Fred Vanvleet is not yet married to his long-time girlfriend Shontai Neal. The two love birds have shared a lot of memorable moments, had two kids already, and are currently engaged.
Frederick Edmund Vanvleet is a professional NBA basketball player for the Toronto Raptors in America and has emerged as one of the best players in the Raptors team over the years. In 2016, unfortunately, he was undrafted in the NBA draft which led him to sign with the Raptors. Throughout the journey, Shoutai Neal was standing by him through the hard and good times and has been a great supporter of his career up to this point.
Shontai Neal is not Fred Vanvleet’s wife and he has never been married before. He is most likely going to tie the knot with his long-time girlfriend Shoutai Neal. Their relationship kicked off right from Auburn High School in Rockford Illinois and they have been together as teenagers till this present moment. Over the years they have been together, both of them have exhibited great support and commitment to their careers.
Fred’s early achievements started as a college basketball player for Wichita State University before making it to the NBA. Clearly, his involvement in the team created a new record for the Wichita State Shockers as the 2012-2013 team made it to the Final Four that season and remained undefeated till 2013-2014.
Fred became Wichita State Career assists leader and was named Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the year in 2014 – 2015 Shockers and a junior player. From the beginning of his career to date, Vanvleet has kept a good record, and adding to those outstanding performances, he was named to the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in 2022.
Popularly known to be Fred Vanvleet’s partner, Shoutai Neal was born on 11th August 1994 and is currently 29 years old. She originates from Rockford, Illinois, United States and she is one out of the five children born by her parents Waunie Neal and Marcie Hendriex.
Shoutai attended the same high school as Fred Vanvleet, both graduated and went to Wichita State University to further their education. In 2016, Shoutai obtained a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management and administration after four years’ duration.
Shontai Neal spent her undergraduate years working as an Olive Garden waiter in addition to what she pursued during her graduation. From 2011 to 2015, she was employed by Olive Garden. From 2015 to 2016, she worked as a front desk receptionist at the Bar at Tallgrass.
Even though they are yet to be married, Fred Vanvleet and his girlfriend Shoutai have welcomed two lovely kids, a daughter Sanaa Marie Vanvleet (born 29th January 2018) in Canada, and a son Fred Vanvleet Jr. (born 20th May 2019). The second child was born exactly one year and some months after the first. His son was born during the Raptors Eastern Conference Finals where VanVleet led the team to a Game 4 victory.
Vanvleet and his sweetheart Shoutai are currently engaged after a long period of being in each other’s life. The engagement announcement was made through their accounts on Instagram on Feb 6, 2022, where Shoutai, out of excitement posted lots of emotional write-ups including the joy of finally getting married to her best friend of 12 years.
She shared a lot of beautiful pictures from the engagement night. Fred and Shoutai received a lot of congratulations from families and friends including Raptor star Norman Powell, Dragons Den fame Arlene Dickinson and also Juno-nominated singer/songwriter JP Saxe.
For how long their relationship has lasted, there is no controversial record of the couple in the media. As a matter of fact, in the face of the public, Vanvleet has shown his love for his girlfriend and often communicates how she has been a great backbone to his life while having interviews and press conferences. Fans are looking forward to seeing them finally walk down the aisle soon.
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