Akron s Groce, Ohio s Boals top MAC men s hoops coaches in 2020-21 pay
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John Groce, who recently completed his fourth season at the University of Akron, is the Mid-American Conference s highest-paid men s basketball coach at $650,000 annually.
Stan Heath, who led Kent State to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament as a 37-year-old head coach in 2002, is the new coach at Eastern Michigan.
Heath, an Eastern Michigan graduate, takes over for Rob Murphy, whose contract is expiring. Heath, according to the Detroit News, received a five-year deal with a base salary of more than $400,000.
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Mar. 3—MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — The good news for Toledo is that it secured an outright Mid-American Conference championship. The bad news for the Rockets is that they squandered a 17-point second-half lead, suffering an 81-79 setback at Central Michigan Tuesday. "Every game hurts," UT senior guard Spencer Littleson said. "We're trying to get momentum going into the tournament. It was .