Shaquille O’Neal 1991. Winner of the Tanqueray World Amateur Athlete of the Year Award, 1991. Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year, 1991-1992. National Player of the Year as chosen by L. A. Gear, 1992 and runner-up for the Naismith Award and the John Wooden Award, 1992. • Set SEC record for most blocks in a season three consecutive years (115-1990, 140-1991, 157-1992). Set SEC record for career blocks with 412. Blocked five or more shots in a game 45 times in 90 career games. • Set SEC single game record with 12 blocks against Loyola Marymount in Feb. 1990. Blocked 11 shots against Brigham Young in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, setting a then-tournament standard for a single game, 1992. • Averaged a national sophomore record 5.0 blocked shots a game, 1991. National leader in blocked shots (5.2 average), 1992. • National leader in rebounding (14.7 average), 1991. Second nationally in rebounding (14.0 average), 1992.
Shaquille O’Neal brought LSU to new heights during his three years with the Tigers, and the 7-1 center became a national celebrity in the days of saturation coverage of basketball by the media. But he earned his celebrity status with great play and an intimidation factor that made him the envy of coaches throughout the country. After leaving LSU in April 1992, he was the number one pick of the National Basketball Association by the Orlando Magic and signed a multi-year contract estimated at over $40 million. In 1996, as a free agent, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. Following the 2004 season, O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat. He also played in Phoenix, Cleveland and Boston before retiring after the 2011 season. He presently serves as a studio analyst for TNT Sports. O’Neal’s Records and Highlights • Two-time consensus Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-American, 1991-1992. Most Valuable Player on SEC Coaches Defensive Team, 1991-1992.
• First player to lead the Southeastern Conference in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots in the same season, 1991. Led SEC in rebounding, field goal percentage, blocked shots and second in scoring, 1992. First player to lead the SEC in rebounding three straight seasons since Charles Barkley of Auburn, 1982-84. • Finished with 1,217 rebounds, seventh all-time in the Southeastern Conference, second alltime at LSU.
YEAR
1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 TOTALS
G/GS
32/28 28/28 30/30 90/86
132
FG/FGA
PCT
180/314 .573 312/497 .628 294/478 .615 786/1289 .610
FT/FTA
National Player of the Year; World Amateur Athlete of the Year 1991 SEC Athlete of the Year 1991, 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist 1996 Member of NBA 50-Year Top 50 1997
• Finished with 1,941 points, fourth all-time at LSU behind only Pete Maravich (3,667-196770), Durand Macklin (2,080-1976-78; 79-81) and Howard Carter (1,942-1979-83).
Fourth LSU Player to Have Number Retired 2000
• Career field goal percentage of 61.0 percent is second all-time at LSU and in the SEC (minimum 1,000 attempts).
Graduated from LSU December 2000
• Had six career triple-doubles (points, rebounds and blocks in same game).
Member of LSU’s “All Century Team” 2009
• Was the third LSU player (Pete Maravich and Chris Jackson) to have at least two 700-plus point seasons at LSU.
“Shaq” statue dedicated in front of PMAC practice facility September 2011
• Was the first LSU player to record back-toback 400-plus rebound seasons.
Inducted Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame June 2013 Inducted College Basketball Hall of Fame November 2014
• National Player of the Year as chosen by the Associated Press (Rupp Award), United Press International, L. A. Gear and Sports Illustrated,
O’Neal’s Career Statistics
LSU All-American 1991, 1992
Inducted Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame September 2016
PCT
85/153 .556 150/235 .638 134/254 .528 369/642 .575
PTS
445 774 722 1941
AVG
13.9 27.6 24.1 21.6
REB
385 411 421 1217
AVG
12.0 14.7 14.0 13.5
PF/D
AST
TO
122/9 61 93 79/1 45 99 86/5 46 103 287/15 152 295
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BLK
STL
115 38 140 41 157 29 412 108
