Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

O'Neal in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1972-03-06) March 6, 1972 (age 44) Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school	Robert G. Cole (San Antonio, Texas)
College	LSU (1989–1992)
NBA draft	1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career	1992–2011
Position	Center
Number	32, 34, 33, 36
Career history
1992–1996	Orlando Magic
1996–2004	Los Angeles Lakers
2004–2008	Miami Heat
2008–2009	Phoenix Suns
2009–2010	Cleveland Cavaliers
2010–2011	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2006) 3× NBA Finals MVP (2000–2002) NBA Most Valuable Player (2000) 15× NBA All-Star (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009) 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2000, 2004, 2009) 8× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000–2006) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1995, 1999) 4× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 1996, 1997, 2009) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2001, 2003) NBA Rookie of the Year (1993) 2× NBA scoring champion (1995, 2000) NBA 50th Anniversary Team No. 34 retired by Los Angeles Lakers No. 32 retired by Miami Heat FIBA World Championship MVP (1994) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1994) College national player of the year (1992) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1991, 1992) 2× SEC Player of the Year (1991, 1992) No. 33 retired by LSU McDonald's All-American MVP (1989)
Career statistics
Points	28,596 (23.7 ppg)
Rebounds	13,099 (10.9 rpg)
Blocks	2,732 (2.3 bpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team competition World Championship 1994 Canada Team competition

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (/ʃəˈkiːl/ shə-KEEL; born March 6, 1972), nicknamed Shaq (/ʃæk/ SHAK), is a retired American professional basketball player and former rapper who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Listed at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and weighing 325 pounds (147 kg), he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. O'Neal played for six teams throughout his 19-year NBA career.

Following his career at Louisiana State University, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He quickly became one of the best centers in the league, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and later leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Amid tension between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, and his fourth NBA championship followed in 2006. Midway through the 2007–2008 season he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. After a season-and-a-half with the Suns, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009–10 season. O'Neal played for the Boston Celtics in the 2010–11 season before retiring.