Julie Gross (born 27 March 1957) is a retired Australian women's basketball player.[1]
Gross played for the national team during the 1970s, competing for Australia at two World Championships; 1975 held in Columbia and 1979 held in South Korea.[2]
In 1978, Gross moved to the United States where she played basketball for Louisiana State University. In her first season with the Tigers, Gross became LSU's first Kodak All-American.[3] Gross finished her career as the all-time leading rebounder in LSU history with 1,466 rebounds and was second on the all-time scoring list with 2,488 points.[3] Gross and Maree Bennie (now Jackson), were the first Australian females to win All-American honours while playing college basketball in the United States.[4]
Source[5]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | LSU | 37 | 685 | 52.6% | 71.5% | 12.2 | 18.5 | |
| 1977-78 | LSU | 40 | 828 | 53.1% | 70.8% | 11.5 | 20.7 | |
| 1978-79 | LSU | 24 | 447 | 48.9% | 63.0% | 10.8 | 18.6 | |
| 1979-80 | LSU | 30 | 528 | 51.2% | 71.4% | 9.5 | 17.6 | |
| TOTALS | 131 | 2488 | 51.8% | 69.9% | 11.2 | 18.9 |