Kevin Joyce (basketball)

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

Kevin Joyce

Joyce as a junior at South Carolina
Personal information
Born	(1951-06-27) June 27, 1951 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
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1973) No. 43 retired by South Carolina Gamecocks
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team

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.