Illinois hires John Groce as new basketball coach
Mar 29, 2012 - Illinois has hired John Groce to be its new head basketball coach, according to an official at the university.
file photo, Illinois head coach Bruce Weber yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. A person familiar with the situation says Weber has been hired by Kansas State to replace men's basketball coach Frank Martin, who left for South Carolina.