Julie McBride

Julie McBride

Albany Patroons
Position	Assistant Coach
Personal information
Born	(1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 Troy, New York
Nationality	American / Polish
Listed height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High school	Catholic Central (Troy, New York)
College	Syracuse (2000–2004)
WNBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2005–2021
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2005	Botaş
2005–2006	San Jose Spiders
2006	Chicago Sky
2006–2007	Ceyhan Belediyespor
2008–2009	Samsun Basketbol
2009–2010	Panküp TED Kayseri
2010–2011	Ceyhan Belediyespor
2011–2012	Gospić Osiguranje
2012–2013	Artego Bydgoszcz
2013–2014	Beşiktaş JK
2014–2016	Artego Bydgoszcz
2016	Energa Toruń
2017–2019	Artego Bydgoszcz
2020–2021	KS Basket 25 Bydgoszcz
As coach:
2021 – present	Albany Patroons (asst.)

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

College

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

Source

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

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.

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]

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

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

External links

1. WNBA.com Profile

2. Eurobasket Profile

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