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Shaquille O'Neal

Awards And Accomplishments

Named by the NBA as one of the league's 50 greatest players of all time.
1990	Sets a collegiate conference record of 115 blocked shots
1990-91	Named national Player of the Year in media polls
1991	Wins the Adolph Rupp Trophy and the John Wooden Award as college basketball player of the year
1992	Picked first in the first round overall of the National Basketball Association draft
1993	Named National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year; named to National Basketball Association All-Rookie First Team
1993-98	Named to National Basketball Association All-Star
1996	Won a gold medal with the US Olympic Basketball Team; selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association history; included as one of only four athletes among the 100 most powerful people in sports, Sporting News (December 30, 1996)
1999	Named Most Valuable Player for the league
2000	Named most valuable player for the league; named most valuable player for the finals; named most valuable player for the All-Star game; jersey Number 33 retired by Louisiana State University athletic department
2001	Named most valuable player for the league finals
2002	Named most valuable player for the league finals