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Shaqir O'Neal reportedly enters NCAA Transfer Portal after one season with FAMU basketball
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Shaqir O'Neal is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal after spending one season on the Florida A&M men's basketball team , On3's Jamie Shaw reported on Saturday.
In his junior season, O'Neal averaged 6.7 points and 3.2 rebounds for the Rattlers . Before joining FAMU last season, O'Neal spent 2021-2024 with Texas Southern and was a member of the Tigers' 2022 and 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship teams.
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Shaqir O'Neal is the son of four-time NBA champion and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.
A 6-foot-8 forward, Shaqir O'Neal helped the Rattlers to a 14-17 overall record and a 10-8 mark in the SWAC during the 2024-2025 season.
This season's FAMU men's basketball team reached the SWAC Tournament for the first time since 2022 and won the program's first-ever SWAC postseason game since joining the league during the 2021-2022 athletic year.
FAMU's 13 victories under first-year head coach Patrick Crarey II were the most wins in a single season since 2008.
Nov 19, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida A&M Rattlers forward Shaqir O'Neal (8) against the Florida Gators during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
O'Neal's transfer portal entry joins FAMU standouts from this past season, such as Sterling Young, the SWAC Player of the Year , and Milton Matthews, the SWAC's Newcomer of the Year.
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That includes an influx of FAMU men's basketball players in the transfer portal, including starters Jordan Chatman and Kaleb Washington and reserve players.
However, on Saturday, Antonio Munoz, a wing from Chicago's Whitney Young High School, announced his commitment to play college basketball at FAMU.
Gerald Thomas, III is a multi-time award-winning journalist for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat.
Follow his award-winning coverage on RattlerNews.com and contact him via email at GDThomas@Tallahassee.com or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee .
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida A&M's Shaqir O'Neal, son of Shaq, enters transfer portal | Report
