Shaquielle McKissic

Shaquielle McKissic

McKissic with Olympiacos, in 2022
No. 77 – Olympiacos
Position	Small forward
League	Greek Basket League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 34) Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	American / Azerbaijani
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	Kentridge (Kent, Washington)
College	Edmonds CC (2009–2010, 2012–2013) Arizona State (2013–2015)
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015	Pesaro
2015–2016	Changwon LG Sakers
2016–2017	Uşak Sportif
2017	Gran Canaria
2017–2018	Avtodor Saratov
2018–2019	Gaziantep
2019–2020	Beşiktaş
2020–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
2× Greek League champion (2022, 2023) 3× Greek Cup winner (2022–2024) 3× Greek Super Cup winner (2022–2024) 3× Turkish Super League All-Star (2017, 2019, 2020)

Shaquielle McKissic (born August 17, 1990), is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague.

Early life

McKissic was born in Indiana to a single mother and never met his biological father.[1] His mother married a pastor when he was aged 12 and McKissic moved with them to Seattle, Washington.[1] Although his mother moved back to Indiana after a divorce due to a domestic dispute, McKissic stayed in Washington and attended Kentridge High School in Kent.[1]

Collegiate career

In the 2009–10 and 2012–13 season, McKissic played for Edmonds Community College.[2] In 2013, McKissic started playing for the Arizona State Sun Devils. In his final season, he averaged 12.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Sun Devils.[2]

Professional career

In July 2015, McKissic joined Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Serie A.[3]

On December 7, 2015, McKissic signed with the Changwon LG Sakers of the South Korean KBL.[4] In his season in South Korea, he averaged 16.1 points per game in the KBL.[5]

In June 2016, McKissic signed with Muratbey Uşak Sportif in Turkey.[6]

On June 29, 2017, McKissic signed a one-year deal with Gran Canaria.[7] On December 6, 2017, he parted ways with Gran Canaria after averaging 5.5 points per game in the Liga ACB,[8] due to disciplinary reasons after alleging a confrontation with coach Luis Casimiro.[9] Six days later, he signed with Russian club Avtodor Saratov for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[10]

On July 5, 2019, McKissic signed a one-year contract with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[11] On February 1, 2020, McKissic opted out of his contract with the club.[12] He averaged 16.6 points per game in the Champions League, along with 17.6 points in the BSL.

On February 10, 2020, McKissic signed with Olympiacos Piraeus of the EuroLeague.[13] On February 7, 2021, he signed a two-year extension with the team.[14] On April 11, 2023, McKissic agreed on another two-year contract extension through 2025.

National team career

In June 2017, McKissic received an Azerbaijani passport and he then became a member of the senior Azerbaijan national basketball team.[15]

Awards and accomplishments

Olympiacos Piraeus

• EuroLeague Finalist: (2023)
• 3× EuroLeague Final Four Participation: (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 2× Greek League Champion: (2022, 2023)
• 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 3× Greek Super Cup Winner: (2022, 2023, 2024)

Individual

• 3× Turkish Super League All-Star: (2017, 2019, 2020)
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention: (2015)

Personal life

McKissic portrayed high school basketball star Doug 'Easy' Ryder in the 2011 film Rock Paper Scissors. In May 2019, he was married to Beril McKissic.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	Olympiacos	3	3	26.0	.529	.273	.400	2.0	1.7	1.0	.7	13.7	10.3
2020–21		33	12	23.4	.429	.307	.716	2.3	2.2	1.5	.2	10.7	9.8
2021–22		37	0	16.5	.457	.316	.722	1.9	1.5	.9	.1	7.0	7.5
2022–23		41*	7	17.7	.514	.319	.684	1.4	1.5	.8	.0	9.0	8.9
2023–24		32	0	16.3	.470	.346	.712	1.6	1.0	1.0	—	7.3	6.8
Career		146	22	18.6	.469	.319	.704	1.8	1.6	1.0	.1	8.6	8.3

