Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Shaquille O'Neal

LSU

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 7, 2019

1. Shaquille O'Neal Marker

Name Panel

Inscription.
LSU
All American 1991, 1992
National Player of the Year 1991
SEC Athlete of the Year 1991, 1992
World Amateur Athlete of Year, 1992
NCAA Rebound Leader (14.7 per game) 1991
Member, 1991 SEC Championship Team
No. 33 Retired, December 2000
1,941 points (21.6 points per game, career average)
1,217 rebounds (13.3 rebounds per game, career average)

Honors
Olympic Gold Medalist - 1996
Member MBA Top 50 at 50 Years - 1997
Graduated LSU - 2000
Member LSU Athletic Hall of Fame - 2000
Member LSU All-Century Team - 2009
Member Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame - 2013
Member National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame - 2014
Member Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - 2016

NBA
No. 1 overall pick by Orlando Magic - 1992 Draft
Rookie of the Yaer 1993
Leading Scorer 1995, 2000
MVP 2000
All-Star Game MVP 2000. 2001, 2002
All-Defensive Team 2000, 2001, 2003
Four-time champion (LA Lakers 2000, 2001, 2002; Miami Heat 2006)
18 years in league
13-time All-NBA selection
15 All-Star Game selections.

Erected by Louisiana State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

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30° 24.915′ N, 91° 11.078′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. Marker can be reached from Cypress Drive west of Field House Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Seimone Augustus (a few steps from this marker); Pete Maravich (a few steps from this marker); Bob Petit (within shouting distance of this marker); LSU Campus Mounds (16EBR6) (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); LSU Campus Mounds (about 700 feet away); Chellis "Mike" Chambers (about 700 feet away); The Tiger Walk at Victory Hill (about 700 feet away); Steve Van Buren (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Located behind the LSU Maravich Assembly Center

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 7, 2019

2. Shaquille O'Neal Marker

LSU Panel

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 7, 2019

3. Shaquille O'Neal Marker

Honors Panel

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 7, 2019

4. Shaquille O'Neal Marker

NBA Panel

Shaquille O'Neal statue and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 7, 2019

5. Shaquille O'Neal statue and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 9, 2019.