Amid all of the rumors surrounding the football program, Whitman gives the beleaguered Groce another year at the helm of the men's basketball team
Josh Whitman didn't waste any time making an impact on his first day on the job. While most of the buzz surrounds his decision to fire Bill Cubit, and allegedly bring former Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith into the fold, Whitman also announced that John Groce would be retained next season as the men's basketball coach at Illinois.
Whitman told the News-Gazette's Loren Tate and Michael Kiser yesterday that Groce would be given another year:
"I think it's important today that folks understand that John Groce is going to continue to be our basketball coach," Whitman told Loren Tate and Michael Kiser.