Dru Joyce III

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.

Dru Joyce III

Duquesne Dukes
Position	Head coach
League	Atlantic 10 Conference
Personal information
Born	(1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 40) 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 a 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 a coach:
2019–2022	Cleveland State (assistant)
2022–2024	Duquesne (Associate HC)
2024–present	Duquesne
Career highlights
Second-team All-MAC (2007)

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

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Duquesne Dukes (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Duquesne	13–19	8–10	9th
Duquesne:		13–19 (.406)	8–10 (.444)
Total:		13–19 (.406)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion