Shaq O'neal
Bio of Shaq O'neal
O’Neal
Position: C
Born: Mar 6, 1972
Height: 7-1 / 2,16
Weight: 325 lbs. / 147,4 kg.
College : Louisiana State
· Started for the Eastern Conference in the 2005 All-Star Game
· Named to the 2004-05 All NBA First Team
· Led the league in field-goal percentage in 2004-05 (.601)
· Named Player of the Month in March, 2005
· Was named as a reserve to the Western Conference All-Star team and was named the 2004 All-Star Game MVP
· Selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
· Three-time NBA Finals MVP after leading the Lakers to back-to-back-to-back NBA Finals victories (2000, 2001, 2002)
· Voted the 1999-2000 Most Valuable Player (regular season) by media
· Four-time All-NBA First Team selection (1997-98, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02), two-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1994-95, 1998-99) and three-time All-NBA Third Team selection (1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97)
· Two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection (1999-2000, 2000-01)
· Nine-time All-Star selection (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002)
· Co-MVP of the 2000 NBA All-Star Game after tallying 22 points and nine rebounds
· Two-time regular season scoring champion after posting 29.3 ppg (1994-95) and 29.7 ppg (1999-2000)
· Led the league in field-goal percentage five times (1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01)
· Won the 1999-2000 IBM Award, determined by a computerized rating that measures a player's overall contribution to a team
· Named 1992-93 NBA Rookie of the Year, and to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, after averaging 23.4 ppg, 13.9 rpg and 3.53 bpg
· Member of gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta (1996) and World Championship team in Toronto (1994)
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