Shaquielle McKissic
Shaquielle McKissic (born August 17, 1990) is an American-born Azerbaijani professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague.
McKissic with Olympiacos, in 2022 | |
| No. 77 – Olympiacos | |
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek Basket League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 17, 1990 Seattle, Washington |
| 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 |
2012–2013)
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | VL 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 | |
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Collegiate career edit
In the 2009–10 and 2012–13 season, McKissic played for the Edmonds Community College.[1] 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.[1]
Professional career edit
In July 2015, McKissic joined Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Serie A.[2]
On December 7, 2015, McKissic signed with the Changwon LG Sakers of the South Korean KBL.[3] In his season in South Korea, he averaged 16.1 points per game in the KBL.[4]
In June 2016, McKissic signed with Muratbey Uşak Sportif in Turkey.[5]
On June 29, 2017, McKissic signed a one-year deal with Gran Canaria.[6] On December 6, 2017, he parted ways with Gran Canaria after averaging 5.5 points per game in the Liga ACB,[7] due to disciplinary reasons after alleging a confrontation with coach Luis Casimiro.[8] Six days later, he signed with Russian club Avtodor Saratov for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[9]
On July 5, 2019, McKissic signed a one-year contract with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[10] On February 1, 2020, McKissic opted out of his contract with the club.[11] 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 of the EuroLeague.[12] On February 7, 2021, he signed a two-year extension with the team.[13] On April 11, 2023, McKissic agreed on another two-year contract extension through 2025.
National team career edit
In June 2017, McKissic received an Azerbaijani passport and he then became a member of the senior Azerbaijan national basketball team.[14]
Awards and accomplishments edit
Olympiacos Piraeus
- 2× EuroLeague Final Four Participation: (2022, 2023)
- EuroLeague Finalist: (2023)
- 2× Greek League Champion: (2022, 2023)
- 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2× Greek Super Cup Winner: (2022, 2023)
Individual edit
- EuroLeague Best Defender Candidate: (2023)[15]
- Greek League Most Spectacular Player: (2023)
- 3× Turkish Super League All-Star: (2017, 2019, 2020)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention: (2015)
Personal life edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 | |
| Career | 36 | 15 | 23.6 | .440 | .304 | .702 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 11.0 | 9.8 | |
References edit
- ^ a b "Shaquielle McKissic Profile". Thesundevils.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Vuelle Pesaro: ufficiale la firma del rookie Shaquielle McKissic" (in Italian). Sportando.com. 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Shaquielle McKissic joins LG Sakers". Court-side.com. 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Shaquielle McKissic". RealGM.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Shaquielle McKissic Muratbey Uşak Sportif'te!" (in Turkish). Basketdergisi.com. 13 June 2016.
- ^ Gran Canaria signs Shaquielle McKissic
- ^ Shaquielle McKissic, Gran Canaria part ways
- ^ "Casimiro y Báez consideran que no hubo agresión a McKissic" (in Spanish). La Provincia. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ Shaquielle McKissic inks with Avtodor Saratov
- ^ "Besiktas acquires Shaq McKissic". Sportando. July 5, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Shaquielle McKissic leaves Besiktas". Sportando. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Olympiacos signs Shaquielle McKissic". Sportando. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Olympiacos, McKissic pen 2-year extension". Euroleague. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Shaquielle McKissic gets passport from Azerbaijan.
- ^ "Walter Tavares is the 2022-23 EuroLeague Best Defender | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
External links edit
- Shaquielle McKissic at Euroleague.net
- Shaquielle McKissic at RealGM.com
- Shaquielle McKissic at Eurobasket.com
- Shaquielle McKissic at tblstat.net
- at acb.com (in Italian)
- Shaquielle McKissic at legabasket.it (in Spanish)
- Shaquielle McKissic on Instagram