Butler becomes the third Big East school to undergo a coaching change in this cycle. ), NCAA Tournament: 1 Year (1-1), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships. He also had duties related to Butlers summer basketball camps. [2], Under coach John Beilein at Michigan, Jordan's focus was on recruiting and developing back court players along with defensive strategies, scouting, and on-court coaching. [7], On April 7, 2016, Milwaukee hired Jordan to replace Rob Jeter. It was also good to be able to go against an opponent. Butler led the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.5), ranked fifth in scoring defense (57.1), seventh in free throw percentage (76%), 13th in won-loss percentage (.806), 17th in scoring margin (10.5) and 20th in three-point field goals per game (8.9). All rights reserved. I really learned how to run a program from him. See the complete salary history of Butler coach LaVall Jordan, including scheduled school pay and bonuses. He was 44-19 as head coach at Vincennes University from 2008-10. Holtmann stepped in as interim coach just before the start of 2014-15 and later had the interim tag dropped as he led the Bulldogs back to the first of three straight NCAA appearances in his first season as coach. Jordan went 11-24 at Milwaukee last season, his first as a head coach. We present them here for purely educational purposes. It would be unusual to promote an assistant from the staff of a fired coach, although Ragland is expected to become a head coach soon. He was 78-23 in three years at Xavier and 337-123 in 13 years at Ohio State. I want to thank LaVall for his dedication to our program, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward.". Since Butler introduced a basketball program in 1896-97, there is no record of the university ever hiring a coach as experienced as Groce, 50. 0 And Matta brought a 23-year-old Brad Stevens to Butler, hiring him as director of basketball operations. Jordan was named CBS Player of the Game in Butlers second-round contest after scoring 17 points against nationally-ranked Arizona. "After a thorough evaluation, I have come to the decision that a change in the leadership of our men's basketball program is needed," Collier said. From Thad Matta to Chris Holtmann, the Bulldogs regularly promoted assistant coaches to the top job and continued to enjoy success. Ve "8@ 8cdXd100Cg | He was the first Butler player to participate in the National Basketball Developmental League, playing for the Huntsville Flight. He is scheduled to be introduced on Wednesday. INDIANAPOLIS Butler University is searching for a new head basketball coach. But he led the Panthers to a surprising appearance in the Horizon League Tournament championship, where they had a chance to become the team with the most losses to ever make the NCAA Tournament field. Matta coined the phrase, The Butler Way. He was 24-8 in his only season as Butler head coach, 2000-2001, delivering the Bulldogs first NCAA tournament victory in 32 years. He neverfinished above .500 in the Big Ten and missedthe NCAA tournament in each of his final four years. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Born: April 16, 1979 Alma Mater: Butler (2001) As Player: 129 G, 7.9 PPG, Butler (Full Record) Career Record (major schools): 6 Years, 94-98, .490 W-L% Schools: Ive been fortunate with the type of people Ive been around, Jordan says. He challenged all of us to dream big, LaVall Jordan said that day. Weve always been rated pretty highly in fewest turnovers, and that wont change. He lives across the street from Collier, who once hired Matta as a Butler assistant coach. Which is what allowed us to have good results. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 2023 All rights reserved. 4/1/2022 10:15:00 AM | By: John Dedman. 11 Bulldogs to strong start", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LaVall_Jordan&oldid=1115539377, Michigan Wolverines men's basketball coaches, Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball coaches, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 October 2022, at 00:10. Jordan is married to Destinee Jordan and they have three daughters together. Nored, too, is a beloved Bulldog. Nored was a head coach for one year at Brownsburg High School (2012-13) and for two years in the G League with the Long Island Nets (2016-18). Seton Hall on Thursday also introduced former Saint Peters coach and former Seton Hall point guard Shaheen Holloway, 45, to replace Kevin Willard after Willard took the Maryland job. New Butler Basketball Head Coach LaVall Jordan looks to continue a winning tradition in his first season with the men's team. Jordan helped the Bulldogs to a remarkably successful run as a four-year letterman from 1997-2001. I want to thank LaVall for his dedication to our program, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward.. On Wednesday night, UWM officials made the call and the offer to Jordan, whose contract is reportedly worth $350,000 annually, plus incentives. Assistant coach Todd Townsend, who was on Marquette's 2003 Final Four team, played for and worked under then-coach Tom Crean and could be a top candidate. LaVall Jurrant Jordan (born April 16, 1979) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Butler Bulldogs. He is a former head coach of Milwaukee, as well as assistant coach at Michigan, Iowa, and Butler. Jordan, 42, is coming off back-to-back losing seasons at the Big East school, and went 83-74 with one NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons. LaVall Jordan is out as Butlers head coach after five years, athletic director Barry Collier announced Now Jordan, a Michigan native, takes over a program that has gone from one of America's darlings to one of college basketball's most consistent postseason teams. $2,000 for each win over a team with RPI 50 or That team won only eight games during the regular season and lost its last nine in a row. The 38-year-old Jordan replaces Chris Holtmann, who left for Ohio State last week. