Brendan Joyce

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 1/05/60
Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
Position: GRD
Height (CM): 178
Weight (KG): 79
Junior Assoc: VIC - Nunawading
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 7/04/79
AGE AT DEBUT: 18
LAST NBL GAME: 21/09/91
AGE AT LAST GAME: 31
NBL History: Nunawading 1979-82, 1985-86 | St Kilda 1983-84 | Eastside Melb 1987 | Westside Melbourne 1988-90 | Brisbane 1991
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Born in Melbourne (VIC), Brendan Joyce grew up playing both basketball with the Nunawading Spectres and also played Australian rules football. As a junior he received a invitation to train and play for the North Melbourne Kangaroos but Joyce decided to continue with basketball and went on to play in the NBL.

FAMILY: Brendan’s son Daniel Joyce also played 131 games in the NBL.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Brendan Joyce made his NBL debut with the Nunawading Spectres at 18 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.

In what was NBL’s inaugural season, the league chose to simply have the two top team’s play for in the league’s first championship game. This season the Spectres were led offensively buy Bill Palmer and Gary Fox who both averaged 17.8 points per game. Nunawading, who had finished the season by winning their last 3 games, finished with the second-best record (13 wins, 5 losses) but would miss out on playing in the Grand Final with Canberra having finished with +2 points in their head-to-head matchups (1-1). Canberra was awarded second place and went on to lose to St Kilda, the league’s first championship team.

Joyce would see limited playing time as a rookie, appearing in only 5 games and scoring a total of 10 points.

1980
In 1980, Joyce increased his production to 4.5 points per game and became a regular part of the team’s rotation. Gary Fox (19.5 ppg) and Bill Palmer (15.9 ppg) led the Spectres in scoring for the second year in a row as the team finished the year in fourth place with a 14-9 record. They would lose to eventual champions St Kilda in the semifinals, 101-77.

1981
The 1981 season saw Joyce average 9.5 points and play a key role in helping the Spectres to a fourth place finish in the regular season with a 13-9 record.

The Spectres went on to lose to Launceston Casino City in the 1981 NBL Grand Final.

1982
During the 1982 season Joyce averaged 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.5 assists and helped the Spectres finish with a record of 19-7 and end the regular season in third place.

1983
During the 1983 season, Joyce averaged 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists and was a part of the Saints squad which finished in eighth place with a record of 12-10.

1985
In 1985 Joyce averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds, and helped guide the Spectres to a third place finish in the regular season with a 19-7 record.

1986
In 1986 Joyce averaged 8.9 points and 4.8 rebounds, and helped guide the Spectres to a ninth-place finish during the regular season with a 12-14 record.

1987
In 1987, Joyce averaged 9.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 6.4 assists as the Spectres finished with a record of 13-13 and in eighth place during the regular season.

WESTSIDE MELBOURNE SAINTS
1988
In 1988, Joyce averaged 10.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 6.4 assists, playing a key role in the Saints rotation, helping the team finish reach a first place finish in the regular season with a 9-15 record.

1989
The 1989 season saw Joyce average 13.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 6.7 assists and play a key role in helping the Saints to a ninth-place finish during the regular season with a 8-16 record.

1990
During the 1990 season Joyce averaged 10.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.9 assists and helped the Saints finish with a record of 3-23 and end the regular season in fourth place.

BRISBANE BULLETS
1991
During the 1991 season, Joyce averaged 4 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists and was a part of the Bullets squad which finished in tenth place with a record of 13-13.

Joyce captained both Nunawading and the Westside Melbourne Saints.

Joyce was renowned for his defensive play and ability to penetrate and create opportunities for his teammates and retired having dished out more assists than any other play in NBL history at that time.

