Julie Anne McBride (born September 24, 1982 in Troy, New York) is an American-Polish professional basketball coach for the Albany Patroons.

Julie McBride
Albany Patroons
PositionAssistant Coach
Personal information
Born (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 41)
Troy, New York
NationalityAmerican / Polish
Listed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High schoolCatholic Central (Troy, New York)
CollegeSyracuse (2000–2004)
WNBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career2005–2021
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2005Botaş
2005–2006San Jose Spiders
2006Chicago Sky
2006–2007Ceyhan Belediyespor
2008–2009Samsun Basketbol
2009–2010Panküp TED Kayseri
2010–2011Ceyhan Belediyespor
2011–2012Gospić Osiguranje
2012–2013Artego Bydgoszcz
2013–2014Beşiktaş JK
2014–2016Artego Bydgoszcz
2016Energa Toruń
2017–2019Artego Bydgoszcz
2020–2021KS Basket 25 Bydgoszcz
As coach:
2021 – presentAlbany Patroons (asst.)

College edit

McBride graduated Syracuse as the school’s all-time leader in points (1,605), scoring average (14.2 ppg), field goal attempts (1,378), 3-pointers (229), 3-point field goal attempts (707), free throws (348), assists (574), assists average (5.1 apg) and minutes played (3,964). She was a three-time All-Big East selection.[1]

When CNNSI.com released a poll of the top 10 athletes all-time at Syracuse, McBride was the only female athlete on the list at No. 9 – one slot ahead of future NFL Hall of Fame receiver Marvin Harrison.[2]

Syracuse statistics edit

Source[1]

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  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 Syracuse 27 265 35.7 33.3 79.2 2.1 4.0 1.1 9.8
2001–02 Syracuse 31 461 38.8 32.6 79.0 2.3 5.6 2.0 14.9
2002–03 Syracuse 28 438 36.9 35.7 73.8 3.0 6.4 2.2 0.1 15.6
2003–04 Syracuse 27 441 37.0 27.9 76.8 4.1 4.2 1.8 0.0 16.3
Career Syracuse 113 1605 37.3 32.4 77.0 2.9 5.1 1.8 0.0 14.2

Professional career edit

Following college, McBride played for the San Jose Spiders of the National Women's Basketball League in 2005 and 2006. She averaged 17.7 points per game in 2005 and 8.8 points in the 2006 season.[3]

On May 3, 2006, McBride signed a contract with the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She was waived on May 13.[2]

Following her brief stint in the WNBA, McBride went overseas to play for Ceyhan's (pronounced J-Han) Spor Club, a pro team in the Turkish Women's Basketball League. In the 2006–07 season, McBride led her league in scoring (19.4 points per game) and assists (6.1). However, Ceyhan finished the season 1–7 after McBride suffered a season-ending injury, tearing her anterior cruciate ligament. Following the 2006–07 season, McBride signed a two-year extension.[4][permanent dead link]

Earlier she was a member of the Kayseri Pan Kup Basketball team after leading Samsun Basketbol Kulübü (SBK) in the Turkish Women's Basketball League to the 2nd place and leading her team in scoring (15.0) and assist (4.0). McBride is also a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange who was a three-time All Big East selection.

Coaching career edit

On December 7, 2021, Will Brown announced that Julie McBride would join his coaching staff for the 2022 season.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  2. ^ "2006 WNBA Transactions". WNBA. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Will Brown announces experienced Patroons coaching staff with local ties". WNYT. December 7, 2021.

External links edit

1. WNBA.com Profile

2. Eurobasket Profile

3. [5] CAMP MCBRIDE- basketball camp Julie provides for kids in her hometown