"First and foremost, Shaq is an unbelievable person, not just a great basketball player," said Eastern Florida State head coach Jeremy Schulman. "Rutgers is getting just a person with great character and personality. Shaq is an unbelievably hard worker, he's tough, and he's incredibly coachable. He also has immense upside since he hasn't been playing basketball that long. He has the strength, the physicality and the toughness to make an impact in the Big Ten from day one. I think he's an outstanding, ready-made pickup for Rutgers."
The thing that jumps at me is his toughness around the basket. You cannot ever have enough toughness. We came back vs St John's because we were more physical and wore them down. Having Shaq slot in after Freeman graduates is a major plus.