Mike O'Neill is a three-time All-American

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player for

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Career

O'Neill was inducted into the

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in 1993. O'Neill is third all time in Career Points at Hopkins. He was awarded the NCAA Player of the year in 1978, as well as the most outstanding player in the

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. O'Neill led Hopkins to the NCAA finals in 1977 as well. O'Neill was an all-American prep player at

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in New York. O'Neill was an assistant coach at the University of Delaware in 1979, the University of North Carolina in 1980 and Brown University from 1981 to 1984.

Johns Hopkins University

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Johns Hopkins University

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