Shaquielle McKissic

Shaquielle McKissic
McKissic with Olympiacos, in 2022
No. 77 – Olympiacos
PositionSmall forward
LeagueGreek Basketball League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990
Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Azerbaijani
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolKentridge (Kent, Washington)
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Pesaro
2015–2016Changwon LG Sakers
2016–2017Uşak Sportif
2017Gran Canaria
2017–2018Avtodor Saratov
2018–2019Gaziantep
2019–2020Beşiktaş
2020–presentOlympiacos
Career 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.[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. 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 Italy Victoria Libertas LBA 9 30.3 .436 .408 .750 5.2 1.4 1.3 .2 15.9
2015–16 South Korea Changwon Sakers KBL 28 25.5 .449 .345 .718 5.2 2.0 1.4 .1 16.1
2016–17 Turkey Uşak Sportif TBSL 26 33.5 .493 .349 .699 5.7 2.9 1.4 .0 15.8
2017–18 Spain Gran Canaria ACB 10 17.4 .479 .250 .556 1.7 1.4 1.1 .1 5.5
2017–18 Russia Avtodor Saratov VTBUL 18 21.7 .449 .196 .606 2.4 1.8 1.1 .1 8.5
2018–19 Turkey Gaziantep TBSL 31 30.2 .547 .277 .693 3.2 2.3 1.6 .3 13.5
2019–20 Turkey Beşiktaş TBSL 17 32.4 .530 .316 .750 4.4 3.2 1.4 .1 17.6
2021–22 Greece Olympiacos HEBA A1 27 18.0 .543 .426 .700 1.9 2.0 1.1 — 9.5
2022–23 Greece Olympiacos HEBA A1 24 18.7 .492 .413 .600 1.7 1.6 .9 .1 7.7
2023–24 Greece 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. ^ a b c Forgrave, Reid (December 16, 2014). "Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic has gone from conviction to redemption". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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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