Donald Nathaniel Boyce (born September 2, 1973) is an American former professional

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player who currently works as head coach for

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. He played college basketball at the

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Early life

Boyce played high school at Proviso East in

, along with future NBA draft picks

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and

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. Boyce played collegiately at the

, finishing his career in 1995 as the Buffaloes' all-time leading scorer (until Richard Roby surpassed him in 2008). In September 1993, Boyce was arrested for allegedly taking part in a drug deal outside a fast-food restaurant in

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. Boyce stated he never took or used drugs.

Professional career

Boyce was selected with the 13th pick in the 2nd round of the

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by the

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for whom he played for parts of two seasons from

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, 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

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and also had playing stints in Argentina and France.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 22 , , 2 , , 7.0 , , .333 , , .125 , , .500 , , 0.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 2.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 30 , , 2 , , 6.5 , , .349 , , .250 , , .500 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 2.6

Playoffs

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College

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, 26 , , 26 , , 34.3 , , .401 , , .317 , , .708 , , 6.7 , , 4.5 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , 22.4 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 26 , , 26 , , 30.8 , , .409 , , .316 , , .706 , , 6.5 , , 4.1 , , 2.5 , , 1.1 , , 18.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 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

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-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

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of the

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to work as an assistant coach. Boyce was reinstated as Proviso East Head Coach at the beginning of March 2016.

References

External links

College & NBA stats
@ databasebasketball.com

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