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Donnie Boyce
Personal information
Born (1973-09-02) September 2, 1973 (age 50)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College Colorado (1991–1995)
NBA Draft 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Pro career 1995–2006
Coaching career 2011–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1997 Atlanta Hawks
1997–1998 Yakima Sun Kings
1998–1999 CSP Limoges
1999–2000 Pico FC
2003–2004 Yakama Sun Kings
2005 Nebraska Cranes
2006 Albany Patroons
As coach:
2011–2015 Proviso East HS
2015–2016 Texas Legends (assistant)
2016–present Proviso East HS
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1994, 1995)

Donald Nathaniel Boyce (born September 2, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as head coach for Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois. He played college basketball at the University of Colorado.

Early life

Boyce played high school at Proviso East in Maywood, Illinois, along with future NBA draft picks Michael Finley and Sherrell Ford. Boyce played collegiately at the University of Colorado, finishing his career in 1995 as the Buffaloes' all-time leading scorer (until Richard Roby surpassed him in 2008).

Professional career

Boyce was selected with the 13th pick in the 2nd round of the 1995 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks for whom he played for parts of two seasons from 1996 to 1997, averaging 2.6 points in 30 total games. Boyce's final NBA game was on February 19, 1997 in a 100 - 87 win over the Indiana Pacers where he played for 4 minutes and recorded no stats.

On an 11-year career, Boyce played in the CBA and USBL and also had playing stints in Argentina and France.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Atlanta 8 0 5.1 .391 .500 .500 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 3.0
1996–97 Atlanta 22 2 7.0 .333 .125 .500 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 2.5
Career 30 2 6.5 .349 .250 .500 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 2.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Atlanta 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Colorado 28 28 33.5 .419 .278 .564 4.8 3.1 2.4 1.0 14.9
1992–93 Colorado 27 24 33.2 .455 .315 .639 6.2 3.6 1.9 0.7 19.1
1993–94 Colorado 26 26 34.3 .401 .317 .708 6.7 4.5 2.3 1.5 22.4
1994–95 Colorado 26 26 30.8 .409 .316 .706 6.5 4.1 2.5 1.1 18.5
Career 107 104 33.0 .421 .308 .666 6.0 3.8 2.3 1.1 18.6

Coaching career

Boyce began his coaching career in 2011 with his alma-mater, Proviso East. His team finished with a 32–1 record in 2011–12 and a 29–5 record in 2012–13, losing both times in the IHSA tournament to the Jabari Parker-led Simeon Wolverines (in the state title game in the former year, and the state semi-final in the latter.)

On October 19, 2015, Boyce was hired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League to work as an assistant coach.

Boyce was reinstated as Proviso East Head Coach at the beginning of March 2016.

See also

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