Matt McQuaid
Michigan State Spartans | |
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Position | Assistant director of operations |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Duncanville, Texas, U.S. | September 28, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) |
College | Michigan State (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–2021 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 20 |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
2021 | Canton Charge |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew McQuaid (born September 28, 1995) is an American former basketball player. He is currently a coaching staff member of the Michigan State Spartans. He played professionally for the Canton Charge and Skyliners Frankfurt after playing college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.
Early life
[edit]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.[1] As a senior, he averaged 17.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.[2] McQuaid was named MVP of District 8-6A. In AAU competition, he played for Team Texas Elite.[3] McQuaid originally committed to SMU before reopening his recruitment and eventually signing with Michigan State.[1]
College career
[edit]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.[4] Prior to his sophomore season, McQuaid had double hernia surgery.[5] He averaged 5.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 35.3 percent from behind the arc.[6] On November 23, 2017, McQuaid scored a season-high 20 points against DePaul on six of eight shooting from behind the three-point line.[7] As a junior, he averaged 6.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[8] 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.[9] McQuaid scored 27 points in a 65–60 win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament final.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]
Professional career
[edit]Fraport Skyliners (2019–2020)
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, McQuaid played in four NBA Summer League games for the Detroit Pistons, averaging 2.0 minutes and 0.3 rebounds per game.[13] In August 2019, McQuaid signed with the Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga[11] with an option for another season.[14] He averaged 5.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.8 steals per game.[15]
Canton Charge (2021)
[edit]On January 29, 2021, the Canton Charge announced that they had acquired McQuaid from available player pool.[16]
Coaching career
[edit]On June 7, 2021, McQuaid became the assistant director of operations of the Michigan State Spartans.[17]
Personal life
[edit]McQuaid is the son of Rob McQuaid, who played basketball at Central Michigan for two years before transferring to Midwestern State in 1981.[5] His older sister Andrea played college volleyball at Oklahoma and Alabama and played professionally overseas, and his older brother Mike was on the golf team at Mary Hardin-Baylor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Riddle, Greg (April 4, 2019). "LeBron James and Duncanville basketball: How Matt McQuaid wound up – and has thrived – at Michigan State". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Sprague, Hanna (November 20, 2015). "Spartan Profile: Matt McQuaid". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Wixon, Matt (March 31, 2015). "Wixon: Dallas-area standouts make up almost half the field in nationally televised 3-point contest". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Sankofa, Omari (October 26, 2016). "Matt McQuaid depended upon to be Spartans' top three-point threat". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Kelly, Fred (April 2, 2019). "Final 4 family: Midland native McQuaid basking in son's tourney run". Midland Daily News. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Solari, Chris (November 9, 2017). "Here's the 2017-18 Michigan State basketball roster". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Matt McQuaid rescues Michigan State in win over DePaul". Detroit News. November 24, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Doering, Josh (October 30, 2018). "Top 50 Players In The Big Ten". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Thigh bruise sidelines Spartans guard Matt McQuaid vs. Louisville". ESPN. Associated Press. November 27, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Windsor, Shawn (March 17, 2019). "MSU's Matt McQuaid told Kyle Ahrens: 'I'm about to go off.' Then he did". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Friend, Phil (August 7, 2019). "Former MSU player Matt McQuaid signs with German basketball team". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "McQuaid Selected to Play in Professional Basketball Combine". Michigan State Spartans. May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Friend, Phil (July 31, 2019). "MSU basketball's Matt McQuaid expects to play overseas next season". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Nawrath, Thomas (August 9, 2019). "TALENTIERTER NEUZUGANG FÜR DIE FRAPORT SKYLINERS – MATTHEW MCQUAID KOMMT NACH FRANKFURT". fraport-skyliners.de (in German). Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Muldowney, Connor (January 30, 2021). "Michigan State Basketball: Matt McQuaid given a chance in G-League". Spartan Avenue. FanSided. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Charge Announce Roster Moves". NBA.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Brewster, Andrew (June 7, 2021). "Matt McQuaid joins Michigan State basketball staff". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Michigan State Spartans bio
- Media related to Matt McQuaid at Wikimedia Commons
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Canton Charge players
- Duncanville High School alumni
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Duncanville, Texas
- Shooting guards
- Skyliners Frankfurt players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Texas