Shareef O'Neal was a redshirt during his first season in college with the UCLA Bruins, when he underwent heart surgery.
13 Facts About Shareef O'Neal
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Shareef O'Neal has two older half-siblings, Taahirah and Myles, and three younger siblings: Amirah, Shaqir, and Me'arah.
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At age 13, Shareef O'Neal began training regularly and was able to dunk.
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In May 2015, Shareef O'Neal received a scholarship offer from USC, his first from an NCAA Division I program.
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Shareef O'Neal remained with Windward as a sophomore and saw significant improvement.
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In October 2015, at a tournament in Fairfax High School that featured many top high school teams in the nation, Shareef O'Neal scored 23 points in a loss to Bishop Alemany.
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Shareef O'Neal became known as a versatile swingman with ball-handling, shooting, and defending skills.
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Shareef O'Neal joined the team expected to take a leading role with top high school recruit Ira Lee.
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Shareef O'Neal played in the Drew League over the summer, and later in the Bruins' exhibition game.
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Shareef O'Neal wore a monitoring device during practice for post-surgery research on his heart but did not wear it during games.
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On February 14,2020, Shareef O'Neal announced that he was transferring to Louisiana State University, where his father played college basketball.
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Shareef O'Neal played in 14 games, averaging 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds while playing an average of 9.4 minutes per game.
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On June 6,2022, Shareef O'Neal declared for the NBA draft after he was mistakenly placed on the list of early entrants who had withdrawn from the draft.