Dru Joyce III explained

Dru Joyce III
Position:Head coach
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:165
League:Atlantic 10 Conference
Team:Duquesne Dukes
Birth Place:Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Highschool:St. Vincent–St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
College:Akron (2003–2007)
Draft Year:2007
Career Start:2007
Career End:2019
Career Position:Point guard
Career Number:25
Years1:2007–2009
Team1:Ratiopharm Ulm
Years2:2009
Team2:Energa Czarni Slupsk
Years3:2009–2010
Team3:Anwil Wloclawek
Years4:2010–2012
Team4:Trier
Years5:2012–2014
Team5:EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Years6:2014–2015
Team6:Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Years7:2015–2016
Team7:S.Oliver Würzburg
Years8:2016–2017
Team8:Tsmoki-Minsk
Years9:2017
Team9:Bayern Munich
Years10:2017–2018
Team10:AS Monaco
Years11:2018
Team11:CSP Limoges
Years12:2018–2019
Team12:Science City Jena
Cyears1:2019–2022
Cteam1:Cleveland State (assistant)
Cyears2:2022–2024
Cteam2:Duquesne (Associate HC)
Cyears3:2024–present
Cteam3:Duquesne
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-MAC (2007)

Dru Joyce III (born January 29, 1985) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the current head coach for the Duquesne Dukes men’s team. His coaching career began in 2019–20 with the Cleveland State Vikings men's team 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's father and brother are both basketball coaches in Ohio., 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Vardon . Joe . LeBron James' best friend now Germany's all-time leader in assists . . March 4, 2016 . July 1, 2018.
  2. News: Goul . Matt . 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 . 22 March 2022 . . 19 March 2021 . en.