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Former Santa Clara standout player Lloyd Pierce
recently completed his third year on Dick Davey's
staff in 2005-06 and the second as an assistant
coach.
Pierce, a San Jose, Calif. native, served in a
volunteer capacity as director of basketball
operations on Davey's staff during the 2002-03
season.
A 1998 graduate of Santa Clara with a degree in
business management, Pierce played professionally in
Mexico, Australia and Germany for four seasons
before returning to Santa Clara to join the Bronco
program last fall. Pierce also spent his first year
after graduation working for a local financial
services firm and has served as a special education
teacher at Pinnacle Academy in Santa Clara.
Pierce was a four-year letterwinner and was an
honorable mention all-West Coast Conference
selection at the guard position as a senior. He
averaged 7.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and
1.0 steals per game during his career and, as a
senior, led a Bronco defensive effort that paced the
WCC in forced turnovers with 18.0 per game. Pierce
scored a career-high 28 points in a 77-71 win over
Pepperdine at Toso Pavilion. He also scored 22
points in a double-overtime win over Penn in the
Cable Car Classic at the San Jose Arena.
The Yerba Buena High School product was the Central
Coast Section Player of the Year after averaging
19.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5.3 steals and 3.0
blocks per game as a senior. He was a three-time
all-Mount Hamilton Athletic League selection and was
a CCS track and field finalist in both the long jump
and high jump as a prep. |
