Richard Joyce Class: Senior Hometown: Mount Airy, NC High School: Oak Hill {Va.} Academy Height / Weight: 6-5 / 221 Position: Guard Birthdate: 02/19/1983 Experience: 3 VL

An athletic and versatile swingman ready for his senior season... spent half of his junior season on the shelf after breaking a bone in his foot... can play the big guard and small forward positions and may be Wake's third point guard this season... has been a solid reserve the last three seasons... should see more playing time this season... has potential to be a threat on the perimeter.

2004-05

Played in just 13 games after breaking a bone in his foot.... when healthy, averaged 4.6 minutes of action per game.... made 10-of-25 field goal attempts (.400)... sank 2-of-7 three-point attempts... had four assists and four steals.... played nine minutes, scored four points and dished out an assist Nov. 22 against Yale... Dec. 1 at fifth-ranked Illinois, Joyce was 2-of-2 from the field and 1-of-1 from three-point range en route to seven points... sank a three-point field goal and dished out one assist Dec. 15 versus Elon... played 11 minutes and grabbed five rebounds against North Carolina A&T Dec. 30... diagnosed in early January with a broken bone in his foot and sat out the next 13 games... played a career-high 19 minutes and scored six points Feb. 23 versus Longwood... saw action in all three postseason games.

2003-04

Saw action in eight games including three ACC games... averaged 5.5 minutes of action per contest... made 9-of-21 field goal attempts (.429)... sank 2-of-10 three-point attempts... missed just one free throw in eight attempts (.875)... had four steals... had his most productive game in the second game of the season -- Nov. 22 against Elon... came off the bench to score eight points in 10 minutes.... went 3-of-3 from the free throw line, made a three-point field goal, had two assists and two steals against the Phoenix... played just three minutes Nov. 29 at Yale but knocked down a three-pointer and dished out an assist... made 3-of-4 field goal attempts for six points and recorded one steal in Dec. 2 win against Indiana... scored five points in eight minutes Dec. 30 versus North Carolina A&T... made his only field goal attempt, scored three points and had one steal Jan. 6 against Brown... played seven minutes and scored two points in Jan. 31 home victory over Virginia.

2002-03

Played in 19 games, averaging 4.9 minutes of action per game... made 12-of-41 field goal attempts (.293)... made 6-of-20 three-point field goal attempts (.300)... sank 4-of-6 free throw attempts (.667)... more than half of his 11 rebounds were on the offensive end... had nine assists compared to just three turnovers... saw first significant action Dec. 15 against visiting SMU... played six minutes, went 2-of-2 from three-point range, grabbed three rebounds, dished out an assist and scored six points against the Mustangs... came back the next game Dec. 18 against South Carolina State to play 12 minutes, make another three-pointer, block a shot and score five points... scored five more points Dec. 28 in a home win over North Carolina A&T... closed out the 2002 calendar year by playing a career-high 13 minutes in a home win over Bethune-Cookman... scored five points against the Wildcats... contributed five more points, made a three-pointer and dished out an assist Jan. 7 versus visiting Elon... came off the bench to play 10 minutes and dish out a pair of assists in the ACC opener at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium... made both of his free throw attempts for two points in a home win over Georgia Tech Jan. 19... was a bright spot in a loss at Virginia... went 2-of-3 from the field for five points and blocked a shot against the Cavaliers... saw action in eight of nine games during a stretch from mid-January to February... played five minutes and dished out an assist in a February loss at Marquette... saw limited action in NCAA Tournament second-round loss to Auburn.

High School

Oak Hill (VA) Academy, 2002... played his senior year of high school basketball on one of the nation's most powerful teams... teammates at Oak Hill included Justin Gray, Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse), Antwayne Robinson (Temple), Eric Williams (Miami, FL), Ian Johnson (Davidson) and Chadd Moore (Cincinnati)... averaged five points and two rebounds game for the Warriors... shot 52 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range... plagued with an injury part of the season... named to the academic honor roll at Oak Hill... took part in the Reading With A Friend program... prior to his one season at Oak Hill, Joyce played for Mount Airy High School... averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior at Mount Airy... led the Bears to a 21-6 record... played at Mount Airy for coach Kemp Phillips... also played on the four-time state champions in AAU basketball.

Persoanl

Originally Joyce verbally committed to Wake Forest and then-head coach Dave Odom early, then re-committed to Skip Prosser's staff once Prosser replaced Odom... majoring in sociology... chose Wake Forest over NC State, Virginia and Tennessee... hobbies include golf and swimming... favorite movie of all-time is Caddyshack... one of Joyce's most memorable moments in sports was winning four state AAU titles and a national championship... uncle, Randy Joyce, played football at Appalachian State ... has one sister, Cristina (18).