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John Groce

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Coach Rating

-0.21 Rating
#666 National Rank
NCAAM League
2014-Present Season Range

Verified Career Summary

119-54 Verified Record
68.8% Win Pct
5 Verified Seasons
173 Verified Games

Totals include only canonical seasons with complete final-game coverage.

Season-by-Season

Season Team Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth AdjO AdjD League
2025-2026 Akron 29-6 82.9% 87.9 74.0 +13.9 1258 (#28) 87.4% (#19) - - NCAAM View →
2024-2025 Akron 28-7 80.0% 84.0 75.1 +8.9 1205 (#52) 63.1% (#114) 81.1 (#109) 77.0 (#109) NCAAM View →
2023-2024 Akron 24-11 68.6% 73.6 66.2 +7.4 1303 (#48) 69.0% (#73) - - NCAAM View →
2022-2023 Akron Incomplete final-game coverage (23 of 33) - - - - 1324 (#59) 77.2% (#34) - - NCAAM View →
2021-2022 Akron Incomplete final-game coverage (31 of 34) - - - - 1331 (#62) 58.5% (#96) - - NCAAM View →
2020-2021 Akron Incomplete final-game coverage (5 of 23) - - - - 1341 (#68) - - - NCAAM View →
2019-2020 Akron Incomplete final-game coverage (4 of 31) - - - - 1370 (#71) - - - NCAAM View →
2018-2019 Akron Incomplete final-game coverage (7 of 33) - - - - Data withheld: source-integrity hold - - - NCAAM View →
2017-2018 Akron Incomplete final-game coverage (4 of 32) - - - - 1400 (#79) - - - NCAAM View →
2016-2017 Illinois Fighting Illini Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence - - - - 1771 (#10) 13.4% (#96) - - NCAAM View →
2015-2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Incomplete final-game coverage (12 of 34) - - - - 1787 (#11) 41.5% (#73) - - NCAAM View →
2014-2015 Illinois Fighting Illini Incomplete final-game coverage (7 of 33) - - - - 1805 (#12) 29.0% (#84) - - NCAAM View →
2013-2014 Illinois Fighting Illini Incomplete final-game coverage (12 of 35) - - - - 1821 (#12) 59.7% (#58) - - NCAAM View →
2012-2013 Illinois Fighting Illini 23-13 63.9% 68.5 64.8 +3.7 1836 (#10) 77.1% (#32) - - NCAAM View →
2011-2012 Ohio Incomplete final-game coverage (35 of 37) - - - - 1322 (#153) 47.7% (#73) - - NCAAM View →
2010-2011 Ohio Incomplete final-game coverage (33 of 35) - - - - 1331 (#152) 7.4% (#248) - - NCAAM View →
2009-2010 Ohio Incomplete final-game coverage (36 of 37) - - - - 1339 (#152) 48.3% (#104) - - NCAAM View →
2008-2009 Ohio 15-17 46.9% 64.8 65.0 -0.2 1340 (#152) 0.4% (#262) - - NCAAM View →

NCAA Tournament (1985-present)

Season Team Round Opponent Result Score OT Date
2025-2026 Akron First Round Texas Tech L 71-91 2026-03-20
2024-2025 Akron 1st Round Arizona L 65-93 - 2025-03-21
2023-2024 Akron 1st Round Creighton L 60-77 - 2024-03-21