Rudolphe Joly

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]

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.