Groce, John

Charleston Viewing: Active Coaches Rank #49 of 350 Coach Score: 66.62

Career & Tournament Summary

Career record

377–225

NCAA record

4–7

NCAA win%

0.364

Appearances

Average round

1.6 (Round of 64)

Current NCAA streak

3 years

Deep March resume

🏆 0 FF 0

Avg ATS margin

+1.57

Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →

Senderoff, Rob Kent St.	16–8	24 games
Kowalczyk, Tod Toledo	11–10	21 games
Boals, Jeff Ohio	9–5	14 games
Beilein, John Michigan	3–9	12 games
Heath, Stan Eastern Michigan	9–1	10 games
Painter, Matt Purdue	3–6	9 games

Betting Trends

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49.3% cover rate · 156 games · last 5 seasons

5-season decay-weighted cover rate (most recent season weighted heaviest). Spread data from 2021–22 onward. HOT/COLD requires most recent season ≥ 10 games and >5 pts from weighted avg.

Cover %

49.3%

156 games

As Favorite

50.4%

119 games

As Underdog

50.0%

36 games

Recent Season

51.5%

2025-26

Current Season

51.5%

33 games · 2025-26

Near-neutral ATS record — close to a coin flip against the spread.

Season-by-season

Season	School	W	L	Win%	WAB	WAP	TASE	Seed	ATS	Furthest RoundNCAA	Final Four LocationF4 Location
►2026-27	Charleston	0	0	0.000 0.00	—	—	—	—	—		Detroit, MI

►2025-26	Akron	29	6	0.829 0.83	+3.6	+3.6	-0.48	#12	+2.39	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Indianapolis, IN

►2024-25	Akron	28	7	0.800 0.80	+1.9	+4.9	-0.24	#13	+0.78	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	San Antonio, TX

►2023-24	Akron	24	11	0.686 0.69	-0.6	+1.5	-0.15	#14	+0.62	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Phoenix, AZ

►2022-23	Akron	22	11	0.667 0.67	-1.7	+2.3	—	—	+2.33	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2021-22	Akron	24	10	0.706 0.71	-1.3	+3.8	-0.24	#13	+1.88	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	New Orleans, LA

►2020-21	Akron	15	8	0.652 0.65	-0.8	+1.1	—	—	+1.70	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2019-20	Akron	24	7	0.774 0.77	+2.3	—	—	—	—	COVID	Atlanta, GA

►2018-19	Akron	17	16	0.515 0.52	-4.1	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Minneapolis, MN

►2017-18	Akron	14	18	0.438 0.44	-9.0	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2016-17	Illinois	18	14	0.562 0.56	+1.1	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Phoenix, AZ

►2015-16	Illinois	15	19	0.441 0.44	-3.4	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2014-15	Illinois	19	14	0.576 0.58	+2.0	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2013-14	Illinois	20	15	0.571 0.57	+2.1	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Arlington, TX

►2012-13	Illinois	23	13	0.639 0.64	+5.3	—	+0.14	#7	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Atlanta, GA

►2011-12	Ohio	29	8	0.784 0.78	+4.4	—	+1.76	#13	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	New Orleans, LA

►2010-11	Ohio	19	16	0.543 0.54	-5.2	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2009-10	Ohio	22	15	0.595 0.59	-2.9	—	+0.85	#14	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Indianapolis, IN

►2008-09	Ohio	15	17	0.469 0.47	-6.3	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Detroit, MI

Abbreviations: R64=Round of 64, R32=Round of 32, S16=Sweet 16, E8=Elite 8, FF=Final Four, CG=Championship Game (runner-up or champion). 🏆 indicates a national title. Gold highlight = Final Four appearance or better.