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

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.

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.

Akron head coach John Groce took the podium on Thursday and pointed to two characteristics that stood out about the Zips. "One is just the fact that they have been resilient," Groce said ...

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. He knew the Zips were about to lose three ...

So when a reporter asked Akron coach John Groce about his team's schedule after their 93-65 blowout loss to Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, it was a fair question.

Now in his eighth season in Summit County following a failed run at Illinois, 2024-25 might be the crowning achievement of Groce's tenure with the Zips, highlighted by a team-record 28 victories ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illini basketball coach John Groce finds himself with three open scholarships following Friday’s news that current players Mike Shaw, Devin Langford and Ibby Djimde will transfer.

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).

SEATTLE — 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. He knew the Zips were about to lose three of ...