Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
O'Neal in 2011
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Personal information |
Born |
(1972-03-06) March 6, 1972 (age 45) Newark, New Jersey
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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
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Playing career |
1992–2011 |
Position |
Center |
Number |
32, 34, 33, 36 |
Career history |
1992–1996
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Orlando Magic |
1996–2004
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Los Angeles Lakers |
2004–2008
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Miami Heat |
2008–2009
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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)
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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)
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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
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FIBA World Championship MVP (1994)
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USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1994)
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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
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McDonald's All-American MVP (1989)
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Career statistics |
Points |
28,596 (23.7 ppg) |
Rebounds |
13,099 (10.9 rpg) |
Blocks |
2,732 (2.3 bpg) |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
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Basketball Hall of Fame as player |
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2014 |
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Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( shə-KEEL; born March 6, 1972), nicknamed Shaq ( 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.
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