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 ...

2. John Groce, Illinois If there were a bad luck award for coaches, the Fighting Illini's coach would win easily. Groce is point guard's coach, which helped him steer Ohio to a Sweet 16 appearance.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN — Playing a Disney-inspired guessing game with his son recently, Illinois coach John Groce said he was stumped on one question. For the upbeat Groce it was fitting that the character ...