Julie McBride

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Catholic Central
Hometown:
Mechanicville, N.Y.

As a Senior
Third-team All-BIG EAST … Was one of 31 female candidates for the Senior CLASS Award presented to the nation’s best senior … SU’s first three-time all-conference player since Felisha Legette (1986, 1987, 1989) … Finished her career as Syracuse’s all-time leader in points (1,605), scoring average (14.2), three-point field goals made (229), free throws made (348), assists (574), assist average (5.1), minutes played (3,964), minutes played average (35.1), three-point field goals attempted (707) and field goals attempted (1,378) … Also ranks fifth all-time in field goals made (514), seventh in three-point percentage (.324, min. 30 made), fourth in free throws attempted (452), fifth in free throw percentage (.770, min. 50 made), seventh in steals (202), tied for eighth in games played (113) and third in games started (93) … McBride and Sherman Douglas are the only two Syracuse players, men’s or women’s to finish their careers with 1,600 points and 500 assists … McBride, Jaime James (226) and men’s record holder Preston Shumpert (249) are the only three players in SU history to make 200 career threes … Second Orangewoman ever with 1,000 points, 500 assists and 200 steals (Sue Ludwig) … Finished her senior season with 441 points, the 10th most in school history … First Orangewoman ever to have three consecutive 400-point seasons … Second Orangewomen ever to have four seasons with at least 100 assists (Raquel Nurse) … Her career-best 16.3 scoring average was the sixth best in school history … Her 51 three-pointers ranked ninth on the SU single season list … Hit 96 free throws, the ninth-best season mark ever at SU … First Orangewoman to make at least 90 free throws in three consecutive seasons … … Became the first SU player ever to have consecutive games with 30-or-more points (Twice; 35 vs. Binghamton, 30 vs. UMass & 36 vs. Seton Hall, 31 vs. Miami) … Holds the school records for 30-point games in a season and career (4), 25-point games in a season (6) and career (8) … Owns four of the Orangewomen’s 14 all-time 30-point games … Had her school-record streak of 37 consecutive games with a three-pointer stopped versus Yale … Named BIGEASTPlayer of the Week on January 18 … Had the highest-scoring season opener in school history with 35 at Binghamton … Made 14 free throws, including 12-of-12 in the second half, against the Bearcats to tie the Syracuse single-game record (Kim Dick vs. Boston University, Jan. 5, 1982) … Had 30 points, five assists and four rebounds against UMass … Made a career-high seven three-pointers against the Minutewomen … Scored 27 points, including 22 in the second half, at Cornell … Led all scorers with 22 points at #24/23 Vanderbilt … Scored a game-high 23 points against Pittsburgh … Posted 25 points, including 20 after halftime, against Rutgers …Netted the game-tying triple with four seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then scored five of SU’s eight points in the extra period versus the Scarlet Knights … Led SU with 11 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals against Connecticut … Set career highs in points (36), field goals (11) field goal attempts (23) and free-throw attempts (16), and tied her personal best with two offensive rebounds at Seton Hall … Had 31 points, three assists, a season-best six steals and a career-high 12 made field goals against Miami … Led all scorers with 22 points against Boston College … Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and led the Orange with 12 points at Notre Dame … Scored eight points in the BIG EAST Tournament against Boston College to tie the SU career tournament scoring mark at 85 points in six games (14.2/game).

