Asjia O'Neal

O'Neal was born to National Basketball Association (NBA) player Jermaine O'Neal and his wife Mesha. She practiced basketball with her father after fourth grade and took up volleyball in seventh grade in 2012 after moving from Miami to Dallas. As a high school sophomore, she committed to the University of Texas at Austin. O'Neal was born with a heart murmur and mitral valve leak, for which she underwent open-heart surgery at age 13 and again after her freshman season of college. ==College career==

O'Neal redshirted her first year at Texas in 2018. That summer, she helped organize campus activism to rename landmarks and build statues of former black students during the George Floyd protests. She helped Texas reach the final of the 2020 NCAA tournament held in the spring of 2021. O'Neal helped the Longhorns win the 2022 NCAA championship alongside fellow first-team All-Americans Logan Eggleston and Zoe Fleck. She averaged a career-high .443 hitting percentage that season. She returned for a sixth year and led Texas to defend its title at the 2023 NCAA championship. ==Professional career==

O'Neal was drafted first overall in the first Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) draft in December 2023. In January 2024, she signed with the Columbus Fury. In July 2024, it was announced O'Neal had signed with LOVB Austin for LOVB Pro's inaugural 2025 season. ==International career==

O'Neal first played for the United States national team at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. ==References==