Shaquielle McKissic

Shaquielle McKissic
McKissic with Olympiacos, in 2022
Türk Telekom
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueBSL
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990
Indiana, U.S.
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
2020–2026Olympiacos
2026–presentTürk Telekom
Career highlights

Shaquielle O'Neal McKissic (born August 17, 1990), is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroCup.

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]

On July 1, 2026, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[16]

National team career

In June 2017, McKissic received an Azerbaijani passport and he then became a member of the senior Azerbaijan national basketball team.[17]

Awards and accomplishments

Olympiacos Piraeus

Individual

Personal life

McKissic portrayed high school basketball star Doug “Easy” Ryder in the 2011 film Rock Paper Scissors. On May 7, 2019, he married his wife, Beril McKissic, in Gaziantep, Turkey. They have two children: a son, Foreign-Jermaine (born 2021), and a daughter, Amili-Nady (born 2025).

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 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
Career 1462218.6.469.319.7041.81.61.0.18.68.3

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Gran Canaria 6514.3.464.417.6671.71.0.5.27.28.0
Career 6514.3.464.417.6671.71.0.5.27.28.0

Basketball Champions League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 221831.1.462.289.7104.22.22.2.116.2

FIBA Europe Cup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Uşak Sportif 4435.1.429.381.8464.22.71.7—13.7
Career 4435.1.429.381.8464.22.71.7—13.7

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16Italy Victoria LibertasLBA930.3.436.408.7505.21.41.3.215.9
2015–16South Korea Changwon SakersKBL2825.5.449.345.7185.22.01.4.116.1
2016–17Turkey Uşak SportifTBSL2633.5.493.349.6995.72.91.4.015.8
2017–18Spain Gran CanariaACB1017.4.479.250.5561.71.41.1.15.5
2017–18Russia Avtodor SaratovVTBUL1821.7.449.196.6062.41.81.1.18.5
2018–19Turkey GaziantepTBSL3130.2.547.277.6933.22.31.6.313.5
2019–20Turkey BeşiktaşTBSL1732.4.530.316.7504.43.21.4.117.6
2021–22Greece OlympiacosGBL2718.0.543.426.7001.92.01.1—9.5
2022–23Greece OlympiacosGBL2418.7.492.413.6001.71.6.9.17.7
2023–24Greece OlympiacosGBL1618.4.444.260.5142.22.5.7—6.4
2024–25Greece OlympiacosGBL1117.8.466.333.7371.91.51.2—7.1

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 666030.0.451.335.6675.02.21.5.110.8

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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on February 29, 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. ↑ @TT_Basketbol (July 1, 2026). "Shaquielle McKissic Türk Telekom'da!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ↑ Shaquielle McKissic gets passport from Azerbaijan.
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