Akron Zips coach John Groce, facing, hugs his brother, Miami RedHawks coach Travis Steele, before the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game March 15, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Akron Zips men's basketball coach John Groce received his latest contract extension after 3 NCAA Tournament trips in 4 years.

AKRON, Ohio - Akron coach John Groce has agreed to a contract extension through 2026.

SEATTLE (AP) — Akron coach John Groce didn’t even wait for last season to end before he started talking about changing his team’s approach on offense.

AKRON, Ohio — John Groce has built from the middle and bottom. At Akron, he's starting near the top. "I like the challenges," he said ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois basketball coach John Groce was fired Saturday after an 18-14 season in which his team was ninth in the Big Ten. The Illini made just one NCAA appearance in his five seasons ...

John Groce wouldn’t reveal names, but it’s clear he and his Illini coaching staff are deeply immersed in the matter of filling three scholarships that became open when Mike Shaw, ...

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. • Coach John Groce dangled some teases Tuesday but he guarded the specifics of the “changes” he’ll weave into the Illini basketball lineup Wednesday night against Michigan.

CHAMPAIGN (AP) — If there was a moment that got John Groce to Illinois, it might have been the instant when the buzzer sounded and Ohio upset Michigan in the ...

Akron Zips coach John Groce, facing, hugs his brother, Miami RedHawks coach Travis Steele, before the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game March 15, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio ...

Groce and his players will watch the selection show at Rhodes Arena during an event open to the public. Akron is 0-6 in Division I NCAA tourney games (1986, 2009, '11, '13, '22 and '24).