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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. He has been ranked among the top high school basketball players of his class. O'Neal began playing with Windward School in his hometown of Los Angeles. He is the son of Hall of Fame NBA player [[Shaquille O'Neal]].
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'''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 ==
  
== Early life ==
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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 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>
   
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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> On April 9, O'Neal committed to play college basketball for Arizona.<sup>[16]</sup>On February 24, 2018, O'Neal decommitted from Arizona due to the FBI's findings of possible illegal payments to Arizona's star player DeAndre Ayton.
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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> 
 
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== Personal Life ==
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== College career ==
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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.
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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]].
  
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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.
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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.
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== Career statistics ==
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|Games played
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|Games started
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|MPG
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|Minutes per game
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|Rebounds per game
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|'''Bold'''
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|Career high
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=== '''College''' ===
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|23
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|.235
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|3.6
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|.1
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|.3
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|2.5
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== References ==
   
 
== See Also ==
  
== See Also ==
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Shareef O'Neal
ONEAL Shareef 009
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)

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 
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:

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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

References

See Also

O'Neal Family

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