John Groce is an American

United States

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 college basketball

College basketball

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 coach and the current head coach

Head coach

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 of the Ohio University

Ohio University

Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

 men's basketball team

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

The Ohio Bobcats men’s basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team represents the university as a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 level...

. Groce was named as head coach June 27, 2008 to replace Tim O'Shea

Tim O'Shea

Tim O'Shea is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the men's basketball team at Bryant University. He has vowed to bring Bryant to multiple NCAA tournaments...

, who resigned to take the head coach position at Bryant University

Bryant University

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Before coming to Ohio, Groce was an assistant at Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

 (2004–2008), Xavier University

Xavier University (Cincinnati)

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 (2001–2004), Butler University

Butler University

Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...

 (2000–2001), North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

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 (1996–2000) and Taylor University

Taylor University

Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian college located in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in America....

 (1993–1996). Groce graduated from Taylor in 1994 and played for the Trojans while he was there.