Kevin Francis Joyce (born June 27, 1951) is a retired American basketball player.
![]() Joyce as a junior at South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1951-06-27) June 27, 1951 (age 70) Bayside, New York | |||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Archbishop Molloy (Jamaica, New York) | |||||||||||||
College | South Carolina (1970–1973) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
Number | 43 | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
1973–1975 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||
1975 | San Diego Sails | |||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Kentucky Colonels | |||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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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.
United States basketball squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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1973 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans | |
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First Team | |
Second Team |
1973 NBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |