Julie Anne McBride (born September 24, 1982 in

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) is an American-Polish professional

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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 selectio

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

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Syracuse statistics

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Professional career

Following college, McBride played for the San Jose Spiders (NWBL), 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 seaso

On May 3, 2006, McBride signed a contract with the

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of the WNBA. She was waived on May 13. Following her brief stint in the WNBA, McBride went overseas to play for

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'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 extensio

Earlier she was a member of the Kayseri Pan Kup Basketball team after leading Samsun Basketbol Kulübü (SBK) in the

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to the 2nd place and leading her team in scoring (15.0) and assist (4.0). McBride is also a former

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player for the

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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.

References

External links

1
WNBA.com Profile
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Eurobasket Profile
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