Julie McBride is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player who is currently a member of the Kayseri Pan Kup Basketball team after leading Samsun Basketbol Kulübü (SBK) in the Turkish Women's Basketball League

Turkish Women's Basketball League

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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 college basketball

College basketball

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 player for the Syracuse Orange who was a three-time All Big East selection.

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.http://www.suathletics.com/News/basketball/wbasket/2006/5/3/mcbrideWNBA.asp?path=wbasket

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

Marvin Harrison

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.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0706/campus.syracuse.top10/content.2.html

Professional career

Following college, McBride played for the San Jose Spiders

San Jose Spiders

The San Jose Spiders were a women's professional basketball team in the National Women's Basketball League . Based in San Jose, California, they played from 2005 to 2006. Notable players included Brittany Jackson, Julie McBride and Lindsey Yamasaki....

 of the National Women's Basketball League

National Women's Basketball League

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 in 2005 and 2006. She averaged 17.7 points per game in 2005 and 8.8 points in the 2006 season.http://www.suathletics.com/News/basketball/wbasket/2006/5/3/mcbrideWNBA.asp?path=wbasket

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

Chicago Sky

The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...

 of the WNBA. She was waived on May 13. http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2006.html

Following her brief stint in the WNBA, McBride went overseas to play for Ceyhan 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.http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=602459&category=SPORTS&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=7/1/2007

External links

1. WNBA.com Profile

2. Eurobasket Profile

3. http://campmcbride.myevent.com CAMP MCBRIDE- basketball camp Julie provides for kids in her hometown