UCLA Bruins forward Shareef O’Neal will redshirt the 2018-19 season due to a heart condition that will require surgery, he told TMZ Sports.
The former Kentucky recruit, who at one time was projected to end up a Wildcat, said that UCLA doctors saved his life by catching the condition. Thankfully, he will still get to go to class and rehab at UCLA this season.
The son of NBA Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal committed to the UCLA in February, just days after backing off his pledge to the Arizona Wildcats.