Born and raised in Washington, Indiana, Neal played high school basketball at Washington High School, where his father Stan was head coach. Steve Alford would later employ Neal as an assistant coach. As a senior in 1983, Neal earned all-American and all-state honors.\n', '

In 1982, Neal signed with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to play basketball under Bobby Cremins.\n', '

Neal played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1983 to 1988. Due to a season-ending injury, Neal played only four games in his sophomore season in 1984–85 and took a redshirt that year. As a senior in 1987–88, Neal set the ACC single-season record with 303 assists while averaging a league-best 9.5 assists per game in addition to 7.7 points.\n', '

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