Dru Joyce III

Dru Joyce III
Duquesne Dukes
PositionHead coach
LeagueAtlantic 10 Conference
Personal information
Born (1985-01-29) January 29, 1985
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Vincent–St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
CollegeAkron (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–2019
PositionPoint guard
Number25
Career history
As a player:
2007–2009Ratiopharm Ulm
2009Energa Czarni Slupsk
2009–2010Anwil Wloclawek
2010–2012Trier
2012–2014EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2014–2015Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
2015–2016S.Oliver Würzburg
2016–2017Tsmoki-Minsk
2017Bayern Munich
2017–2018AS Monaco
2018CSP Limoges
2018–2019Science City Jena
As a coach:
2019–2022Cleveland State (assistant)
2022–2024Duquesne (Associate HC)
2024–presentDuquesne
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-MAC (2007)

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). Joyce is a close friend of LeBron James and was his teammate at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School.

Joyce was named the 18th head coach in Duquesne program history in March of 2024 following the retirement of Keith Dambrot.

Joyce's father and brother are both basketball coaches in Ohio. As of 2021, 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.