SHAQUILLE O'NEAL





Dream Team II
Dream Team III

Center
7-1 315 lbs.
03/06/72
Newark, N.J.
LSU '92


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Led the Lakers in 1997-98 in scoring (28.3 ppg), rebounding (11.4 rpg), blocked shots (2.40 bpg) and field-goal percentage (.584) and 2.4 apg
Named to the 1998 All-NBA First Team and to the All-NBA Second Team in 1995 and to the All-NBA Third Team in 1994, 1996 and 1997
Selected to participate in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to a left knee injury which side lined him for 28 games
Appeared in the NBA All-Star Game in each of his first four seasons (1993-1996), averaging 17.3 ppg and 8.5 rpg in 26.3 mpg and also in the 1998 All-Star Game
Named NBA Player of the Month for December, 1996, averaging 27.6 ppg, 12.6 rpg, 4.0 apg and 3.36 bpg to lead the Lakers to an 11-3 month
Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 12/15 /96, averaging 31.3 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 5.3 bpg and 4.3 apg for the 3-0 Lakers
Posted 35 points and 19 rebounds, in his second game with the Lakers, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 11/3/96
Selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
Scored a playoff career-high 46 points against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the 1997 Western Conference First Round
Appeared in the 1995 NBA Finals with the the Orlando Magic
Has appeared in 58 career playoff games, averaging 26.7 ppg, on .579 field-goal shooting, 11.0 rpg, 3.4 apg and 1.98 bpg
Led the NBA in scoring (29.3 ppg) in 1994-95 and in field goal percentage (.599) in 1993-94
Has averaged at least 23.4 ppg in each of his first five NBA seasons and led Orlando in each of his four seasons in scoring, field goal percentage, rebounds and blocked shots
Is Orlando's all-time franchise leader in field goals made (3,208), free throws made (1,602) and attempted (2,936) and blocked shots (824) and ranks 2nd in field goals attempted (5,522), rebounds (3,691) and points (8,019)
A member of the men's basketball Dream Team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the team that won gold at the 1994 World Championship of Basketball in Toronto
Blocked 15 shots, an Orlando franchise-record and the second-most in NBA history, and added 24 points and a career-high 28 rebounds for his first career triple-double, against the New Jersey Nets on 11/20/93
Named 1993 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
Became the first player in NBA history to be named Player of the Week in his first week in the league, averaging 25.8 ppg, 16.4 rpg and 3.40 bpg for the week ending 11/15/92

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected as an undergraduate by the Orlando Magic in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Lakers on 7/18/96.

C A R E E R   A V E R A G E S  REBOUNDS
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DFF TOT APG SPG BPG PPG
92-93 Orl 81 81 37.9 .562 .000 .592 4.2 9.6 13.9 1.9 0.74 3.53 23.4
93-94 Orl 81 81 39.8 .599 .000 .554 4.7 8.5 13.2 2.4 0.94 2.85 29.3
94-95 Orl 79 79 37.0 .583 .000 .533 4.2 7.3 11.4 2.7 0.92 2.43 29.3
95-96 Orl 54 52 36.0 .573 .500 .487 3.4 7.7 11.0 2.9 0.63 2.13 26.6
96-97 Lal 51 51 38.1 .557 .000 .484 3.8 8.7 12.5 3.1 0.90 2.88 26.2
97-98 Lal 60 57 36.3 .584 -- .527 3.5 7.9 11.4 2.4 0.65 2.40 28.3
Career 406 401 37.6 .578 .067 .535 4.0 8.3 12.3 2.5 0.81 2.75 27.2
Playoff 58 58 38.2 .579 -- .524 4.3 6.7 11.0 3.4 0.71 1.98 26.7
All-Star 5 5 24.6 .476 .000 .500 3.2 4.4 7.6 0.6 1.00 1.60 16.2

C A R E E R   T O T A L S  REBOUNDS
YEAR TEAM G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST STL BLK PTS
92-93 Orl 81 81 3071 733-1304 0-2 427-721 342 780 1122 152 60 286 1893
93-94 Orl 81 81 3224 953-1591 0-2 471-850 384 688 1072 195 76 231 2377
94-95 Orl 79 79 2923 930-1594 0-5 455-854 328 573 901 214 73 192 2315
95-96 Orl 54 52 1946 592-1033 1-2 249-511 182 414 596 155 34 115 1434
96-97 Lal 51 51 1941 552-991 0-4 232-479 195 445 640 159 46 147 1336
97-98 Lal 60 57 2175 670-1147 0-0 359-681 208 473 681 142 39 144 1699
Career 406 401 15280 4430-7660 1-15 2193-4096 1639 3373 5012 1017 328 1115 11054
Playoff 58 58 2217 596-1030 0-0 357-681 247 390 637 199 41 115 1549
All-Star 5 5 123 30-63 0-1 21-42 16 22 38 3 5 8 81






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