John Gordon Groce (/ ɡroʊs /; [1] born September 7, 1971) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Akron Zips men's basketball team. Prior to coaching for Akron, he was the head coach at Illinois and Ohio.

1 day ago · Miami (25-9) played a hard-nosed, physical brand of defense and made life difficult for Akron on the perimeter. On offense, the RedHawks demonstrated stellar shot making, going 28 of 57 (49.1% ...

Groce became the Akron Zips 22nd head coach on April 6, 2017. He completed his seventh season at Akron with a 140-81 overall record, including a 85-39 mark over the last four seasons. In Mid-American Conference play, the Zips are 81-48 under Groce and 52-22 over the last three years, owning the best winning percentage (.743) in the league.

2 days ago · The MAC tournament title game was a sibling showdown. Akron coach John Groce and Miami Ohio’s Travis Steele faced off Saturday in Cleveland with an NCAA tournament bid at stake.. Groce's squad ...

AKRON, Ohio — It was eight years ago (March 11, 2017) that John Groce was fired as head coach at Illinois. Groce was 45 years old. He had been an assistant at five different schools, then head...

18 hours ago · As a Starbucks afficionado, Akron head coach John Groce couldn’t have picked a better city to be sent for the NCAA Tournament than Seattle.. The two-time MAC Coach of the Year orders the same ...

1 day ago · Former Illini basketball coach, John Groce, put the exclamation mark on another outstanding season at the University of Akron by clinching a ticket to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.The Akron Zips won with a last-second shot by guard Nate Johnson over Miami (OH.). Since being fired at Illinois in 2017, Groce has flourished at the mid-major level with Akron.

2 days ago · Akron head coach John Groce is looking to win his fifth career MAC tournament crown, and Miami’s Travis Steele is still searching for his first. However, there’s also family bragging rights at ...

Mar 19, 2024 · Akron Zips men's basketball coach John Groce guided his team to the program's sixth NCAA Tournament berth in history in 2024 following a wild win over Kent State in the MAC Tournament title game. Groce was hired on as Akron Zips coach in April 2017, making the 2023-24 season his seventh at the helm in Northeast Ohio.

Nov 1, 2024 · For the second time in a three-season span and for the fourth time in his career, Akron Zips men’s basketball coach John Groce took a confetti shower on a Saturday evening in March inside of Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.