Shaquielle McKissic

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Shaquielle McKissic
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McKissic with Olympiacos, in 2022
No. 77–Olympiacos
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
League Greek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 33)
Seattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican / Azerbaijani
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school Kentridge (Kent, Washington)
College

2012–2013)

NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–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

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.

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Collegiate career

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

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

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

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

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2019–20 Olympiacos 3326.0.529.273.4002.01.71.0.713.710.3
2020–21 331223.4.429.307.7162.32.21.5.210.79.8
Career361523.6.440.304.7022.32.11.4.211.09.8

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shaquielle McKissic Profile". Thesundevils.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vuelle Pesaro: ufficiale la firma del rookie Shaquielle McKissic" (in Italian). Sportando.com. 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shaquielle McKissic joins LG Sakers". Court-side.com. 7 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shaquielle McKissic". RealGM.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Shaquielle McKissic Muratbey Uşak Sportif'te!" (in Turkish). Basketdergisi.com. 13 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Gran Canaria signs Shaquielle McKissic
  7. ↑ Shaquielle McKissic, Gran Canaria part ways
  8. ↑ "Casimiro y Báez consideran que no hubo agresión a McKissic" (in Spanish). La Provincia. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Shaquielle McKissic inks with Avtodor Saratov
  10. ↑ "Besiktas acquires Shaq McKissic". Sportando. July 5, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Shaquielle McKissic leaves Besiktas". Sportando. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Olympiacos signs Shaquielle McKissic". Sportando. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Olympiacos, McKissic pen 2-year extension". Euroleague. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ Shaquielle McKissic gets passport from Azerbaijan.
  15. ↑ "Walter Tavares is the 2022-23 EuroLeague Best Defender | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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