LeBron James breaks news of college coaching hire
Transfer over, Adrian Wojnarowski.
Lakers ahead LeBron James dropped his personal bomb – a LeBomb? – on Thursday, saying the following head coach at Duquesne, former four-year Akron guard Dru Joyce.
James and Joyce (to not be confused with Irish author James Joyce) each hail from Akron and have been highschool teammates, per CBS Sports. Joyce was named to the All-MAC group in 2006-07 after averaging 10 factors and 4.3 assists per recreation whereas enjoying collegiate ball with the Akron Zips.
Joyce has served as assistant head coach at Duquesne the previous two seasons beneath former head coach Keith Dambrot, who retired following the Dukes’ 2024 NCAA Event run.
Dambrot coached each James and Joyce in highschool at St. Vincent-St. Mary.
Joyce paid his dues beneath Dambrot and has earned the correct to guide this system. However he has a tricky act to observe. Dambrot sailed off into the sundown after main Duquesne to the second-most wins in a single season in program historical past (25) and its first NCAA Event win since 1969.
The Dukes pulled off a 71-67 upset over No. 6-seed Baylor within the Spherical of 64 earlier than falling to No. 3-seed Illinois, 89-63, within the second spherical.
Duquesne has by no means made the NCAA Event in back-to-back seasons and should exchange its top-two scorers from the 2023-24 season, senior guards Dae Dae Grant and Jimmy Clark.
It will not be straightforward for Joyce, however it might solely assist to have probably the most well-known energetic basketball participant on the planet in his nook.