Brendan Joyce played thirteen seasons across five NBL teams. This included the Nunawading Spectres, Westside Melbourne Saints, Eastside Melbourne Spectres and Brisbane Bullets. He averaged 8.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 289 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 25th in total assists

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1991	31	Brisbane	13-13 (10)	24	679.0	96	49	73	15	34	26	1	36	75	32	92	35%	5	26	19%	27	41	66%	43%	38%	9
1990	30	Westside Melbourne	3-23 (14)	26	1,068.0	266	85	153	20	65	43	2	72	62	96	268	36%	43	137	31%	31	63	49%	45%	44%	28
1989	29	Westside Melbourne	8-16 (9)	24	1,102.0	331	69	161	16	53	44	0	61	78	123	285	43%	55	144	38%	30	49	61%	54%	53%	22
1988	28	Westside Melbourne	9-15 (11)	24	1,060.0	247	87	189	18	69	50	2	65	74	87	208	42%	30	91	33%	43	64	67%	52%	49%	19
1987	27	Eastside Melbourne	13-13 (8)	26	1,069.0	250	90	166	18	72	45	4	77	65	92	232	40%	46	111	41%	20	36	56%	50%	50%	30
1986	26	Nunawading	12-14 (9)	26	0.0	231	124	175	27	97	44	3	82	63	88	215	41%	28	68	41%	27	43	63%	49%	47%	18
1985	25	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	24	0.0	160	85	199	25	60	38	2	60	59	70	183	38%	10	29	34%	10	23	43%	41%	41%	17
1984	24	St Kilda	9-14 (13)	13	0.0	118	31	54	3	28	17	0	29	22	50	112	45%	1	10	10%	17	27	63%	47%	45%	19
1983	23	St Kilda	12-10 (8)	25	0.0	141	46	56	10	36	21	4	42	46	58	143	41%	0	0	0%	25	39	64%	44%	41%	17
1982	22	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	27	0.0	192	77	94	26	51	0	0	47	64	81	201	40%	0	0	0%	30	44	68%	43%	40%	23
1981	21	Nunawading	13-9 (4)	22	0.0	210	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	94	188	50%	0	0	0%	22	36	61%	51%	50%	18
1980	20	Nunawading	14-9 (4)	23	0.0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	45	90	50%	0	0	0%	14	22	64%	52%	50%	11
1979	19	Nunawading	13-5 (3)	5	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	50%	0	0	0%	2	2	100%	56%	0%	4
Totals				289	4978	2356	743	1320	178	565	328	18	571	693	920	2225	41.3%	218	616	35.4%	298	489	60.9%	48%	46%	30

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1991	31	Brisbane	13-13 (10)	24	28.3	4.0	2.0	3.0	0.6	1.4	1.1	0.0	1.5	3.1	1.3	3.8	35%	0.2	1.1	19%	1.1	1.7	66%	43%	38%	9
1990	30	Westside Melbourne	3-23 (14)	26	41.1	10.2	3.3	5.9	0.8	2.5	1.7	0.1	2.8	2.4	3.7	10.3	36%	1.7	5.3	31%	1.2	2.4	49%	45%	44%	28
1989	29	Westside Melbourne	8-16 (9)	24	45.9	13.8	2.9	6.7	0.7	2.2	1.8	0.0	2.5	3.3	5.1	11.9	43%	2.3	6.0	38%	1.3	2.0	61%	54%	53%	22
1988	28	Westside Melbourne	9-15 (11)	24	44.2	10.3	3.6	7.9	0.8	2.9	2.1	0.1	2.7	3.1	3.6	8.7	42%	1.3	3.8	33%	1.8	2.7	67%	52%	49%	19
1987	27	Eastside Melbourne	13-13 (8)	26	41.1	9.6	3.5	6.4	0.7	2.8	1.7	0.2	3.0	2.5	3.5	8.9	40%	1.8	4.3	41%	0.8	1.4	56%	50%	50%	30
1986	26	Nunawading	12-14 (9)	26	0.0	8.9	4.8	6.7	1.0	3.7	1.7	0.1	3.2	2.4	3.4	8.3	41%	1.1	2.6	41%	1.0	1.7	63%	49%	47%	18
1985	25	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	24	0.0	6.7	3.5	8.3	1.0	2.5	1.6	0.1	2.5	2.5	2.9	7.6	38%	0.4	1.2	34%	0.4	1.0	43%	41%	41%	17
1984	24	St Kilda	9-14 (13)	13	0.0	9.1	2.4	4.2	0.2	2.2	1.3	0.0	2.2	1.7	3.8	8.6	45%	0.1	0.8	10%	1.3	2.1	63%	47%	45%	19
1983	23	St Kilda	12-10 (8)	25	0.0	5.6	1.8	2.2	0.4	1.4	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.8	2.3	5.7	41%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.0	1.6	64%	44%	41%	17
1982	22	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	27	0.0	7.1	2.9	3.5	1.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.4	3.0	7.4	40%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.1	1.6	68%	43.3%	40%	23
1981	21	Nunawading	13-9 (4)	22	0.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	4.3	8.5	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.0	1.6	61%	51.2%	50%	18
1980	20	Nunawading	14-9 (4)	23	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.0	3.9	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.6	1.0	64%	51.8%	50%	11
1979	19	Nunawading	13-5 (3)	5	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.6	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.4	0.4	100%	55.9%	0%	4
Total				289	17.2	8.2	2.6	4.6	0.6	2.0	1.1	0.1	2.0	2.4	3.2	7.7	41.3%	0.0	0.0	35.4%	0.8	2.1	60.9%	48%	46%	30

