Shaqir O'Neal, son of Shaq, enters NCAA transfer portal

Shaqir O’Neal, the son of Shaq, entered the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Jamie Shaw. He played this past season at Florida A&M.

O’Neal also played at Texas Southern before transferring to Florida A&M. Now, he’ll search for the third school of his career.

This past season, O’Neal put up modest stats. He averaged 6.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game on 50% shooting this season.

As a member of the Class of 2021, O’Neal was not ranked, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He played his HS basketball at Union Grove (Ga.) is from McDonough (M.D.).

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Additionally, Shaqir O’Neal’s brother, Shareef O’Neal, also spent some time in Baton Rouge like their father, when Shaq played for LSU, playing for the Tigers from 2020-2022 after starting his collegiate career with the UCLA Bruins. Shareef O’Neal was not picked during the 2022 NBA Draft, but has played in the NBA G League since then, and was named to the G League’s inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season.

In other O’Neal news, Shaqir’s father Shaq, who might be a TV Hall of Famer one day like his NBA career, agreed to a long-term deal with TNT, paying him $15 million a year. The deal was reported in February.

The news comes after the past year or so painting an unclear picture. TNT Sports previously lost its media rights deal with the NBA. That put the future of ‘Inside The NBA’, the Emmy Award-winning studio show headlined by O’Neal along with Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith, in doubt beyond this season when that deal ends.

However, back in November, ESPN and ABC made a deal with Warner Brothers in order for them to license ‘Inside The NBA’ moving forward. ESPN has made other deals prior to this one with TNT, including broadcasting rights for the network to be able to broadcast college football and basketball games in the Big 12 as well as an agreement to sublicense games over the next five years in the College Football Playoff.