Julie McBride

Julie Anne McBride (born September 24, 1982) is an American-Polish professional basketball coach.

College McBride graduated from 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.

Syracuse statistics Source

Professional career McBride played for a number of domestic and international teams.

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.

Following her brief stint in the WNBA, McBride went overseas to play for Ceyhan's 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.

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).

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

In 2022, McBride became a coach for Hoosac School, and was still in that position in 2024.