Brendan Joyce is a former professional
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player and coach of the
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the
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and the
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.
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Brendan Joyce grew up playing both basketball and
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and received an invitation to train and play for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Brendan Joyce decided to continue with basketball and played in the
National Basketball League (Australasia)The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
. Joyce played a total of 289 games in the NBL over 13 seasons, playing for the Nunawading Spectres and the Westside Melbourne Saints and finally for the
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in 1991. Joyce captained both Nunawading and the Westside Melbourne Saints. Following his playing career, Brendan Joyce became one of the most successful coaches in the
National Basketball League (Australasia)The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
, coaching in more than 400 games.
NBL Playing career
Brendan Joyce began his senior
National Basketball League (Australasia) The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
playing career in 1979 with the Nunawading Spectresin the National Basketball League's inaugural year. He was a point guard with the Nunawading Spectres team that lost to Launceston Casino City in the 1981 NBL Grand Final. Joyce was renowned for his defensive play and ability to penetrate and create opportunities for his team mates and was an all time NBL league leader in assists for many years. His career highs were 32 points vs.
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(1985), 19 assists vs.
Sydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
1985 and 8 three point shots made vs.
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(1990).
NBL Coaching career
Brendan Joyce began his professional
National Basketball League (Australasia)The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
coaching career in 1996 with the
Wollongong HawksThe Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
and developed the Hawks program with young players such as
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,
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and
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, who all later in their career became Olympians. After a losing record in his first two seasons, coach Joyce then lead the Hawks from the bottom to become a consistent winning team. Brendan Joyce coached the
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to their first NBL championship defeating the
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in 2001. After 23 years in the
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, the
Wollongong HawksThe Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
also became the first New South Wales team to win the NBL Championship.This success was followed by another grand final berth in 2005 with a loss to the
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. The Brendan Joyce tenure at the Hawks delivered him the
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in 1999 and 2001 and as a NBL All Star Coach in 2005.I n 2007-08 Brendan Joyce became the inaugural coach of the
Gold Coast BlazeThe Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...
and kept on winning. Brendan Joyce lead the Gold Coast to the playoffs in their first year and the Blaze team became the first ever Gold Coast team to make the play offs in any Australian national competition.
{http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/05/09/11089_gold-coast-blaze.html Joyce Gold Coast Coach of the Year]
Brendan Joyce was named the 2008 Gold Coast Region Coach of the Year and was again a runner up for the NBL (Australia) Coach of the YearThe NBL Coach of the Year award takes into account regular-season performances only, and is voted on by head coaches, assistant coaches and team captains on a 3-2-1 basis.* 1980 Barry Barnes...
. In the 2008-09 season the team missed the playoffs due to an injury ridden season, the team had a losing season and Joyce who had been given a 4-year deal, was terminated after coaching two seasons.
Australian Basketball Coach
In 2001 Brendan Joyce was named as Assistant Coach to the Australian National Basketball Team Boomers and continued this role until 2009. Brendan Joyce worked at two Olympic Games, Basketball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
and Basketball at the 2008 Summer OlympicsBasketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...
as well as the 2006 FIBA World Championships Japan and assisting in leading the Boomers to their Gold Medal win at the Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBasketball competitions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held between Match 16 and 24, 2006.The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a...
in his home town Melbourne.
NBL awards
- National Basketball League (Australasia)
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Most Assists Award Winner 1988
- NBL (Australia) All-Star Game
The NBL All-Star Game is a special event basketball game run as part of the Australian National Basketball League. The All-Star game is usually held once a season between two teams composed of star players from that season. The first NBL All-Star Game was held in 1988 and was held every season...
Player 1988 and 1989]]
- NBL (Australia) Coach of the Year
The NBL Coach of the Year award takes into account regular-season performances only, and is voted on by head coaches, assistant coaches and team captains on a 3-2-1 basis.* 1980 Barry Barnes...
1999 and 2001
- NBL (Australia) All-Star Game
The NBL All-Star Game is a special event basketball game run as part of the Australian National Basketball League. The All-Star game is usually held once a season between two teams composed of star players from that season. The first NBL All-Star Game was held in 1988 and was held every season...
Coach 2005
- NBL (Australia) Coach of the Year
The NBL Coach of the Year award takes into account regular-season performances only, and is voted on by head coaches, assistant coaches and team captains on a 3-2-1 basis.* 1980 Barry Barnes...
Runner Up 2005 and 2008
- National Basketball League (Australasia)
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Champions 2001
- National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
Championship Runner Up 2005
National Recognition
- Australian Boomers Squad member (1981/1982/1988)
- Australian U23 Captain (1981)
- Australian U20 team (1978–79)
- Australian Mens Team Assistant Coach (2001–2009)
- Oceania Series 2003,2005,2007
- Olympic Games Athens 2004
- World Championships Japan 2006
- Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006 Gold Medalist
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008
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