Matt McQuaid


Matthew McQuaid is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.

Early life and high school career

McQuaid played for four different coaches at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. Prior to his senior season, he attended the LeBron James Skills Academy. As a senior, he averaged 17.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. McQuaid was named MVP of District 8-6A. In AAU competition, he played for Team Texas Elite. McQuaid originally committed to SMU before reopening his recruitment and eventually signing with Michigan State.

College career

McQuaid averaged 3.5 points and 1.6 assists per game as a freshman. He worked on quickening his shot release and correcting his footwork. Prior to his sophomore season, McQuaid had double hernia surgery. He averaged 5.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 35.3 percent from behind the arc. On November 23, 2017, McQuaid scored a season-high 20 points against DePaul on six of eight shooting from behind the three-point line. As a junior, he averaged 6.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. McQuaid suffered a thigh bruise in the final of the Las Vegas Invitational against Texas and missed several games in late November and early December 2018. McQuaid scored 27 points in a 65-60 win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament final. As a senior at Michigan State, McQuaid started 35 of 39 games, averaging 9.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 42 percent from behind the arc. He helped the Spartans finish 32-7 and reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. McQuaid was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media and coaches and was selected to the All-Defensive Team, as well as earning the team's John E. Benington Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Professional career

McQuaid played in four NBA Summer League games for the Detroit Pistons, averaging 2.0 minutes and 0.3 rebounds per game. In August 2019, McQuaid signed with the Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Personal life

McQuaid is the son of Rob McQuaid, who played basketball at Central Michigan for two years before transferring to Midwestern State in 1981. His older sister Andrea played college volleyball at Olahoma and Alabama and played professionally overseas, and his older brother Mike was on the golf team at Mary Hardin-Baylor.