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Cussing Coach: Shaq wants son at Kentucky, LSU, or Michigan State

By Alex Butler
Shareef and Shaquille O'Neal. (Instagram)
Shareef and Shaquille O'Neal. (Instagram)

LOS ANGELES, June 30 (UPI) -- Standing at 6-foot-8 and having the lineage of an all-time NBA great tends to garner attention these days.

And Shaquille O'Neal isn't keeping quiet when it comes to where he wants his son, Shareef to attend college.

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Shaq told listeners earlier this week, via The Big Podcast With Shaq, that he wants Shareef at the University of Kentucky, Michigan State, or LSU.

"I would like my son to play for a coach that's going to teach him next-level stuff," Shaq said. "I have three in mind: Johnny Jones, LSU, because I know him personally, Calipari and the coach from Michigan State...Tom Izzo. I've told my son many times, it's your decision and it is (his) decision...I need somebody that's gonna curse him out, treat him like a man. Those three guys are the ones I would like him to play for."

Shaq starred at LSU before his Hall of Fame NBA career. He previously said that he would like his son at Kentucky.

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"I've said that," Shaq said. "The reason why Kentucky (was) because the potential my father saw in me and him knowing that I was gonna go to the next level, I definitely see it in Shareef. The reason why he trusted me with Dale Brown was because he knew Dale Brown could get me to that next level. Not playing-wise or coaching-wise...discipline-wise."

Shareef plans to move from Windward Academy to the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Shareef is rated a four-star recruit by 247 Sports. He is ranked No. 34 in the class of 2018. He is ranked No. 5 in the state of California.

Shaq dominated at LSU from the 1989 through 1991 seasons. In his sophomore season, he averaged 27.6 points, 14.7 points, and 5 blocks per game. He went on to become the No. 1 pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, win the 1999 NBA MVP, and win four NBA championships.

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