Dru Joyce III
Dru Joyce III (born January 29, 1985)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Duquesne Dukes
Current conference: Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)
Duquesne record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 0-0 (.000)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champion: 0
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | Duquesne |
| 2022-2024 | Duquesne (assoc. HC) |
| 2019-2022 | Cleveland State (asst) |
Dru Joyce III Facts
- Dru Joyce III
- Born January 29, 1985
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Alma Mater: University of Akron (BA, 2016)
- Played at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, as part of the “Fab Five” group that included future NBA superstar LeBron James; the team won three Ohio State Championships and were coached first by Keith Dambrot and then by Dru’s father, Dru Joyce II
- Joyce III played for Dambrot and the Akron Zips (2003-07), starting 101 games at PG and earning All-MAC Second Team honors in 2007
- Enjoyed a 12-year professional career overseas (2007-19), with stints in Germany, Poland, Belarus, Monaco and France
- Started his coaching career in 2019, spending three seasons as an assistant and recruiting coordinator for Dennis Gates and Cleveland State
- Reunited with Dambrot at Duquesne in 2022, working as his associate head coach for the next two seasons
- Was with the Dukes for their NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024 – the program’s first since 1977 (and first win since 1969)
- In March 2024, Joyce III was promoted to head coach to replace a retiring Dambrot
Dru Joyce III Coaching Tree
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