As a Junior
Became the 15th player in Orangewomen history to score 1,000 career points with 10 points against Seton Hall … Only the fourth junior to ever reach the millenium mark, and first since Holly Oslander in 1992-93 … Finished the season ranked 10th all-time at SU with 1,164 points … Fastest player in Syracuse history to reach the 400-assist mark (77 games) … Completed the campaign third all-time in assists at SU with 460 …Third Orangewoman ever with 1,000 career points and 400 career assists … Scored 438 points, the 10th-best season total ever and the fourth-best mark by a Syracuse junior … Her 15.6 points per game scoring average was the ninth-best in SU history and the highest scoring average not to lead the team … Her 178 assists ranked second on the Orangewomen single-season ledger and were the most ever by an SU junior … Also ranked second on the single-season list with a 6.4 per game assist average … Became the only player in school history with consecutive 400-point seasons (461 in 2001-02, 438 in 2002-03) … Also became the only player in SU history with consecutive seasons of at least 150 assists (175 in 2001-02, 178 in 2002-03) … Ended her junior season ranked second on the Syracuse all-time three-point list with 178 …Hit 71 three-pointers, good for second place on the Orangewomen single-season list … Along with Rochelle Coleman, combined for 141 three-pointers, the most by an Orangewoman tandem … Made at least one three-pointer in all 28 games, a career-best streak … Finished sixth on the SU single-season three-point percentage list at 35.7 percent … Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 11 times … Led or tied for the team lead in assists 25 times in 28 games … Started all 28 games, running her streak to 59 consecutive starts … Played 40-or-more minutes in 18 games … Broke her own school record with an average of 39.1 minutes per game … Led team with 17 points and nine assists in 40 minutes at Siena … Scored 15 points and dished out six assists versus Vanderbilt … Team-high 23 points versus George Washington … Tied a career high with six steals versus the Colonials … Hit for 23 points against Cornell … Had six assists and no turnovers versus the Big Red for her first career turnover-free game … Recorded a career-high 29 points against Virginia Tech … Posted a personal-best 10 field goals versus the Hokies … Led all scorers with 23 points in the win at Boston College … Made 9-of-10 free throws in the final minute to seal the Syracuse victory … Scored Syracuse's final seven points in the last two minutes, including the game-winning basket with 19 seconds remaining in the victory at Miami …Recorded a game-high 22 points and added seven rebounds and four assists against the Hurricanes … Tied a career high with 10 assists and chipped in five points at St. John’s … Had her second turnover-free game of the season versus the Red Storm.

As a Sophomore
Was invited to participate in USA Basketball World Championship for Young Women Qualifying Team … Third-team All-BIG EAST pick … Led the team in scoring with a 14.9 points per game average … Led the Orangewomen in assists with 175 (5.6 per game) … Became the first Orangewoman ever with 400 points and 150 assists in the same season … Was the seventh SU player, men’s or women’s, to reach the 400/150 marks at Syracuse, and first since men’s player Adrian Autry (501 points, 183 assists) in 1993-94 … Ranked sixth on the Syracuse single-season scoring list with 461 points … Ranked second on the SU single-season assist ledger with 175 … Finished fourth on the Orangewomen single-season three-pointers list with 61 … Became the second-fastest to reach 100 three-pointers in her career (McBride, 55 games; Jaime James, 49 games) … Just the fifth Orangewoman ever to record back-to-back 100-assist seasons (107 in 2000-01) … Set the Syracuse single-season record for minutes played with 1,186 … Also ranked first on the SU single-season minutes per game list at 38.3 … Led Syracuse in scoring 11 times and led in assists 26 times … Scored a career-high 28 points versus Pepperdine … Her 13 free throws versus the Waves is tied for second on the Syracuse single-game list … Tallied a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds versus San Francisco on January 2 … Reached double figures in 25 of SU’s 31 games, including the first 11 games of the season.

As a Freshman
Appeared in all 27 games, starting 10 … Played all 40 minutes in the last six games … Was the only Orangewoman to play an entire game all season … Scored 10 points, had two rebounds and three assists in her Orangewomen debut against Old Dominion … First collegiate start was against Dartmouth … Recorded her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists at West Virginia … Had 13 points, eight assists and three steals in 45 minutes against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament … Ranks eighth on SU's freshman list for points with 265 and Third in assists with 107 … Recorded career-high 20 points against Providence. … Led the BIG EAST with a .868 free-throw percentage (46-53) during league play … Averaged 9.8 points and 4.0 assists … Played on BIG EAST All-Star Team that went 6-0 on an exhibition tour of Germany … Averaged 7.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in six games.

High School
First-team All-State selection … Led Section 2 in scoring, averaging 30.8 points per game … Set a single-game school record with 47 points … Troy County Player of the Year … Four-time All-City and All-Conference selection … Named conference MVP as a senior … Earned the Catholic High Basketball Coaches Award … Two-time team MVP … Two-time NYS Section 2 All-Tournament team selection … Scored her 1,000th career point as a junior … Two-time team captain.

Personal
Born September 24, 1982 in Troy, N.Y. … Daughter of Michael and Debbie McBride … Majoring in child and family studies.