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2017–18	Gran Canaria	6	5	14.3	.464	.417	.667	1.7	1.0	.5	.2	7.2	8.0
Career		6	5	14.3	.464	.417	.667	1.7	1.0	.5	.2	7.2	8.0

Basketball Champions League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Uşak Sportif	9	8	32.8	.455	.208	.594	4.6	1.3	2.4	.3	15.6
2019–20	Beşiktaş	13	10	30.0	.467	.361	.765	4.0	2.8	2.1	—	16.6
Career		22	18	31.1	.462	.289	.710	4.2	2.2	2.2	.1	16.2

FIBA Europe Cup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Uşak Sportif	4	4	35.1	.429	.381	.846	4.2	2.7	1.7	—	13.7
Career		4	4	35.1	.429	.381	.846	4.2	2.7	1.7	—	13.7

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Victoria Libertas	LBA	9	30.3	.436	.408	.750	5.2	1.4	1.3	.2	15.9
2015–16	Changwon Sakers	KBL	28	25.5	.449	.345	.718	5.2	2.0	1.4	.1	16.1
2016–17	Uşak Sportif	TBSL	26	33.5	.493	.349	.699	5.7	2.9	1.4	.0	15.8
2017–18	Gran Canaria	ACB	10	17.4	.479	.250	.556	1.7	1.4	1.1	.1	5.5
2017–18	Avtodor Saratov	VTBUL	18	21.7	.449	.196	.606	2.4	1.8	1.1	.1	8.5
2018–19	Gaziantep	TBSL	31	30.2	.547	.277	.693	3.2	2.3	1.6	.3	13.5
2019–20	Beşiktaş	TBSL	17	32.4	.530	.316	.750	4.4	3.2	1.4	.1	17.6
2021–22	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	27	18.0	.543	.426	.700	1.9	2.0	1.1	—	9.5
2022–23	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	24	18.7	.492	.413	.600	1.7	1.6	.9	.1	7.7
2023–24	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	16	18.4	.444	.260	.514	2.2	2.5	.7	—	6.4

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Arizona State	32	26	28.7	.474	.328	.658	5.4	2.6	1.3	—	9.0
2014–15	Arizona State	34	34	31.2	.437	.339	.674	4.7	1.7	1.6	.2	12.4
Career		66	60	30.0	.451	.335	.667	5.0	2.2	1.5	.1	10.8

References

1. Forgrave, Reid (December 16, 2014). "Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic has gone from conviction to redemption". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
2. "Shaquielle McKissic Profile". Thesundevils.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
3. "Vuelle Pesaro: ufficiale la firma del rookie Shaquielle McKissic" (in Italian). Sportando.com. 25 July 2015.
4. "Shaquielle McKissic joins LG Sakers". Court-side.com. 7 December 2015.
5. "Shaquielle McKissic". RealGM.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
6. "Shaquielle McKissic Muratbey Uşak Sportif'te!" (in Turkish). Basketdergisi.com. 13 June 2016.
7. Gran Canaria signs Shaquielle McKissic
8. Shaquielle McKissic, Gran Canaria part ways
9. "Casimiro y Báez consideran que no hubo agresión a McKissic" (in Spanish). La Provincia. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
10. Shaquielle McKissic inks with Avtodor Saratov
11. "Besiktas acquires Shaq McKissic". Sportando. July 5, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
12. "Shaquielle McKissic leaves Besiktas". Sportando. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
13. "Olympiacos signs Shaquielle McKissic". Sportando. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
14. "Olympiacos, McKissic pen 2-year extension". Euroleague. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
15. Shaquielle McKissic gets passport from Azerbaijan.

External links

• Shaquielle McKissic at Euroleague.net
• Shaquielle McKissic at RealGM.com
• Shaquielle McKissic at Eurobasket.com
• Shaquielle McKissic at tblstat.net
• Shaquielle McKissic at acb.com (in Italian)
• Shaquielle McKissic at legabasket.it (in Spanish)
• Arizona State Sun Devils bio
• Shaquielle McKissic on Instagram