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Prep: Four-star prospect from Dynamic Prep in Irving, Texas... Ranked No. 88 by ESPN, No. 111 by On3 and No. 126 by 247 Sports... As a senior, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.9 steals as Dynamic Prep advanced to the Chipotle Nationals title game and was No. 1 in the final National Top 10 high school rankings... As a junior, averaged 13.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks as Dynamic Prep went 23-1 to finish ranked No. 16 nationally in the SCNext Top 25....  Part of SMU’s 2025 high school signing class ranked as high as No. 4 nationally and overall signing class ranked as high as No. 15 nationally, both program bests.

NBA Family Ties: His father, Jermaine O’Neal Sr. had an 18-year NBA career after being selected by the Portland Trailblazers in the 1996 NBA Draft... He was a six-time NBA All-Star with the Indiana Pacers in a career that included time with Portland, Indiana, Toronto, Miami, Boston, Phoenix and Golden State.