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Kevin Joyce (basketball)

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Kevin Joyce
Joyce as a junior at South Carolina
Personal information
Born (1951-06-27) June 27, 1951 (age 73)
Bayside, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Molloy
(Jamaica, New York)
CollegeSouth Carolina (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number43
Career history
1973–1975Indiana Pacers
1975San Diego Sails
1975–1976Kentucky Colonels
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team

Kevin Francis Joyce (born June 27, 1951) is a retired American basketball player.

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.

References

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  1. ^ Barrier, Smith (1981). The ACC: Basketball Tournament Classic. Burlington, North Carolina: Metrosports. p. 80.
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