Me'Arah O'Neal takes in a visit to LSU
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey and the Tigers finished the 2022-23 regular season with 27 wins and just one loss, which came at No. 1 South Carolina.
It’s tied for the best regular season record in program history, a massive turnaround from the 9-13 record the Tigers had the season prior to Mulkey’s arrival two years ago.
The paid attendance for the regular season finale was 15,721 – an all-time Pete Maravich Assembly Center record.
Among those in the crowd: Me’Arah O’Neal, the daughter of LSU legend Shaquille O’Neal.
O’Neal, a junior at Episcopal High in Dallas (Texas), is ranked by ESPN’s HoopGurlz as a four-star and the No. 48 overall prospect in the country for the 2024 class.
While the Tigers have yet to add any commitments for the 2024 cycle, Mulkey and the Tigers made a big splash in the 2023 class.
The group includes four players ranked inside the ESPN HoopGurlz Top 100, including two in the Top 10 in Parkway High (Bossier City, La.) guard Mikaylah Williams and Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tenn.) post player Aalyah Del Rosario.
O’Neal’s visit came on the final weekend of the season for the LSU women’s team, and the Tigers are now locked in as the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament. LSU is still in contention for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in March.
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O’Neal was joined on the visit by her father, Shaquille, who was also in attendance for Sunday night’s LSU win over Mississippi State.
O’Neal has already sent two of his children to LSU for basketball. Amirah O’Neal accepted a preferred walk-on spot coming out of high school before transferring to Texas Southern. Shareef O’Neal spent two seasons at LSU from 2020-2022 after beginning his college career at UCLA.
O’Neal’s unofficial visit to Baton Rouge included photo shoots, time spent with players on the team, meetings with Mulkey and the staff, and more.
A number of current LSU players took to social media to share photos and video from O’Neal’s visit, including star Angel Reese.
@angelreese10 @mearahoneal ♬ Her Way (Sped Up) - PARTYNEXTDOOR
O’Neal remains uncommitted as she works through her junior season at Episcopal in Dallas. This is O’Neal’s first year back on the floor since the COVID season in 2020. She was home schooled during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
Me’arah O’Neal 6’4 2024 is so special @MeArahONeall pic.twitter.com/YsCLeH9DLm
— Theovisuals (@theovisuals9) January 5, 2023
