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Shareef O'Neal, son of Shaq, decommits from Arizona

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It's all falling apart for Arizona.

Four-star forward Shareef O'Neal, the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, announced Saturday he is decomitting from Arizona amid the reported scandal involving the team and its head coach, Sean Miller.

Rated 29th on ESPN's Top 100 recruiting database, O'Neal had committed to the Wildcats in April 2017. He had also received offers from UCLA and USC, among other institutions.

O'Neal decomitting from Arizona is just another entry in a list of massive setbacks for the Wildcats this past week. On Thursday, shooting guard Allonzo Trier was declared ineligible by the NCAA after traces of a banned substance were discovered in his system. Just 24 hours later, reports surfaced that Miller, who has coached Arizona since 2009, was caught on FBI wiretaps discussing a $100,000 payment to make sure then-recruit Deandre Ayton would sign with the Wildcats.

Miller will not coach Arizona on Saturday against Oregon.

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