(1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 39) 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
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. 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.[2]
^Vardon, Joe (March 4, 2016). "LeBron James' best friend now Germany's all-time leader in assists". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^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.
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