John Groce is around good players all the time as the University of Akron men's basketball coach. Akron (19-7, 11-2) is a contender for the Mid-American Conference championship this season and ...

CLEVELAND — University of Akron men's basketball coach John Groce tried to ignore the family dynamic as much as possible as he entered Saturday night's Mid-American Conference Tournament championship ...

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.

Former University of Akron men's basketball coach John Groce said he is reflecting on his nine seasons at the helm of the Zips "with a smile," adding it wasn't "easy" during an emotional time to ...

In the months after he led Akron into the 2022 NCAA Tournament while running the nation’s seventh-slowest adjusted tempo, then letting a near first-round upset of UCLA slip away, Zips coach John Groce ...

Kendrick Nunn, a Top-100 guard from Chicago, pledged his name Saturday to new Illinois head coach John Groce while on a visit to the campus, multiple outlets are now reporting. Nunn, who plays ...

The game itself will come with the usual bundle of nerves and anxiety that accompany any season opener. An offseason’s worth of preparation, and the in-game demands of coaching, will keep both Ohio ...

AKRON, Ohio – Andrew T. Goodrich was hired as the University of Akron’s athletic director on May 12, 2025. He knew he was inheriting a Mid-American Conference basketball powerhouse and an elite coach ...