Shaquielle McKissic explained

Shaquielle McKissic
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:212
League:Greek Basket League
EuroLeague
Team:Olympiacos
Number:77
Birth Date:17 August 1990
Birth Place:Indiana, U.S.
Nationality:American / Azerbaijani
High School:Kentridge (Kent, Washington)
College:
  • Edmonds CC (2009–2010, 2012–2013)
  • Arizona State (2013–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015
Team1:Pesaro
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Changwon LG Sakers
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Uşak Sportif
Years4:2017
Team4:Gran Canaria
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Avtodor Saratov
Years6:2018–2019
Team6:Gaziantep
Years7:2019–2020
Team7:Beşiktaş
Years8:2020–present
Team8:Olympiacos
Highlights:

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. 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.

Collegiate career

In the 2009–10 and 2012–13 season, McKissic played for Edmonds Community College. 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

Individual

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

EuroLeague

Led the league

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Olympiacos| 3 || 3 || 26.0 || .529 || .273 || .400 || 2.0 ||1.7 || 1.0 || .7 || 13.7 || 10.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| 33 || 12 || 23.4 || .429 || .307 || .716 || 2.3 || 2.2 || 1.5 || .2 || 10.7 || 9.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| 37 || 0 || 16.5 || .457 || .316 || .722 || 1.9 || 1.5 || .9 || .1 || 7.0 || 7.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="background:#CFECEC;"|41* || 7 || 17.7 || .514 || .319 || .684 || 1.4 || 1.5 || .8 || .0 || 9.0 || 8.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| 32 || 0 || 16.3 || .470 || .346 || .712 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 1.0 || || 7.3 || 6.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 146 || 22 || 18.6 || .469 || .319 || .704 || 1.8 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .1 || 8.6 || 8.3

EuroCup

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Gran Canaria| 6 || 5 || 14.3 || .464 || .417 || .667 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 7.2 || 8.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 6 || 5 || 14.3 || .464 || .417 || .667 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 7.2 || 8.0

Basketball Champions League

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Uşak Sportif| 9 || 8 || 32.8 || .455 || .208 || .594 || 4.6 || 1.3 || 2.4 || .3 || 15.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Beşiktaş| 13 || 10 || 30.0 || .467 || .361 || .765 || 4.0 || 2.8 || 2.1 || || 16.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 22 || 18 || 31.1 || .462 || .289 || .710 || 4.2 || 2.2 || 2.2 || .1 || 16.2

FIBA Europe Cup

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Uşak Sportif| 4 || 4 || 35.1 || .429 || .381 || .846 || 4.2 || 2.7 || 1.7 || || 13.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 4 || 4 || 35.1 || .429 || .381 || .846 || 4.2 || 2.7 || 1.7 || || 13.7

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeague
9 30.3 .436 .408 .750 5.2 1.4 1.3 .2 15.9
28 25.5 .449 .345 .718 5.2 2.0 1.4 .1 16.1
26 33.5 .493 .349 .699 5.7 2.9 1.4 .0 15.8
10 17.4 .479 .250 .556 1.7 1.4 1.1 .1 5.5
18 21.7 .449 .196 .606 2.4 1.8 1.1 .1 8.5
31 30.2 .547 .277 .693 3.2 2.3 1.6 .3 13.5
17 32.4 .530 .316 .750 4.4 3.2 1.4 .1 17.6
27 18.0 .543 .426 .700 1.9 2.0 1.1 9.5
24 18.7 .492 .413 .600 1.7 1.6 .9 .1 7.7
16 18.4 .444 .260 .514 2.2 2.5 .7 6.4

College

2013–14Arizona State32 26 28.7 .474 .328 .658 5.4 2.6 1.3 9.0
2014–15Arizona State34 34 31.2 .437 .339 .674 4.7 1.7 1.6 .2 12.4
Career66 60 30.0 .451 .335 .667 5.0 2.2 1.5 .1 10.8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forgrave . Reid . Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic has gone from conviction to redemption . Fox Sports . September 7, 2024 . December 16, 2014.
  2. Web site: Shaquielle McKissic Profile . Thesundevils.com. 4 December 2016.
  3. News: Vuelle Pesaro: ufficiale la firma del rookie Shaquielle McKissic. Sportando.com. Italian. 25 July 2015.
  4. News: Shaquielle McKissic joins LG Sakers. Court-side.com. 7 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Shaquielle McKissic. RealGM.com. 4 December 2016.
  6. News: Shaquielle McKissic Muratbey Uşak Sportif'te!. Basketdergisi.com. Turkish. 13 June 2016.
  7. https://www.sportando.com/en/spain/acb/239024/gran-canaria-signs-shaquielle-mckissic.html Gran Canaria signs Shaquielle McKissic
  8. https://www.sportando.com/en/spain/acb/256502/shaquielle-mckissic-gran-canaria-part-ways.html Shaquielle McKissic, Gran Canaria part ways
  9. Web site: Casimiro y Báez consideran que no hubo agresión a McKissic. La Provincia. es. 5 December 2017. 31 December 2017.
  10. https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/257234/shaquielle-mckissic-inks-with-avtodor-saratov.html Shaquielle McKissic inks with Avtodor Saratov
  11. Web site: Besiktas acquires Shaq McKissic. Sportando. July 5, 2019. August 7, 2019.
  12. Web site: Shaquielle McKissic leaves Besiktas. Sportando. February 1, 2020. February 4, 2020.
  13. Web site: Olympiacos signs Shaquielle McKissic. February 10, 2020. Sportando. En. February 10, 2020.
  14. Web site: February 7, 2021. Olympiacos, McKissic pen 2-year extension. February 8, 2021. Euroleague.
  15. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/236729/shaquielle-mckissic-gets-passport-from-azerbaijan.html Shaquielle McKissic gets passport from Azerbaijan.