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. on the court during the NCAA Division I Men's Championship First Round basketball game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Butler Bulldogs on March 16, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Butler made it to one NCAA Tournament under Jordan, and that happened in his first season. The Butler job Terms Of Service, Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair, ISAAC - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Basketball Autograph Policy and Procedures. Facing somebody else and having some adversity and seeing who was communicating, having guys make some important shots and seeing what the freshmen can do., Jordan will put his own stamp on the team, but dont expect any wholesale changes to The Butler Way., Weve always been opportunistic here, but valuing the basketball has been a staple, he says. Graduate of University of Delaware. Butler announced Friday it was firing head coach LaVall Jordan after five seasons. Jordan met with athletic director Barry Collier multiple times since the Bulldogs' season ended, sources told ESPN, but the buyout money Jordan would be owed in case of a firing dropped on Friday. / He was considered to be runner-up to Walter McCarty in Evansvilles 2018 coaching search. In six seasons as an assistant coach under Michigan head coach John Beilein, Michigan advanced to the NCAA tournament each year except 2015, won Big Ten Conference regular season championships in 2012 and 2014 and appeared in the Elite 8 in 2014 and the National Championship in 2013. McCarty was subsequently fired, and Lickliter is now the Purple Aces coach. 6 UIC in semifinals", "N. Kentucky beats Milwaukee; secures NCAA bid in first year of eligibility", "Family Provides Focus for New UWM Basketball Coach", "Butler coach LaVall Jordan leans on Christ while leading No. Theyre all great human beings. "These decisions are never easy, but are incredibly more difficult when it impacts a high-character Bulldog who has represented our university so well for many years. He was a two-time all-conference performer and was named MVP of the 2001 league championship. After earning his bachelors degree in journalism in 2001, Jordan played professional basketball in Europe. The Bulldogs never returned to the Big Dance during his tenure, however. The Bulldogs finished 14-18 (6-14 Big East) this season, marking the program's second straight losing campaign. I give that group a lot of credit. In the 2021-22 season, Butler disappointed despite preseason expectations of competing for an NCAA tournament bid. Jordan nearly got his dream job that year when Brad Stevens left to take the Boston Celtics job. There were a lot of reasons not to believe, losing nine in a row, but when we won the first game (in the tournament) it was like, Hey, we just did it the way we wanted to all year.. Limited Ads. 56 0 obj <>stream Photography provided by Butler University Athletics. Three weeks later, the Bulldogs are looking for a new coach. In-depth analysis. Thats when John Beilein came calling at Michigan, and Jordan served as an assistant with the Wolverines from 2010-16. $2,000 for being named Horizon League Coach of the Year 4. ''He has been an integral part of setting the building blocks in place for the success of our program. 46 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<77597A8381D77638F7FFFE5963CC25A5>]/Index[30 27]/Info 29 0 R/Length 80/Prev 1566438/Root 31 0 R/Size 57/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. FIFA World Cup - Best Goals from Every Angle, Draw for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, FOX SPORTS, SPEED, SPEED.COM & 2023 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. LaVall Jordan is a Butler alum who labels his new job as a 'dream destination.' Jordan, 42, is coming off back-to-back losing seasons at the Big East school, and went 83-74 with one NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons. DETROIT, MI - MARCH 16: Butler Bulldogs head coach LaVall Jordan reacts to his team's performance [+] on the court during the NCAA Division I Men's Championship First Round basketball game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Butler Bulldogs on March 16, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories, at New Coach LaVall Jordan spent last year at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but that doesnt mean hes a stranger to the program. He left after one season for personal reasons. Nored is finishing his first season with the Pacers following three with the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan was Butlers Most Valuable Player in 2000-01. LaVall Jordan, a former Butler University assistant coach and player under Coach Todd Lickliter, is in his third year as an assistant coach at Iowa after joining the program as an assistant coach in April, 2007. Copyright 2023 Towne Post Network, Inc. Instead, Collier chose to stay in-house by hiring former Butler star Brandon Miller. Another coach with Hoosier ties is Grand Canyon's Bryce Drew, former coach at Valparaiso and Vanderbilt. It was Butlers first NCAA Tournament win in 35 years. As Player: 129 G, 7.9 PPG, Butler (Full Record), Career Record (major schools): 6 Years, 94-98, .490 W-L%, Schools: Milwaukee (11-24) and Butler (83-74), Conference Champion: 0 Times (Reg. