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  1.                                  worked with NBA greats
  2.                                  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  3.                                  and Bill Walton on ways to 
  4.                                  improve his game. 
  5.  
  6. In only his second year of college ball, Shaq 
  7. averaged 27.6 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 5 
  8. blocked shots per game. That season he
  9. was voted College Player of the Year. For his 
  10. career at LSU, he averaged 21.6 points and 
  11. 13.5 rebounds, and was a two-time All-
  12. America. Shaq entered the NBA draft 
  13. following his junior season at LSU, and was
  14. selected by the Orlando Magic with the first
  15. pick.
  16.  
  17. Once the ΓÇ£Shaq Attack" arrived in Orlando, 
  18. the Magic instantly improved. They won 
  19. 20 more games in his rookie season