A former Canadian men's national team player, he has been considered one of Canada's most experienced and talented basketball minds.

However, his interest in basketball grew, and in Grade 8, he began training with Lakehead University's star point guard John LaPlante.

The team finished the year with an undefeated record, and he helped them win the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) AAA title in 1998 under coach Mark Walton.

[2] He wrote on North Pole Hoops, "My dad opened the gym and my mom pushed me, basketball was our foundation and the game was my life.

Paladins head coach Larry Davis approached Julius primarily because of his ability as a three-point shooter.

[4] Davis commented on Julius, "He is an outstanding shooter who has excellent overall guard skills and a tremendous worth ethic, and he has played in one of the best high school programs in North America with a perennial winning tradition.

Julius was named to the NCAA SOCON All Rookie team, a major accomplishment for a freshman from Canada at that time.

[citation needed] On August 18, 2014, the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) officially announced the hiring of Julius as their new head coach.

[7] Julius talking about Canadian Development with the POWER 2016–2017 National Basketball League of Canada Champion • NBLC Coach of the Year • Best Record in League History 46–7 Central Division Champs • Central Division Champions 2015–2016 NBLC Runner Up • League record 36–20 • Central Division Champions Julius hired as Lightning Coach On August 19, 2015, it was announced that Julius would be the third head coach for the London Lightning of the NBL Canada.

In August 2017, Julius was signed by Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), replacing British coach Tony Garbelotto.

In the process, he has set multiple league and franchise records while turning two organizations around on two separate sides of the world.

Since arriving in Vietnam, Kyle has changed the entire culture and given the Saigon Heat their two best seasons in franchise history including their first playoff win ever.

• The former All-Canadian from the University of Guelph was also a member of the Canadian National basketball team and played professionally in Italy before returning to North America.

• He was an outstanding three-point shooter, who was recruited to play NCAA Division-1 basketball at Furman and spent two seasons with the Paladins, making the Southern Conference All-Rookie team in 1998–99.