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Butler University Athletics

2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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John Fetcho
John Fetcho
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Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger

4 Ty Groce

  • Position F
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 220
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Ypsilanti, Mich.
  • Highschool Lincoln
  • Prev School Eastern Michigan

Biography


AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021-22 SEASON): Utilized the additional season of eligibility provided by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic...played in 23 games in his only season in a Butler uniform after arriving as a graduate transfer...averaged 13.5 minutes per game and made seven starts...led the Bulldogs in scoring once (15 points vs. Michigan State in the Gavitt Games Nov. 17) and in rebounding three times...scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 18 points vs. Chaminade Nov. 24 in the Maui Invitational (played in Las Vegas) when he went 8-for-9 from the field...pulled down a season-high eight rebounds in the Nov. 17 game against Michigan State...also had seven rebounds vs. Houston Nov. 22 and vs. Eastern Illinois Dec. 11...had a total of six games during the season with five or more rebounds...scored the 1,000th point of his career in the Dec. 11 win over Eastern Illinois...shot 44 percent from the field on the season...went 12-for-40 from three-point range.

Transferred to Butler following the 2020-21 season. 

Played in 116 career games at Eastern Michigan, scoring 931 career points (ranks 40th in program history). He ranks tenth in program history with 137 career steals.

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR AT EASTERN MICHIGAN (2020-21 SEASON): Led EMU in both scoring (15.2 per game) and rebounding (6.9 per game)...shot 53 percent from the field and 72 percent at the free throw line...his field goal percentage was eighth in the Mid-American Conference...also led the Eagles and placed ninth in the MAC in blocks at 0.9 per game...second on the team in assists (2.0 per game)...started all 18 of the team's games, averaging 33 minutes per game...had five double-doubles, four 20-point games, and scored in double figures in 16 of the team’s 18 contests...led the Eagles in scoring seven times during the 2020-21 season...posted a career-high 28 points (on 9-of-16 shooting) at Akron Jan. 26...pulled down a personal-best 13 rebounds against Central Michigan Dec. 29...graduated with a bachelor's degree in history.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT EASTERN MICHIGAN (2019-20 SEASON): Started all 32 contests (one of two players to do so)...scored a team-high 11.5 points per game, to go along with 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists...averaged 31.8 minutes per game…tied for third in the MAC with 1.8 steals per game, totaling 56…finished eighth in the MAC with 26 total blocks…scored a season-best 23 points against Valparaiso Dec. 4, which was one of two 20-point games during the season…recorded his first career double-double (22 points, 12 rebounds) at Central Michigan Feb. 11…scored in double figures 22 times and led the team in scoring 13 times…had two games with double-digit rebounds...shot 40 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free throw line.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN (2018-19 SEASON): Saw action in all 32 games during the season, making 11 starts...averaged 5.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 21.5 minutes per game...shot 43.2 percent from the floor and a team-high 75.6 percent from the free throw line...topped double-digits in points four times, including a season-high 14 points against Central State Dec. 8...had a season-best 10 rebounds at Kansas Dec. 29, the first time in his career that he pulled down double-digit boards.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT EASTERN MICHIGAN (2017-18 SEASON): Played in 34 of the team's 35 games...averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game...registered his season-best of 15 points three times on the season, first in his collegiate debut against Spring Arbor Nov. 10, and then again against Central Michigan Jan. 9 and Ohio Jan. 20...he had four double-figure scoring performances on the season...made a season-best four three pointers on five attempts against Ohio...pulled down a season-high eight rebounds on two occasions, once against Arkansas State Nov. 16 and again in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament game against Sam Houston State March 19.

Redshirted the 2016-17 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Ypsilanti Lincoln High School...Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention award winner...named Third Team All-State according to the Detroit Free Press...averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two assists per game as a senior...named to the Washtenaw County Dream Team as a senior.

PERSONAL: His mother, Marian, played basketball at Ferris State University...has two siblings, Jasmine and Taber.

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