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  SHAQUILLE O'NEAL BIOGRAPHY

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• 1972 Shaquille O’Neal was born on March 6, 1972 to parents Lucille O'Neal and Joe Toney (divorced). [His name, Shaquille Rashaun means “little warrior” in Arabic.]  Father left Shaquille as an infant. Mother married Philip Harrison (U.S. Army).  He has two half-sisters and a half-brother Lateefah, Ayesha and Jamal. As a child, Shaquille was an army brat, going with his family moving from base to base around the world.

• 1989 He led his High School team to State Championship (as a senior)

• 1990 He Attended Louisiana State University. In 1991, he won AP’s College Player of the Year Award as a Sophomore. He was also voted All-American in 1991 and 1992. He left LSU after his third year.

• 1992 Signed by the Orlando Magic as the first pick of the NBA draft.

• 1993

  • 1992-1993 Rookie of the Year and named to NBA All-Rookie First Team (23.4 PPG)

  • Released his first Rap Album Shaq Diesel. This is his first of four albums to date.  There is a rumor that because he is back in Miami, he might sit down and record another album.

• 1994 World Championship Team. In 1994 He appeared in his first movie, Blue Chips. His went on appear or star in other subsequent movies, including Kazaam (1996) and Steel (1997).

• 1995 NBA Scoring Champion with 29.3 Points Per Game

• 1996

  • US Olympic Gold Medal Team

  • Voted on the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History

  • His girlfriend Arnetta gave birth to their daughter Teheara.

  • Shaq signed a multimillion dollar deal ($120 mil) with the L.A. Lakers

• 1998 Shaquille hosts a sports related show for children Sports Theater With Shaquille O’Neal, which won a AceCable Award for Children's Special - 7 and Older.

• 2000

  • Won 1999-2000 IBM Award

  • NBA Scoring Champion with 29.7 Points Per Game

  • Co-MVP of All Star Game

  • In December, he graduated from LSU, taking classes and doing home study during the off season.
    2000 Led the Lakers to win the Finals in 2000 and again in 2001 (he appeared in the finals with the Magic in 1995, but lost to the Rockers)

• 2002 Married Shaunie Nelson. They have three children together (Shareef Rashaun, Amirah Sanaa and Shaquir Rashaun).

• 2004 Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat in July after some issues with the team’s management and teammate Kobe Bryant.

Statistics:

• Eleven Time All Star (1993-1998, 2000-2002, 2004, 2005)

• Two Time NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1999-2000, 2000-2001)

• Five Time All- NBA First Team Selection (1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2004-2005)

• One Time MVP (1999-2000)

• Three Time NBA Finals MVP (2000, 2001, 2002)

• One Time All Star MVP (2004)

• Career Statistics Through March 29, 2006:

• College Statistics (Louisiana State University 1989-1992)

Biography by Ian Ripley, PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer

 

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