Dru Joyce III
| Duquesne Dukes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 29, 1985 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Vincent–St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) |
| College | Akron (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–2019 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2007–2009 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2009 | Energa Czarni Slupsk |
| 2009–2010 | Anwil Wloclawek |
| 2010–2012 | Trier |
| 2012–2014 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2014–2015 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig |
| 2015–2016 | S.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2016–2017 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2017 | Bayern Munich |
| 2017–2018 | AS Monaco |
| 2018 | CSP Limoges |
| 2018–2019 | Science City Jena |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2022 | Cleveland State (assistant) |
| 2022–2024 | Duquesne (Associate HC) |
| 2024–present | Duquesne |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dru Joyce III (born January 29, 1985) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Duquesne Dukes. His coaching career began in 2019–20 with the Cleveland State Vikings after a 12-year professional playing career in Europe. He retired as the all-time assists leader in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga (since eclipsed).[1] Joyce is a close friend of LeBron James and was his teammate at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School.
Joyce was named the 18th head coach in Duquesne program history in March of 2024 following the retirement of Keith Dambrot.[2]
Joyce's father and brother are both basketball coaches in Ohio. As of 2021[update], Dru Joyce II was the head coach at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School and the brother, Cameron, was the head coach at Saint Ignatius High School.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Duquesne Dukes (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Duquesne | 4-8 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Duquesne: | 4–8 (.333) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 4–8 (.333) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ Vardon, Joe (March 4, 2016). "LeBron James' best friend now Germany's all-time leader in assists". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Joyce III Named Duquesne Head Coach". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ Goul, Matt (19 March 2021). "A first for father and son: Cameron Joyce leads St. Ignatius, while dad Dru Joyce II has St. Vincent-St. Mary in state semifinals at the same time". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
External links
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Akron Zips men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belarus
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Monaco
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American men's basketball players
- AS Monaco Basket players
- Basketball players from Akron, Ohio
- Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- BC Tsmoki-Minsk players
- Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Czarni Słupsk players
- Duquesne Dukes men's basketball coaches
- EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
- FC Bayern Munich basketball players
- Limoges CSP players
- Point guards
- Ratiopharm Ulm players
- Science City Jena players
- St. Vincent–St. Mary High School alumni
- Würzburg Baskets players