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Dru Joyce II is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is best known for his time as the head coach of the Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School basketball team, which he led to three consecutive Division II state championships from 2003 to 2005. He is also the father of NBA player Dru Joyce III. Joyce was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, and attended East Liverpool High School, where he was a standout basketball player. He went on to play college basketball at the University of Akron, where he was a four-year starter and team captain. He graduated in 1978 with a degree in physical education. Joyce began his coaching career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, in 1983. He was the head coach of the school's basketball team from 2003 to 2011, leading the team to three consecutive Division II state championships from 2003 to 2005. He was also the head coach of the school's football team from 2003 to 2006. Joyce is currently the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Akron. He has also served as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the University of Akron. As of 2021, Dru Joyce II's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.
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| Age | 68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | 26 July, 1955 |
| Birthday | 26 July |
| Birthplace | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
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Dru Joyce II Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Children | Dru Joyce III |
Dru Joyce II Net Worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
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Timeline
Dru Joyce II published his first book, “Beyond Championships: A Playbook for Winning at Life,” in April 2015. The foreword is written by his former player, LeBron James.
Coach Dru began hosting an annual AAU basketball tournament in 2005. Originally called the King James Shooting Stars, the tournament was later renamed the Dru Joyce Classic.
Dru Joyce II, known as “Coach Dru,” is a high school basketball coach. He is the founder of the Northeast Ohio Basketball Association, star of the documentary More than a Game author of the book “Beyond Championships: A Playbook for Winning at Life,” and the National Championship winning coach for the 2003 St. Vincent St. Mary boys basketball team, led by LeBron James and the “Fab Four.”
In the fall of 2001, Coach Dru was named the head basketball coach for St. Vincent-St. Mary. After a rough 2001-2002 season, Coach Dru and the Fab Five regrouped and came back stronger than ever in 2003. Not only did they clinch the Division II Ohio State Boys Basketball Championship, they were also declared Nation Champions by USA Today.
In 1999, Coach Dru was named assistant coach of the St. Vincent-St. Mary boys basketball team under NCAA coach Keith Dambrot. That fall, Dru Joyce III, LeBron James, Sian Cotton, and Willie McGee all entered their freshman year at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, determined to fulfill their dream of a National Championship. They won the 2000 Division III State Basketball Championship, which they would repeat in 2001, joined by sophomore transfer Romeo Travis, who would become the fifth member of what would be known as the “Fab Five.”
Dru Joyce II was born in East Liverpool, Ohio on July 26, 1955. In 1978, he graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Business Administration, and began a career in sales for Hunt-Wesson Foods in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1984, Joyce and his family relocated to Akron, Ohio. He began coaching his son Dru Joyce III (“Little Dru”) in 1995, and had a knack for finding promising young basketball talent in his community. One of the young talents that caught Coach Dru's eye at the Summit Lake Recreation Center was a 10-year-old boy named LeBron James. Coach Dru convinced LeBron's mother, Gloria, to let him join an AAU basketball team called the Shooting Stars. Little Dru and LeBron, soon joined by Sian Cotton and Willie McGee, continued to play together under coach Dru's leadership and developed into remarkable basketball players.
