Shaquielle McKissic

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Shaquielle McKissic
2022-03-10 ALBA Berlin gegen Olympiacos Piraeus (EuroLeague 2021-22) by Sandro Halank-137.jpg
McKissic with Olympiacos, in 2022
No. 77–Olympiacos
Position Small forward
League Greek Basketball League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 35)
Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Azerbaijani
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school Kentridge (Kent, Washington)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–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

Shaquielle O'Neal 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.

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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.

On July 2, 2025, McKissic signed for one final season with the Reds through 2026. [15]

National team career

In June 2017, McKissic received an Azerbaijani passport and he then became a member of the senior Azerbaijan national basketball team. [16]

Awards and accomplishments

Olympiacos Piraeus

Individual

Personal life

McKissic portrayed high school basketball star Doug 'Easy' Ryder in the 2011 film Rock Paper Scissors. McKissic and his wife, Beril have two children: a son, Foreign-Jermaine (born 2021) and a daughter, Amili-Nady (born 2025).

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

*Led the league
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
2021–22 37016.5.457.316.7221.91.5.9.17.07.5
2022–23 41*717.7.514.319.6841.41.5.8.09.08.9
2023–24 32016.3.470.346.7121.61.01.0—7.36.8
Career1462218.6.469.319.7041.81.61.0.18.68.3

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2017–18 Gran Canaria 6514.3.464.417.6671.71.0.5.27.28.0
Career6514.3.464.417.6671.71.0.5.27.28.0

Basketball Champions League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Uşak Sportif 9832.8.455.208.5944.61.32.4.315.6
2019–20 Beşiktaş 131030.0.467.361.7654.02.82.1—16.6
Career221831.1.462.289.7104.22.22.2.116.2

FIBA Europe Cup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Uşak Sportif 4435.1.429.381.8464.22.71.7—13.7
Career4435.1.429.381.8464.22.71.7—13.7

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Flag of Italy.svg Victoria Libertas LBA 930.3.436.408.7505.21.41.3.215.9
2015–16 Flag of South Korea.svg Changwon Sakers KBL 2825.5.449.345.7185.22.01.4.116.1
2016–17 Flag of Turkey.svg Uşak Sportif TBSL 2633.5.493.349.6995.72.91.4.015.8
2017–18 Flag of Spain.svg Gran Canaria ACB 1017.4.479.250.5561.71.41.1.15.5
2017–18 Flag of Russia.svg Avtodor Saratov VTBUL 1821.7.449.196.6062.41.81.1.18.5
2018–19 Flag of Turkey.svg Gaziantep TBSL 3130.2.547.277.6933.22.31.6.313.5
2019–20 Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş TBSL 1732.4.530.316.7504.43.21.4.117.6
2021–22 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos GBL 2718.0.543.426.7001.92.01.1—9.5
2022–23 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos GBL 2418.7.492.413.6001.71.6.9.17.7
2023–24 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos GBL 1618.4.444.260.5142.22.5.7—6.4
2024–25 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos GBL 1117.8.466.333.7371.91.51.2—7.1

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Arizona State 322628.7.474.328.6585.42.61.3—9.0
2014–15 Arizona State 343431.2.437.339.6744.71.71.6.212.4
Career666030.0.451.335.6675.02.21.5.110.8

References

  1. 1 2 3 Forgrave, Reid (December 16, 2014). "Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic has gone from conviction to redemption". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Olympiacos officially re-signs Shaq McKissic to one-year deal". eurohoops. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Shaquielle McKissic gets passport from Azerbaijan.
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