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Privacy Policy But Jordan met the Western Michigan players and his nameplate was on an office at the schools basketball facility. More AP college basketball at www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . Or write about sports? He was a two-time all-conference performer and was named MVP of the 2001 league championship. Jordan was named Butlers head basketball coach in June, which left only a few weeks to verify that all the freshmen were staying and make arrangements for the teams trip to Spain. LaVall Jordan is out as Butlers head coach after five years, athletic director Barry Collier announced Friday. If guys didnt believe in what we were doing, if we hadnt been consistent as a staff, we wouldnt have advanced. He helped lead the team to three Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) tournament titles and two regular-season championships while also playing in four consecutive postseason tournaments three NCAA (1998, 2000, and 2001) and one NIT (1999). Johnson is in his first season as a Purdue assistant. Speculation has centered on Ohio University's Jeff Boals, a former assistant coach under Thad Matta at Ohio State. As an assistant coach at Butler, Jordan helped the Bulldogs post a 29-7 record in 2006-07. WebJordan was Butlers Most Valuable Player in 2000-01. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Boals, 49, is 59-33 in three seasons at Ohio U., including 25-10 this year and 14-6 in the Mid-American Conference. Do you have a blog? Ohio's Jeff Boals is considered one of the leading candidates to replace Jordan, sources told ESPN. [5][6] As a member of the coaching staff, Jordan helped Michigan to five NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Elite Eight and one to the National Championship Game in 2013. ''Wow congrats to LaVall Jordan no one more deserving of that jobmight have to be a butler fan now,'' former Michigan star Caris LeVert wrote on Twitter. He left Iowa following 2009-10 and landed a spot on John Beilein's staff at Michigan, where he stayed until taking the Milwaukee job last spring. On April 1, 2022, Butler announced that they had parted ways with Jordan. Butler University basketball has been remarkably resilient through its last six coaching changes. I want to thank President (James) Danko and Barry Collier for the faith they have placed in me to continue The Butler Way and our great success.''. 117Fishers, IN 46038(317) 810-0011 phone/text. The decision comes after Jordans buyout dropped significantly, according to Stadiums Jeff Goodman. Collier also reportedly interviewed two of Holtmann's assistants, Terry Johnson and Ryan Pedon. Working with multiple successful coaches has provided Jordan with an opportunity to absorb distinctive strengths and styles. 1 Villanova in Hinkle Fieldhouse, marking Butler's third straight win over the Wildcats. We had 10 days just to be together and build relationships, especially with the freshmen. Butler shared the Horizon League regular season title in 2007 and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament before a loss to eventual national champion Florida. As an assistant coach, he held on-the-court coaching and teaching responsibilities, game preparation duties and prospect evaluation. Prior to his arrival at Butler, Jordan spent one season as the head coach at Milwaukee following stints as an assistant at Michigan, Iowa and Butler. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) LaVall Jordan is getting another chance to make his imprint at Butler. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The nice thing is, theyre just a phone call away.. Consistency is the mark of a champion. He nearly led the 13th-seeded Zips to a first-round NCAA tourney upset of UCLA, which came from behind to win 57-53. This is a BETA experience. Jordan, an Albion, Mich., native and former Big Ten assistant coach at Michigan, might have been a candidate for the coaching job at Western Michigan. %PDF-1.7 % He contributed to 91 victories in four years, a Butler record at the time. Butler fires basketball coach LaVall Jordan, What you should know about Butler basketball coach LaVall Jordan, Insider: The Butler Way? Jordan met with athletic director Barry Collier multiple times since the Bulldogs' season ended, sources told ESPN, but the amount of buyout money Jordan would be owed in case of a firing dropped on Friday. He is scheduled to be introduced on Wednesday. Collier should know: He recruited Jordan and coached him for three seasons before leaving for Nebraska. K&p2_=tO@D QR Jordan signed a five-year contract worth $350,000 in April 2016. For this buyout, Butler would have to pay Milwaukee half of Jordans four remaining years or a total of $700,000. The average salary of a basketball