Kayla McBride

Eleven-year veteran point guard Kayla McBride is a professional basketball player who plays for the Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference of the WNBA. At 5 foot 11 inches tall, McBride began her basketball journey at Villa Maria Academy school then later attended the University of Notre Dame, where she played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team and quickly gained recognition as one of the top point guards in the state. During her college career, McBride earned several honors including being named to the First-team All-Big East and receiving the Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player award in the same year. Additionally, she was selected to the WBCA Coaches' All-American team twice.

In the 2014 WNBA Draft, McBride was chosen as the third overall pick by the San Antonio Stars, and from here she started her professional career. She made an immediate impact in her rookie season, averaging 13.0 points per game and earning a spot on the WNBA All-Rookie Team. Throughout her WNBA career, McBride has been selected as a WNBA All-Star four times and was part of the Minnesota team that won the WNBA Commissioner's Cup in 2024. In 2024 WNBA season, McBride averaged 15 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.6 rebounds as the starting point guard of the Minnesota Lynx team. Along with WNBA, McBride also plays in 'Unrivaled', a 3x3 basketball league for a team called Laces Basketball Club.

Kayla McBride's Early Life

Kayla McBride began her basketball journey in her hometown at a private Roman Catholic school named Villa Maria Academy where she won two Pennsylvania Class AA state titles under the coach of Scott Dibble. For her excellent school career, she made it to the McDonald's All-American game in 2010. She started basketball so early at 4 years of age because her father ran basketball camps at that time.

Kayla McBride's Personal Life

Without basketball, there is not much to explore for her. In the off-season, she played in a new women’s 3x3 basketball league which was founded by WNBA star Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.

Kayla McBride Family Background

LaMont and LuAnn McBride are the parents of Kayla McBride. McBride has three siblings, out of three one brother named Aaron and two sisters both are younger named Karlee and Jayden. All siblings played basketball, Karlee played for Indiana University and Jayden played for Georgetown.

Kayla McBride Social Media

Kayla McBride is active on major social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter). On Instagram, she has 104k followers under the handle @kaymac_21, as of January 2025. On Facebook, she has an official account named Kayla McBride which has 6k followers, and on X, she has around 40.8k followers under the handle @kaymac_2123.

Kayla McBride Career Stats

Kayla McBride Achievements

Starting from her recognition as a McDonald's All-American in 2010, she achieved remarkable success at the school level, which paved the way for her outstanding college career. In college, she was named a First-team All-American by both the Associated Press (AP) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) in 2014, and a Third-team All-American by the AP in 2013. She was also a 2x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2013, 2014), the Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) in 2013, a First-team All-ACC selection in 2014, and a First-team All-Big East selection in 2013 while playing for The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team.

In her professional career in the WNBA, she became the WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion in 2024, was a 4 times WNBA All-Star (2015, 2018, 2019, 2024), and was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team in 2014.

Her success extended overseas, where she became a 3-time EuroLeague champion in 2019, 2023, and 2024, Euroleague Final Four MVP in 2024, an All-EuroLeague Women First Team member in 2024, a 2-time FIBA Europe SuperCup Women champion in 2018 and 2023, and a EuroCup winner in 2017.

Kayla McBride Contract

In 2024, Kayla McBride signed a two-year contract with the Minnesota Lynx worth $413,000, fully guaranteed, as per Spotrac. It is a contract extension from the previous deal. The deal includes an average annual salary of $206,500. In 2024, McBride received a base salary of $208,000, and in 2025 WNBA season, she is set to receive a base salary of $205,000, per Spotrac.

Previously Kayla McBride signed a 3-year contract with the Minnesota Lynx, valued at $588,801 which is a guaranteed deal. so she got an annual salary of $196,267.