Greg McBride

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Gilman School

Joe Breschi's Thoughts About Greg McBride:
• Greg's been a guy who's played one semester in two and a half years here because of injury, but we're slowly getting him back into the mix. We need him.
• I see him as a defensive middie first and then a guy who can contribute at the offensive end.
• One thing you can't teach is heart and desire and nobody has it more than Greg when he's out there.
• He's an absolute competitor so we're excited to get him and his energy back on the field.

General: Returning letter winner in the midfield for the Tar Heels...took a medical redshirt in 2011 after undergoing back surgery.
2010 (Freshman): Overcame a mid-season injury to play a major role for the Tar Heels as a short stick defensive midfielder...played in 13 games...had two assists on the season, one each against Jacksonville and Ohio State...had 15 ground balls and two caused turnovers...scooped up a season high four ground balls in the first game of his career against Jacksonville...also had three ground balls each against Bryant and Robert Morris and two against Delaware.
Prep: Graduated from the Gilman School in Baltimore, Md., in 2009...coached there by 1991 UNC alumnus Brooks Matthews...was the No. 6-ranked recruit in the Class of 2009 as named by Inside Lacrosse Magazine...played on a Gilman team as a senior which won the MIAA A Conference championship and finished ranked No. 1 in the nation...played for the Breakers Lacrosse Club where he was coached by current UNC assistant coach Brian Holman and 2010 UNC alumnus Cryder DiPietro...that club team was run by Chris Hutchins, father of current Tar Heel sophomore midfielder Duncan Hutchins.
Community Service & Leadership: Works with the Carolina Kids Cart at UNC Children's Hospital...also lent services to Habitat for Humanity program in Chapel Hill...volunteered at Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen in the summer of 2008...tutors children in reading in city of Baltimore.
Personal: Gregory John McBride is the son of Christina Beth McBride and Paul Francis McBride...was born August 1, 1990 in Detroit, Mich. ...has three brothers...communication studies major...father played basketball and a brother played lacrosse at Trinity College.

LET'S PLAY 20 QUESTIONS WITH...Greg McBride
Section #1 (Lacrosse Related)
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel lacrosse player is being a Tar Heel lacrosse player.
2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach Breschi is the aura he creates. 3. Since last year the aspects of my training I've worked on the most are leg strength and endurance.
4. My best friend on another college lacrosse team is Peter Zouck at Dickinson.
5. My greatest strength as a lacrosse player is getting low on ground balls.
Section #2 (Greg's Interests)
1. Away from the lacrosse field and academic pursuits I like to spend time scratching my dog Skip behind the ear and right above his nose.
2. The best movie I've seen recently is Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be soccer.
4. The music act I'd most like to see in person is Avicii at Identity Festival.
Section #3 (Food and Beverage)
1. After a game at Fetzer Field, I'd like to see a tailgate spread that included crabs.
2. My favorite beverage is grape drink.
3. My favorite food made by a relative is Grammie McBride's meatballs and sausage.
4. My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is McDonald's or Sutton's.
5. My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is crabs.
Section #4 (Digging Into Gregory's Personality)
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go to Neverland with Peter Pan and the lost boys.
2. My most prized personal possession is my dog Skip.
3. If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be with Cam Wood to Burger King.
4. My dream job is getting paid to be me.
5. The most interesting person I've met at UNC is Will Scroggs because of his mad dj skillz.