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John Groce

Head coach at Akron logoAkron
ConferencesMACBig 10
March Madness resumeswipe to scroll · tap a game
25-26
24-25
23-24
21-22
12-13
Career W-L
274-155
41st most wins in our era
429 games
Win %
63.9%
75th of 618 with 3+ seasons
21.1 wins / season
Composite Rank
#74
of 804 coaches
101.9 score · 13 seasons · 2 programs
20+ win seasons
8
Program breakdown

By the school

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordWin %
Akron logo17-18present9197-9467.7%
Illinois logo12-1315-16477-6155.8%
Full record

Season by season

13 seasons
25-26Akron logo12MAC29-6#5611.581117.984106.467NCAA First Round
24-25Akron logo13MAC28-7#806.674113.582106.950Reg. season champNCAA First Round
23-24Akron logo14MAC24-11#1083.262105.251102.071NCAA First Round
22-23Akron logoMAC22-11#945.670108.674103.058
21-22Akron logo13MAC24-10#1313.865105.570101.755NCAA First Round
20-21Akron logoMAC15-8#1104.166107.075103.045
19-20Akron logoMAC24-7#739.176107.98198.870Reg. season champ
18-19Akron logoMAC17-16#1135.46899.42394.095
17-18Akron logoMAC14-18#242-5.038102.742107.833
15-16Illinois logoBig 1015-19#1493.464106.560103.159
14-15Illinois logoBig 1019-14#4412.184108.87696.785
13-14Illinois logoBig 1020-15#6112.283106.05593.896
12-13Illinois logo7Big 1023-13#3916.690110.88994.288NCAA Second Round
Tournament success
5 appearances

March Madness

Appearances
5
NCAA Tournament
Tournament record
1-5
132nd of 294 in tourney wins
Highest seed
#7
best seed earned
  • Year
    25-26
    12Akron logoAkron(29-6)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs5Texas Tech logoTexas TechL 71-91
  • Year
    24-25
    13Akron logoAkron(28-7)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs4Arizona logoArizonaL 65-93
  • Year
    23-24
    14Akron logoAkron(24-11)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs3Creighton logoCreightonL 60-77
  • Year
    21-22
    13Akron logoAkron(24-10)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs4UCLA logoUCLAL 53-57
  • Year
    12-13
    7Illinois logoIllinois(23-13)Second Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs10Colorado logoColoradoW 57-49
    R32vs2Miami (FL) logoMiami (FL)L 59-63

Data window: 2012-13 through 2025-26