Kevin Joyce

Joyce as a junior at South Carolina
Personal information
Born	(1951-06-27) June 27, 1951 (age 74) Bayside, New York, U.S.
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: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted by	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
Consensus second-team All-American (1973) No. 43 retired by South Carolina Gamecocks
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team

Kevin Francis Joyce (born June 27, 1951) is an American former professional 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.

• Career statistics from Basketball Reference
• Kevin Joyce at databaseOlympics.com (archived) at DatabaseOlympics.com
• SC Athletic History as gamecocksonline.cstv.com