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.
| 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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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne Dukes (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Duquesne | 6–8 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Duquesne: | 6–8 (.429) | 1–0 (1.000) | |||||||
| Total: | 6–8 (.429) | ||||||||
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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.
