NBA great Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shaqir leaving Florida A&M and transferring again: report

Shaqir transferred to Florida A&M after a two-year stint at Texas Southern

Shaqir O’Neal, the son of basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, has made a big decision about his basketball future.

Shaqir is leaving Florida A&M and entering the NCAA transfer portal, On3 reported.

The junior forward averaged 6.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game during the 2024-25 season with the Rattlers.

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Florida A&M Rattlers forward Shaqir O’Neal against the Florida Gators during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla., Nov. 19, 2024. (Morgan Tencza/Imagn Images)

If he does transfer, O’Neal would finish his career in Tallahassee having started 17 of 29 games.

This wouldn’t be the first time in O’Neal’s college basketball career he’s switched schools. He transferred to Florida A&M after a two-year stint at Texas Southern.

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Trevin Knell (21) of the Brigham Young Cougars pressures Shaqir O’Neal (8) of the Florida A&M Rattlers as he drives to the basket during the first half of a game at the Marriott Center Dec. 20, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

O’Neal appeared in 41 games during his time with the Tigers, starting in two games. He was listed as a three-star high school recruit, according to his bio on Florida A&M’s athletics website.

Basketball runs deep in the O’Neal family.

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Shaquille O’Neal smiles before a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers as part of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Dec. 7, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.  (Mike Kirschbaum/NBAE via Getty Images)

Shaq won four NBA championships and was a 15-time All-Star during his storied career. His other son, Shaereef, played at UCLA and LSU before a stint in the NBA G League.

In 2023, Shaq’s youngest child, Me’Arah O’Neal, signed her national letter of intent to play for the Florida Gators. She made her debut with Florida during the 2024-25 season and recorded a career-high 19 points in a game against Arkansas in February.