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
30	10	19	7	2	9	0

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	61%	96%	86%	42%
2	0	30	19	7	2
Total						920	2225	41.3%	218	616	35.4%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1991	31	Brisbane	13-13 (10)	24	679.0	96	49	73	15	34	26	1	36	75	32	92	35%	5	26	19%	27	41	66%	43%	38%	9
1990	30	Westside Melbourne	3-23 (14)	26	1,068.0	266	85	153	20	65	43	2	72	62	96	268	36%	43	137	31%	31	63	49%	45%	44%	28
1989	29	Westside Melbourne	8-16 (9)	24	1,102.0	331	69	161	16	53	44	0	61	78	123	285	43%	55	144	38%	30	49	61%	54%	53%	22
1988	28	Westside Melbourne	9-15 (11)	24	1,060.0	247	87	189	18	69	50	2	65	74	87	208	42%	30	91	33%	43	64	67%	52%	49%	19
1987	27	Eastside Melbourne	13-13 (8)	26	1,069.0	250	90	166	18	72	45	4	77	65	92	232	40%	46	111	41%	20	36	56%	50%	50%	30
1986	26	Nunawading	12-14 (9)	26	0.0	231	124	175	27	97	44	3	82	63	88	215	41%	28	68	41%	27	43	63%	49%	47%	18
1985	25	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	24	0.0	160	85	199	25	60	38	2	60	59	70	183	38%	10	29	34%	10	23	43%	41%	41%	17
1984	24	St Kilda	9-14 (13)	13	0.0	118	31	54	3	28	17	0	29	22	50	112	45%	1	10	10%	17	27	63%	47%	45%	19
1983	23	St Kilda	12-10 (8)	25	0.0	141	46	56	10	36	21	4	42	46	58	143	41%	0	0	0%	25	39	64%	44%	41%	17
1982	22	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	27	0.0	192	77	94	26	51	0	0	47	64	81	201	40%	0	0	0%	30	44	68%	43%	40%	23
1981	21	Nunawading	13-9 (4)	22	0.0	210	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	94	188	50%	0	0	0%	22	36	61%	51%	50%	18
1980	20	Nunawading	14-9 (4)	23	0.0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	45	90	50%	0	0	0%	14	22	64%	52%	50%	11
1979	19	Nunawading	13-5 (3)	5	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	50%	0	0	0%	2	2	100%	56%	0%	4
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

AWARDS

- 1x NBL Assists Leader

COACHING HISTORY

Following his playing career, Brendan Joyce became one of the most successful coaches in the NBL, coaching in more than 400 games.

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