Name	Shaquille O Neal
Height	7' 1
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	6 March 1972,
Place of Birth	Newark, New Jersey, USA
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O'Neal first gained national attention as a star at a Robert G. Cole Junior-Senior High School in San Antonio, Texas. He became High School Player of the Year during his playing days there, leading his high school team to a 68-1 record during his two years there and helping the team win the state title his senior year.[5].

After graduating from high school in 1989, O'Neal attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and studied business. He had first met Dale Brown, LSU's men's basketball coach at that time, years before in Europe. With O'Neal's stepfather stationed on a U.S. Army base at Wildflecken, West Germany, O'Neal attended Fulda American High School, a DODDS school. Upon seeing the 6-foot, 6-inch, 224-pound O'Neal, the visiting Brown reportedly mistook the then-13-year old boy for a soldier.

While playing for Brown at LSU, O'Neal was a two-time first team All-American, two-time SEC player of the year, and national player of the year in 1991, receiving the Adolph Rupp Trophy and John Wooden Award as NCAA men's basketball player of the year. He also holds the NCAA record for shots blocked in a game with 17 blocks against Mississippi State on December 3, 1990.

O'Neal left LSU early to pursue his NBA career, but returned to school in 2000 and received a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.[6] He was later inducted into the LSU Hall of Fame.[7]