Rudolphe Joly
Joly with the St. John's Edge in 2017
Personal information
Born (1992-09-11) September 11, 1992
Haiti
NationalityHaitian / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High schoolCollège d'Alma (Alma, Quebec)
CollegeSheridan College (2013–2015)
UQAM (2015–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
PositionCenter
Career history
2016Windsor Express
2016Danang Dragons
2017Windsor Express
2017St. John's Edge
2018T-Rex
2018Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat
2018Rustavi
2018–2019London Lightning
2019Llaneros Gaiteros
Career highlights and awards
  • VBA International MVP (2016)
  • VBA champion (2016)
  • VBA scoring champion (2016)

Rudolphe "Rudy" Joly (born September 11, 1992) is a Haitian-Canadian professional basketball player. A Haiti native, he moved to Quebec City for school. Joly has competed at the college level in both the United States and Canada, with Sheridan College and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). As a professional, he has played in both the NBL Canada and Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA), most notably winning the 2016 VBA championship and earning international MVP honors.

Early life

Joly was born in Haiti, where he played basketball with current National Basketball Association (NBA) player Skal Labissière. He drew interest from schools in the United States for his basketball skills, but his family made him stay in Haiti, as they did not have any relatives in the country. At age 17, he moved to Quebec City with his mother and brother to go to school.[1]

Joly attended College d'Alma in Alma, Quebec and was known as one of the best high school players in Canada. In his final year on the basketball team, he averaged eight points and 11 rebounds per game with a 60% field goal percentage. He guided the team to a 48–5 record and a win at the NSPAA & Canada Prep Championship. Joly additionally competed at the All-Canada Classic, featuring the top 24 players in the country.[2]

College career

In 2013, Joly began playing college basketball for Sheridan College, a junior college in Sheridan, Wyoming.[1][2] Head coach Steve Smiley praised him: "One of the most common sayings in basketball is 'you can't teach size' and Rudolphe not only has unique size, but also good strength & mobility in the post."[2] On November 6, 2013, Joly posted two points and a team-high 10 rebounds in 10 minutes to help defeat Rocky Mountain College.[3]

Joly remained with Sheridan for his sophomore season as well. On November 29, 2014, he recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 110–68 win over Dakota College.[4] He had another notable performance on February 13, 2015, with 12 points and 16 rebounds against Miles Community College, although his team lost in overtime.[5]

In June 2015, it was announced that Joly would transfer to Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) for the 2015–16 season.[6] In October, he won a gold medal with UQAM at a three-on-three basketball tournament held by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in Xiamen, China and was voted most valuable player.[7] In the following month, Joly was chosen to join UQAM at a FIBA 3x3 All-Stars competition in Doha, Qatar.[8]

Professional career

As a rookie, Joly played for the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) as the 2015–16 season came to a close. In his debut, he notched 10 points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes. After 14 games, Joly averaged 4.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in 10.3 minutes per game.[9]

Prior to the 2016–17 season, Joly was named to Windsor's protected list so that they retained his rights.[10] In the summer of 2016, he signed a contract with the Danang Dragons of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA). On August 27, he led the Dragons to a win over the Cantho Catfish with 32 points, nine rebounds, and two assists, earning him game MVP honors.[11] He helped the team win the VBA championship against Hochiminh City Wings, scoring a team-high 26 points in the final game.[12] Joly was additionally named international MVP after averaging a team-best 24.2 points per game.[13] [14]

On March 7, 2017, Joly returned to the Windsor Express.[14] Joining the team towards the end of the season, he was given limited playing time, averaging 2.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game in 4.2 minutes per game.[15]

On October 24, 2017, Joly signed with the St. John's Edge, an expansion team in the NBL Canada.[16]

In July 2019, Joly signed with Icelandic 1. deild karla club Ungmennafélagið Sindri.[17] He was however no longer with the team when the regular season started.

References

  1. 1 2 Parker, Jim (March 14, 2017). "Express centre Joly has big plans now that he's a Canadian citizen". Windsor Star. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Estes, Brad (April 17, 2013). "Generals go big with first two recruits Home". TheSheridanPress.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Estes, Jim (November 6, 2013). "SC basketball sweeps Rocky". TheSheridanPress.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ Pruden, Mike (November 29, 2014). "Sheridan College men crush Dakota College". TheSheridanPress.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Pruden, Mike (February 13, 2015). "Woes continue as Generals fall to Miles in overtime". TheSheridanPress.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Deux recrues confirmées chez les Citadins". Citadins.UQAM.ca (in French). June 18, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Médaillés d'or en Chine!". UQAM.ca. October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Two Canadian Teams Tip-Off in FIBA 3x3 All Stars Competition". Basketball.ca. December 10, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rudolphe Joly Game Logs". RealGM. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ Parker, Jim (July 7, 2016). "Express submit six-man protected list for 2016-17 NBL of Canada season". Windsor Star. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  11. ↑ Lo, Danny (August 27, 2016). "Catfish and Dragons turn to each other to get on winning track". ASEANSports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Danang Dragons win VBA League". VietnamNet.vn. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ Long, Viet (August 29, 2017). "Tân binh Bilal Richardson áp đảo đương kim VBA MVP Rudolph Joly". WebTheThao.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  14. 1 2 Vlasveld, Mike (March 7, 2017). "Joly And Bennett Re-join Express". BlackburnNews.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rudolphe Joly Game Logs". RealGM. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ Lake, Carl (October 24, 2017). "St. John's Edge sign two more players". TheSportsPage.ca. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Sindri bætir við sig tveimur erlendum leikmönnum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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