head coach is more than $50,000 . Yes, You read that right. Jordan is the proud father of three children. [1] He is a former head coach of He is85-56 in four years at Ohio U. 10 Milwaukee tops No. Breaking news. Jordan returned as director of basketball operations - a proving ground for a series of future Butler head coaches - in 2003-04. Butler also won its first NCAA Tournament game in 39 years with a 7963 win over Wake Forest in 2001. He got a lot of respect from the locker room because players knew he cared about them. If Butler stays within the family, below are logical candidates. ''LaVall is a tremendous coach who exemplifies The Butler Way,'' Collier said in a statement. The former Butler coach will join Fox Sports for the upcoming college basketball season, Barring a breakdown during contract negotiations, Jordan will be the one getting the top job despite just one season of head coaching experience. Please wait while you are redirected to the right page Butler Basketball Head Coach LaVall Jordan Looks to Continue Winning Tradition. If it does, well have to have some conversations. New Butler Basketball Head Coach LaVall Jordan looks to continue a winning tradition in his first season with the men's team. Record includes games as coach of major schools, and does not reflect forfeits or vacated games. Matta has a 17-year coaching record of 439-154 (.733), averaging 26 wins a year. The Bulldogs couldve had a shot at the 2020 tournament, but it ended up getting canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nored is "as talented a young coach as I've been around" Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said before Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. Xavier fired Travis Steele and replaced him with ex-Arizona and former Xavier coach Sean Miller. Because in practice, youre trying to figure out if it was good offense or bad defense. Which 16 teams should you buy or fade ahead of March Madness? All rights reserved. He was a point guard on those Butler teams of 2010 and 2011, a popular figure on the entire campus. Two formerButler assistants, Ryan Pedon and Michael Lewis, are out of the mix. Two former Butler assistants, Ryan Pedon and Michael Lewis, are out Butler parted ways with head coach LaVall Jordan last month. The Bulldogs finished 14-19 this season, 6-14 in the Big East. He was on hand Thursday night as a spectator at Madison Square Garden when Xavier beat Texas A&M to win the NIT championship. But, like Collier, Jordan has long ties to the university. He, too, interviewed for the Butler job in 2017, then left with Holtmann and remained on Ohio States staff for four years. The Bulldogs set a school record for wins in 2007 after opening the season with 10 straight victories. "If this happens, it would be a great hire for Butler and a great loss for us.". Jordan is the first head coach to be hired from outside Butler's program since Collier, then a Stanford assistant, returned to the suburban Indianapolis campus in 1989. Although 32, Noredhas already had eight coaching stops since leaving college. 0:49 Butler has engaged Milwaukee's LaVall Jordan in contract negotiations to be its next head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Jordan met with athletic director Barry Collier multiple times since the Bulldogs' season ended, sources told ESPN, but the amount of buyout money Jordan UW-Milwaukee put a couple seasons worth of tumult behind it Friday afternoon as it welcomed new men's basketball coach LaVall Jordan in a news conference at the Student Union. Johnson was a beloved figure, Coach T, during 10 seasons as a Butler assistant, serving on the staffs of teams reaching NCAA championship games in 2010 and 2011. At 54, he is young enough to get back into it if he and Collier believe he can endure the grind. Butler fires mens basketball coach LaVall Jordan, a Michigan native Published: Apr. Brads (Stevens) organizational skills are off the charts. Pedon, who interviewed for the job that went to Jordan in 2017, acceptedthe job at Illinois State. Johnsons predecessor at Purdue was Indianapolis native Micah Shrewsberry, a former Butler and Boston Celtics assistant who just finished his first season as Penn State head coach. Butler Athletics In hiring Jordan, Collier made program history. He was a G League assistant for the Maine Red Claws and a player development coach for Stevens Celtics. [2][3] He was a two-time All-Conference player and the 2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament MVP. 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And they've continued to win despite having four coaches since 2013. [2] Jordan is often given credit in greatly aiding in the development of Michigan's guards, especially point guards. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. WebLaVall Jordan. According to his contract, Boals' buyout drops from $750,000 to $650,000 on April 2 (Saturday). The Bulldogs posted a 20-13 record in 2005-06 in his second year as an assistant coach, placing second in the league standings while earning an NIT post-season bid. A first-year head coach might be expected to question his coaching philosophy after such a tough start, but Jordan believes staying true to the process facilitated the late-season turnaround. