Ever since then, Groce has had the Zips as one of the country’s top mid-major programs. They ranked No. 13 in the most recent mid-major poll. “John has done a tremendous job of adjusting to ...

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 ...

It was a good season for the Akron Zips men's basketball program, which has been a part of a really good run for head coach John Groce. The Zips went 28-7 with a 17-1 record within MAC play.

The Illini are off to a 10-0 start, led by senior Brandon Paul's team-best 19.5 points per game First year coach John Groce's No. 1 priority was to change the culture of the program Groce has 'a ...

It’s one of those well-worn, origin-story yarns that John Groce has spun probably dozens of times. But it’s applicable to how he's building the Illinois basketball program, so we can allow ...

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 ...

Illinois has fired coach John Groce after five seasons, the school announced Saturday. Groce went 95-75 overall during his time in Champaign, including a 37-53 record in the Big Ten. Under Groce ...

Illinois coach John Groce doesn’t use Twitter much, and when he does, it is often during the offseason. But Groce felt the need Wednesday to send out a tweet addressing his emotional outburst on ...

One of the biggest questions of the coaching carousel this season was whether Illinois coach John Groce would get another season to try and turn around the fortunes of the basketball program in ...

Tyler Griffey%27s game-winning shot at the buzzer went through the bottom of the net to help Illinois upset Indiana Coach John Groce called it the best %27basketball atmosphere he%27s ever been a ...