Shaquielle McKissic


Shaquielle "Shaq" O'Neal McKissic is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the EuroLeague.

Collegiate career

In the 2009–10 and 2012–13 season, McKissic played for the Edmonds Community College. 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.

Professional career

In July 2015, McKissic joined Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Serie A.
On December 7, 2015, McKissic signed with the Changwon LG Sakers of the South Korean KBL. In his season in South Korea, he averaged 16.1 points per game in the KBL.
In June 2016, McKissic signed with Muratbey Uşak Sportif in Turkey.
On June 29, 2017, McKissic signed a one-year deal with Gran Canaria. On December 6, 2017, he parted ways with Gran Canaria after averaging 5.5 points per game in the Liga ACB, due to disciplinary reasons after alleging a confrontation with coach Luis Casimiro. Six days later, he signed with Russian club Avtodor Saratov for the rest of the 2017–18 season.
On July 5, 2019, McKissic signed a one-year contract with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan of the Turkish Basketball Super League. On February 1, 2020, McKissic opted out of his contract with the club. He averaged 16.6 points per game in the Champions League, along with 17.6 points in the BSL.
On February 10, 2020, he has signed with Olympiacos of the EuroLeague.

Personal

In June 2017, McKissic received an Azerbaijani passport and became a member of the Azerbaijan national basketball team.
In May 2019, he got married with Beril McKissic.