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? He was the first player in Butler basketball history to play in four NCAA Tournament games and he also played in three NIT games. Before that, Boalwas 55-42 in three seasons at Stony Brook, featuring a 24-9 record in 2018-19. [1] He is a former head coach of Milwaukee, as well as assistant coach at Michigan, Iowa, and Butler. Contact IndyStar reporter David Woods at david.woods@indystar.com. hR]k0+1yJIud,u,4tks9WR 088}i. He contributed to 91 victories in four years, a Butler record at the time. He and his wife, Destinee, have two daughters, Ava (four) and Alanna (two). Jordan took over the Butler program in 2017 after Chris Holtmann departed for Ohio State. Jordan, 42, is a former Butler guard who played key roles on NCAA Tournament teams for the program in 2000 and 2001. section: | slug: butler-fires-lavall-jordan-bulldogs-move-on-from-coach-after-posting-14-18-record-in-fifth-season | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | [1] Butler's athletic director Barry Collier had recruited Jordan as a player and coached him for three seasons. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Matta last coached at Ohio State. LaVall also has a deep appreciation for our university and this program, and will recruit and develop young men who will represent Butler well.''. Jordan was the senior leader of that team. Coach Beilein is a great tactician. After a thorough evaluation, I have come to the decision that a change in the leadership of our mens basketball program is needed, AD Barry Collier said in a statement. The information below applies to the data Prior to taking over at Butler, Jordan was the head coach at Milwaukee for one season. School badly botched LaVall Jordan firing, Joining Big East was a gamble, and program is running out of chips, hired by Indiana when Mike Woodson took over the Hoosiers, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Bulldogs went to the NCAA tournament in his first season, winning 21 games and beating Arkansas in the first round of the tournament. Join our linker program. I want to thank LaVall for his dedication to our program, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward., The school said A national search for a new men's basketball coach will begin immediately.. These decisions are never easy, but are incredibly more difficult when it impacts a high-character Bulldog who has represented our university so well for many years. Writer / Matt Roberts 30 0 obj <> endobj He was promoted to assistant coach the next season and stayed in that post until leaving with Todd Lickliter for Iowa in 2007. Jordan had been a finalist when Michigan hired Bacari Alexander from Western Michigan earlier this offseason. He was the first Butler player to participate in the NBA Development League, playing for the Huntsville Flight. He was the Buckeyes' head coach from 2004 until 2017. He was a Butler assistant under Matta. He effectively became a defensive coordinator. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. I still lean on them all now, Jordan adds. The Bulldogs In 2001, after being selected as the MVP of the Midwestern College Conference Tourney, he helped lead Butler to its first NCAA Tourney win in nearly 40 years. endstream endobj startxref He took teams to two Final Fours, four Elite Eights (one at Xavier), five Big Ten championships and four Big Ten tournament titles. Jordan played basketball at Butler from 1997-2001 and played a year in the NBA G League before diving into college coaching. Although the university did not disclose it, Jordan received a contract extension and raise after the season, according to a source. After playing at Butler under coach Todd Lickliter, Jordan served as an assistant coach at Butler for four years. "After a thorough evaluation, I have come to the decision that a change in the leadership of our men's basketball program is needed," said On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Athletic director Barry Collier made the announcement Monday night after word got out that Jordan had agreed to take the job. I want to thank LaVall for his dedication to our program, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward.". With Barry Collier, it was instilling values and holding people accountable. LaVall Jurrant Jordan (born April 16, 1979) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach for the Butler Bulldogs. All Rights Reserved. [4] In his first season as head coach, he led the unranked Bulldogs to a stunning 10193 upset of No. According to his contract, Boals' buyout drops from $750,000 to $650,000 on April 2 (Saturday). Jordan also received commitments from six players, which has eased the anxiety of the fan base. LaVall Jordan, hired a little over 14 months ago to replace the fired Rob Jeter, has agreed to become the next head coach at Butler University. Health issues effectively ended his coaching career at Ohio State. He took Ohio to the Sweet 16 in 2011 and also won an NCAA tournament game in 2009 after the Bobcats unexpectedly won the MAC tournament. A successor has not Groce just finished his fifth season at Akron, where he is 39-16 in Mid-American Conference games over the past three yearsand won the MAC tournament. LaVall Jordan has played for coaches who yell. This past year, the Bulldogs went 14-18 overall and 6-14 in conference play. Web$5,000 for winning the Horizon League Conference Tournament 3. (Photo by Scott W. 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