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Shaquille O'Neal's Son Shareef Commits to Arizona Basketball Team

Shareef O'Neal, son of Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, committed to play basketball for the Arizona Wildcats on Wednesday.

According to Josh Gershon of Scout.com, O'Neal became Arizona's second 2018 commit.

O'Neal is a 4-star prospect who ranks as the No. 36 overall player, No. 11 power forward and No. 4 player at this position from the state of California, per Scout.com.

Per 247Sports, the Santa Monica, California, native also had offers from Baylor, California, Georgetown, Kansas State, UCLA, USC and Shaq's alma mater, LSU.

O'Neal spoke favorably of Arizona after visiting the school in February, according to Krysten Peek of Rivals.