"He embodies Akron's ongoing commitment to the total development of our student-athletes," athletic director Charles Guthrie said at the time. John Groce's brother Travis Steele is also an NCAA ...

Akron Zips men's basketball coach John Groce guided his team to the program's seventh NCAA Tournament berth in history in 2025 with a second consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament championship ...

Akron Zips men's basketball coach John Groce guided his team to the program's seventh NCAA Tournament berth in history in 2025 with a second consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament ...

The victory also gave Akron coach John Groce his fourth win in five meetings over his 10-years-younger half-brother, Akron coach Travis Steele.

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 ...