Kevin Joyce | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1951 |
Birth Place: | Bayside, New York, U.S. |
High School: | Archbishop Molloy (Jamaica, New York) |
College: | South Carolina (1970–1973) |
Draft Year: | 1973 |
Draft Round: | 1 |
Draft Pick: | 11 |
Draft Team: | Golden State Warriors |
Career Number: | 43 |
Career Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
Years1: | 1973–1975 |
Team1: | Indiana Pacers |
Years2: | 1975 |
Team2: | San Diego Sails |
Years3: | 1975–1976 |
Team3: | Kentucky Colonels |
Highlights: |
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Stats League: | ABA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 1,906 (10.6 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 304 (1.7 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 580 (3.2 apg) |
Kevin Francis Joyce (born June 27, 1951) is a retired American basketball player.
A 6'3" guard born in Bayside, New York, Joyce played at the University of South Carolina. During the 1971 ACC Tournament championship game, he out-jumped North Carolina's 6'10" Lee Dedmon with seconds left to tap the ball to Tom Owens. who made a lay-up to complete a dramatic come-from-behind victory.[1]
Joyce played at the 1972 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national basketball team, who lost a highly controversial final game to the Soviet Union. The American team did not accept the silver medals. He later played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Indiana Pacers, San Diego Sails and Kentucky Colonels.