Where did Kayla McBride go to college?

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Kayla McBride College
Kayla McBride in 2024 WNBA season (Source: Getty Images)

Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Kayla McBride plays as a shooting guard for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She was drafted as the third overall pick by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2014 WNBA Draft. She is a four-time All-Star and one of the best three-point shooters in the history of the WNBA. She also won her first team trophy in her WNBA career by winning the WNBA Commissioner's Cup in 2024.

McBride’s overseas career is one of the most decorated among the Team USA players. She has played in Hungary, Russia, and Turkey in her career. She has won three EuroLeague titles (2019, 2023, and 2024), EuroCup (2017), was named the EuroLeague Final Four MVP, and made her first All-EuroLeague First team in 2024 with Fenerbahce. She has also won the Hungarian League (2015), Russian League (2019) and the Turkish League (2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023) while also winning the Hungarian, Russian and Turkish Cup. She has won three Triple Crown titles which are given to teams who win the domestic cup, domestic league, and the EuroLeague.

Kayla McBride College

Kayla McBride

Kayla McBride played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame and joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team. In her freshman season, McBride played from the bench and only made 19 appearances during the season due to an academic issue. She averaged 8.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game. In her sophomore season, McBride averaged 11.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. She finished 14th in scoring (452) and 20th in steals (60) in the Big East conference. She also won her first Big East Regular season championship. In her junior year, McBride averaged 15.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. She finished fourth in scoring (590), 20th in assists (88), and 17th in steals (57) in the Big-East conference and made the All-Big-East first team and her first AP All-America appearance (third team). She won both the Regular season championship (second) and her first Conference tournament championship.

In her senior year, McBride averaged 17.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. She finished fourth in scoring (669) and sixth in assists (146) in the ACC conference and made the All-ACC first team and her second AP All-America appearance (first team). She won both the Regular season championship (third) and her second Conference tournament championship. In her NCAA career, McBride made two National Finals appearances and one Elite-Eight appearance with the Fighting Irish. She made three consecutive NCAA Tournament All-Region teams and one NCAA All-Tournament team in her career. She ended her college career with 1876 points, 611 rebounds, 330 assists and 183 steals. She finished with the ninth most points and seventh most field goals made in the history of the Fighting Irish. She is also one of seven players to play 3700+ minutes in the history of the Fighting Irish.

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Kayla McBride College Stats

SummaryCareer
GAMES133
MP28.1
PTS14.1
TRB4.6
STL1.4
AST2.5
FG%47.5%
3FG%34.5%
FT%88.2%

Kayla McBride High School

Kayla McBride attended Villa Maria Academy in Erie, Pennsylvania. She was part of the 2010 McDonald’s All-American game. She led the VMA to a combined record of 106-15 and won two Pennsylvania Class AA state titles. She also won the Swin Cash award as Western Pennsylvania's Freshman of the Year in 2007, Pennsylvania Class AA Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010, and the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year in 2010.

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FAQs On Kayla McBride

A. Kayla McBride played college basketball for University of Notre Dame and joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team.

A. Kayla McBride attended Villa Maria Academy in Erie, Pennsylvania.

A. Kayla McBride averaged 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in her college career. 

A. Kayla McBride won three consecutive regular season championships with Notre Dame ( two Big East conferences and one ACC conference). 

A. Kayla McBride won two consecutive conference tournament championships with Notre Dame ( one Big East conference and one ACC conference).

A.  Kayla McBride has won three EuroLeague titles (2017, 2019 and 2024).

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