larger role in the following season.<sup>[5]</sup> At the end of the season, he was averaging 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.<sup>[6]</sup> In May 2015, O'Neal received a scholarship offer from USC, his first from an NCAA Division I program.<sup>[7]</sup> In the following months, he had additional offers from Baylor, LSU, UCLA, and Kansas State.<sup>[8]</sup>
-For his first two years of high school, O'Neal played basketball at Windward High School in  Los Angeles, California. He lead Windward Wildcats to a 33-28 including 14-6 record in league play. In his freshmen year, O'Neal played in 27 games and averaged three points and three rebounds. As a sophomore he doubled his stats average with 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. He transferred to Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. During the season, he averaged 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds a game. He had been described to have "polar opposite playing style to his father" due to his more athletic build and better shooting range.
+O'Neal remained with Windward as a sophomore and saw significant improvement. In October 2015, at a tournament in Fairfax High Schoolthat featured many top high school teams in the nation, O'Neal scored 23 points in a loss to Bishop Alemany.<sup>[9]</sup> O'Neal, in December, drew attention from scouts at the MaxPreps Holiday Classic despite his team's struggles.<sup>[10]</sup> He became known as a versatile swingman with ball-handling, shooting, and defending skills.<sup>[11]</sup>
-O'Neal is a 4-star prospect who ranked No. 18 overall in the ESPN 100 and ranks No. 36 overall player, No. 11 power forward and No. 4 player at this position from the state of California, per Scout.com. During the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, O’Neal managed to pump in 15.1 points and 6.1 rebounds a game this summer for Cal Supreme. O’Neal’s prowess for throwing down rim-rocking, dad-like dunks seems just as second nature. His best game this summer came during the final EYBL stop in May, a 23-point, five-rebound performance in a 77-74 win over the PSA Cardinals (Pa.). He was already receiving offers from Baylor, LSU, UCLA, USC, and Kansas State at that time.
+On June 29, 2016, the ''Los Angeles Times'' announced that O'Neal would transfer to Crossroads School in Santa Monica.<sup>[12][13]</sup> He joined the team expected to take a leading role with top high school recruit Ira Lee.<sup>[14]</sup> On January 6, 2017, O'Neal scored 15 points in a 54–50 win over Brentwood.<sup>[14]</sup> In a 44–80 loss to Mater Dei on February 17, he scored 20 points in a matchup with Bol Bol, son of former NBA player Manute Bol.<sup>[15]</sup>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
+|-
+!Name
+!Hometown
+!High school / college
+!Height
+!Weight
+!Commit date
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |'''Shareef O'Neal'''<br />
+''PF''
+|Los Angeles
+|Crossroads School (CA)
+|6 ft 8 in (2.08 m)
+|203 lb (92 kg)
+|Apr 9, 2017
+|-
+| colspan="7" |'''Recruiting star ratings:''' Scout: ''N/A''   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
+|-
+| colspan="7" |'''Overall recruiting rankings:'''   Rivals: ''27''  ESPN: ''24, 2 (CA), 9 (PF)''
+|-
+| colspan="7" |
+* ''Note'': In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
+* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
+''Sources:''
+|}
+# ^ Jump up to:<sup>'''''a'''''</sup> <sup>'''''b'''''</sup> <sup>'''''c'''''</sup>
+== College career ==
+During practices over the summer, O'Neal "felt funny", and was given a heart monitor by doctors to wear. On September 28, 2018, UCLA announced that he would miss the 2018–19 season but remain enrolled at the school as a medical redshirt. He was diagnosed with a heart condition by the UCLA medical staff, and underwent surgery in December. He played in the Drew League over the summer, and later in the Bruins' exhibition game. He wore a monitoring device during practice for post-surgery research on his heart but did not wear it during games.
+In April 2019, UCLA hired Mick Cronin as their head coach to replace the fired Steve Alford. O'Neal made his UCLA debut in the 2019–20 season opener, playing six minutes without scoring against Long Beach State. On December 14, 2019, he had his best game of the season with eight points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a loss against Notre Dame. In a win against California on January 19, 2020, Cronin elected not to play O'Neal for the fifth time during the season. On January 22, O'Neal announced that he was leaving UCLA. He averaged 2.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game as a reserve for the Bruins, who were 9–9 at the time.
+On February 14, 2020, O'Neal announced his plans to transfer to LSU, where his father played college basketball. He suffered a foot injury that kept him from first few games of 2021 season for LSU.
+== Career statistics ==
+{| class="article-table"
+|+Legend
+| GP
+|Games played
+| GS
+|Games started
+|MPG
+|Minutes per game
+|-
+|FG%
+|Field goal percentage
+|3P%
+|3-point field goal percentage
+|FT%
+|Free throw percentage
+|-
+|RPG
+|Rebounds per game
+|APG
+|Assists per game
+|SPG
+|Steals per game
+|-
+|BPG
+|Blocks per game
+|PPG
+|Points per game
+|'''Bold'''
+|Career high
+|}
+=== '''College''' ===
+{| class="sortable article-table"
+|+
+!Year
+!Team
+!<abbr>GP</abbr>
+!<abbr>GS</abbr>
+!<abbr>MPG</abbr>
+!<abbr>FG%</abbr>
+!<abbr>3P%</abbr>
+!<abbr>FT%</abbr>
+!<abbr>RPG</abbr>
+!<abbr>APG</abbr>
+!<abbr>SPG</abbr>
+!<abbr>BPG</abbr>
+!<abbr>PPG</abbr>
+|-
+|2018–19
+|UCLA
+| colspan="11" |<center>Medical Redshirt</center>
+|-
+|2019–20
+|UCLA
+|'''13'''
+|0
+|10.2
+|.321
+|'''.333'''
+|.474
+|2.9
+|'''.2'''
+|.3
+|.2
+|2.2
+|-
+|2020–21
+|LSU
+|10
+|0
+|'''14.5'''
+|'''.375'''
+|.182
+|'''.500'''
+|'''4.4'''
+|.0
+|'''.5'''
+|'''.5'''
+|'''2.8'''
+|-
+| colspan="2" |Career
+|23
+|0
+|12.0
+|.346
+|.235
+|.486
+|3.6
+|.1
+|.4
+|.3
+|2.5
+|}
-== Personal Life ==
+== References ==
-In 2016, O'Neal and his family premiered in their reality show, Shaunie's Home Court. His father gifted him a Jeep and a Lamborghini for his 16th birthday. He's played on the AAU circuit for Cal Supreme. He is really good friends with Chino Hills basketball player [[LaMelo Ball]].
 == See Also ==
 [[O'Neal Family]]
 [[Category:SADs|O]]
-[[Category:NBA children|O]]
 [[Category:NBA Children|O]]
 [[Category:NBA sons|O]]
 [[Category:Basketball players|O]]
+[[Category:College athletes|O]]

No. 32 – LSU Tigers

Position	Power Forward
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	January 11 2000 () (age 24) Los Angeles, California
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Windward School (Los Angeles, California) Crossroads (Santa Monica, California)
College	UCLA (2019–2020) LSU (2020–present)