On Wednesday night, LeBron James met with the Duquesne basketball team and his childhood friend Dru Joyce III. Check out the photo below of James with the Dukes, shared by Duquesne’s head coach, Joyce.
Dru Joyce III has known Keith Dambrot since he was a young kid growing up in Akron, Ohio. Joyce played ball under Dambrot’s leadership for years, including the first two years of his high-school career at Saint Vincent-Saint Mary’s.
Once again, Duquesne will be playing a game at Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School, where Dukes’ head coach Dru Joyce III played alongside LeBron James.
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It's easy to see how and why Dru Joyce III was hired as Keith Dambrot's successor as the head coach at Duquesne. Forget for a moment that Joyce was a Dambrot disciple or that he remains good friends with arguably the most famous athlete in the world.
Duquesne basketball is coming off its best season in almost half a century and new head coach Dru Joyce III was there for the entirety of it. The Dukes won the A-10 Tournament for the first time since 1977 and defeated the No.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James announced Thursday that Dru Joyce III, his former high school teammate and the associate head coach of Duquesne basketball, will be stepping up as the team’s new head coach.
Duquesne has promoted Dru Joyce III to replace retired coach Keith Dambrot, the university announced Thursday. Dambrot had coached Joyce and teammate LeBron James in high school in Akron, Ohio, before moving on to the college ranks.
OMAHA, Neb. — While Keith Dambrot sat at the podium, two men quietly stood off to the side in a move which could foreshadow Duquesne’s men’s basketball future.