Akron Zips men's basketball coach John Groce received his latest contract extension after 3 NCAA Tournament trips in 4 years.

Freeman, Tribble and Ali each contributed to Akron's MAC regular-season title in 2020 and MAC Tournament championships in 2022 and 2024 that led to appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

A month after leading Akron basketball to 2025 NCAA Tournament and winning MAC Player of the Year, Nate Johnson is reportedly in the transfer portal.

Johnson was named MAC Player of the Year after he led the Zips to 28 victories, a conference championship and a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He is known as an all-around player.

We did a good job of passing the bat and holding it down on defense." NOTES: - Ball State has now won its opening game in each of the last two MAC Championships under second-year head coach Peña … In ...

Rodney Knuppel is a contributing writer to the Athlon Sports trending and breaking news team. The 2024-25 season was one to remember for head coach John Groce and the Akron Zips. The team finished ...

Akron's path to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament Akron's rise to a winning season came after the program went 0-7 in 2020, 7-8 in 2021, 2-15 in 2022, 2-15 in 2023 and 7-9 in 2024.

- VERSUS NO. 5 AKRON: Ball State won two of the three games played in Akron this season, extending its lead in the all-time series to 49-26 ... The series lead includes a 3-2 edge in MAC Softball ...