Royce O’Neale was born June 5, 1993 in Killeen, Texas.

The Journey

Royce graduated from Harker Heights High School, Harker Heights, Texas. He received full basketball scholarships to attend Denver University, Denver, CO (2011-2013) and later transferred to Baylor in 2013 - 2015, Waco, TX, to complete his college career.  During his time at Baylor, Royce became the first player in Baylor Men’s basketball program to have 200 rebounds and 200 assists in one season.  He also made two consecutive NCAA appearances (Elite 8 2014 and Sweet 16 2015).

He played for the Boston Celtics during the NBA summer league that year

but took his talent overseas

to play for Riesen Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany.He returned to the states after the season ended and played for the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2016 NBA Summer League.  He returned overseas and joined Gran Canaria for the 2016-2017 basketball season where he helped his team win the Spanish Supercup in 2016.  He returned home in the summer of 2017 and played for the New Orleans Pelicans during NBA Summer League.  

The Utah Jazz signed him to a 3-year deal during the 2017 NBA Summer League.  

Royce signed a contract extension with the Utah Jazz in January 2020.