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Dru Joyce III
Akron U.
Junior
Guard
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2005-06 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Joyce leads Zips over Rockets
Akron started their conference play with a dominant win at
home over Toledo, led by Joyce's 11 points and 6 assists.
Tigers Edge Zips For San Juan Shootout
Title, 66-59
Undefeated Clemson came from
behind to squeeze out a win against Akron in San Juan,
Puerto Rico over Christmas Break.
Dru's steady performances
in all three games led to him being named to the All-Tourney
team.
For his efforts
and the Zips outstanding showing in playing Clemson tough,
beating a strong Mississippi State team (which was 8-3) and
a Mount St. Mary's team, Dru was named the MAC Eastern
Conference player of the week. He had 14 points on 6
of 9 shooting against Clemson.
In their 83-72
win over Mississippi State, Dru was 5 for 5 from three point
range and finished with 15 points. Against Mount St.
Mary's he had 7 points and 6 assists.
 
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CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
February 21,
2004. Led Akron U. with 23 pts. in their thrilling,
but heartbreaking loss to Drake in overtime, Sat. Feb. 21st.
He played 41 minutes, was 6-12 from outside the arc and
added 5 assists.
In the last four
minutes of a 17 point outburst versus Eastern Michigan, on
Feb. 7,2004, Dru was 5 for 5 from behind the three-point
arc.
Sophomore
Played in all 29 games, and was the starting point guard in
27 of those... Games played tied for fifth best all-time by
a UA sophomore... Led the team in assists, accounting for
nearly one third of the squad's dishes (126/4.3
assist-per-game)... Those 126 assists ranked sixth best on
UA's single-season chart, and is the most in program history
by a sophomore, besting the 111 by Nate Barnett in
1972-73... Assists number ranked sixth in the Mid-American
Conference... Tallied two career-high 10 assist games, one
versus Hampton (Nov. 27) and the other against Buffalo (Jan.
12)... Also scored 12 points in that Hampton game, giving
him his first career double-double... Recorded five assists
or more 12 times... 126 assists was countered by just 66
turnovers, generating a 1.9 assist-turnover ratio which
ranked fifth in the MAC... Had five zero turnover outings...
Tallied at least four assists in each of those zero turnover
performances... Led the team in assists 17 times and in
scoring twice... Had season-high 15 points versus Central
Michigan (Jan. 22)... Notched a career-high-tying five
rebounds and a career-best five steals in a 20-point victory
at Ohio (Feb. 16)... Scored a last-second, game-winning shot
in the Zips' 71-69 victory at Bowling Green (Feb. 3).
Freshman
In
first game of college career, had 10 pts. and 3 assists
against Cincinnati . . .
Led team with 6 assists and 6 pts. in win over Wright State
and 5 assists and 7 pts. in win over Cleveland St. in
consecutive games. . .
Tallied 17 pts. vs. Eastern Michigan . . . Had
career high 23 pts., 5 assists in double overtime loss to
Drake on national television. . . .In
MAC tournament game vs. Ball St., had 15 pts. on 4-8
shooting from three.
High
School
Point
guard for St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High School, one of the
nation’s top prep basketball programs.
Holds
state championship game record for shooting 7 for 7 from the
three point arc. Most amazing was that this was his
freshman year and he only played NINE minutes . . . scoring
21 points and helping St. V-St. Mary clinch the state
championship . . . the first of three during his high school
career.
Member
of the three-time state and national champion St.
Vincent-St. Mary HS team...
The Irish posted a 103-5 record during his four
seasons...
Averaged 11.0 points and 8 assists during his prep
career...
All-state selection... |
