[4], Jordan played professional basketball in Europe for one year after graduating. Nored is finishing his first season with the Pacers following three with the Charlotte Hornets. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Jordan met with athletic director Barry Collier multiple times since the Bulldogs' season ended, sources told ESPN, but the amount of buyout money Jordan 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. 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. Butler announced Friday that it has parted ways with head mens basketball head coach LaVall Jordan. 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. The Bulldogs finished 14-19 this season, 6-14 in the Big East. 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. Coach Beilein is a great tactician. 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. $2,000 for each win over a team with RPI 50 or He effectively became a defensive coordinator. You may opt-out by. It was Butlers first NCAA Tournament win in 35 years. Jordan returned to Butler in the fall of 2003 and took over administrative and operational duties for the mens basketball program. He got a lot of respect from the locker room because players knew he cared about them. But, like Collier, Jordan has long ties to the university. According to his contract, Boals' buyout drops from $750,000 to $650,000 on April 2 (Saturday). We present them here for purely educational purposes. / 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. Web$5,000 for winning the Horizon League Conference Tournament 3. The nice thing is, theyre just a phone call away.. 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. [1] Butler's athletic director Barry Collier had recruited Jordan as a player and coached him for three seasons. Collier also reportedly interviewed two of Holtmann's assistants, Terry Johnson and Ryan Pedon. He was the first person to say we could win the national championship at Butler. "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. Find out more. 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 | Butler fires basketball coach LaVall Jordan, What you should know about Butler basketball coach LaVall Jordan, Insider: The Butler Way? Consistency is the mark of a champion. Jordan had been a finalist when Michigan hired Bacari Alexander from Western Michigan earlier this offseason. All Rights Reserved. Butler announced Friday that it has parted ways with head mens basketball head coach LaVall Jordan. Thats when John Beilein came calling at Michigan, and Jordan served as an assistant with the Wolverines from 2010-16. Butler University basketball has been remarkably resilient through its last six coaching changes. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Jordan's firing comes late in the 2022 coaching change cycle, at a time when nearly every other significant position that came open has already been filled. He is85-56 in four years at Ohio U. All rights reserved. %PDF-1.7 % 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. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) LaVall Jordan is getting another chance to make his imprint at Butler. Boals, 49, is 59-33 in three seasons at Ohio U., including 25-10 this year and 14-6 in the Mid-American Conference. hbbd``b`$AD+$X 6X. Breaking news. "If this happens, it would be a great hire for Butler and a great loss for us.". The Bulldogs got four games against international competition and the trip provided a good opportunity for the team to gel with its new coach. He contributed to 91 victories in four years, a Butler record at the time. 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. Jordan also received commitments from six players, which has eased the anxiety of the fan base. Thad was an unbelievable motivator who just had a gift for getting guys ready. 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. They fell to Providence in the Big East quarterfinals after beating Xavier in double overtime in the first round. He was the Buckeyes' head coach from 2004 until 2017. "After a thorough evaluation, I have come to the decision that a change in the leadership of our men's basketball program is needed," Butler athletic director Barry Collier said. Another coach with Hoosier ties is Grand Canyon's Bryce Drew, former coach at Valparaiso and Vanderbilt. ), 0 Times (Tourn. 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. After a thorough evaluation, I have come to the decision that a change in the leadership of our mens basketball program is needed, Collier in a statement. 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. Jordan is married to Destinee Jordan and they have three daughters together. The Bulldogs never returned to the Big Dance during his tenure, however. Follow him on Twitter: @DavidWoods007. Groce has taken three schools to the NCAA tournament: Ohio U.,Illinois, Akron. Pedon, who interviewed for the job that went to Jordan in 2017, acceptedthe job at Illinois State. Ve "8@ 8cdXd100Cg | 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. On April 1, 2022, Butler announced that they had parted ways with Jordan. ''Even though the time we had together was short, we are proud to have brought in a coach that embodies such character and a great sense of leadership,'' Braun said in a statement. He was a two-time all-conference performer and was named MVP of the 2001 league championship. In his five years at the helm, Jordan amassed an 83-73 record, including 40-54 in Big East action. Butler fires mens basketball coach LaVall Jordan, a Michigan native Published: Apr. Jordan served three seasons (2004-07) as a full-time assistant coach at Butler after spending the 2003-04 season as Butlers coordinator of basketball operations. Since 2007, the Bulldogs have made the NCAA field eight times, reached the Sweet 16 four times and finished as the national runner-up in 2010 and 2011. 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. 4/1/2022 10:15:00 AM | By: John Dedman. 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. He was a two-time all-conference performer and was named MVP of the 2001 league championship. %%EOF Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [2][3] He was a two-time All-Conference player and the 2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament MVP. He neverfinished above .500 in the Big Ten and missedthe NCAA tournament in each of his final four years. K&p2_=tO@D QR [1] He is a former head coach of If Butler stays within the family, below are logical candidates. He contributed to 91 victories in four years, a Butler record at the time. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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. Privacy Policy He was promoted to assistant coach the next season and stayed in that post until leaving with Todd Lickliter for Iowa in 2007. He was the first player in Butler basketball history to play in four NCAA Tournament games and he also played in three NIT games. 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. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories, at The decision comes after Jordans buyout dropped significantly, according to Stadiums Jeff Goodman. The Bulldogs couldve had a shot at the 2020 tournament, but it ended up getting canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jordan was the senior leader of that team. That was really beneficial, Jordan says. 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 He spent 13 years as an assistant coach, starting his coaching career as an assistant at Butler under Todd Lickliter before going to Iowa and Michigan. Jordan played basketball at Butler from 1997-2001 and played a year in the NBA G League before diving into college coaching. Barring a breakdown during contract negotiations, Jordan will be the one getting the top job despite just one season of head coaching experience. New Butler Basketball Head Coach LaVall Jordan looks to continue a winning tradition in his first season with the men's team. 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. [2] Jordan is often given credit in greatly aiding in the development of Michigan's guards, especially point guards. He was considered to be runner-up to Walter McCarty in Evansvilles 2018 coaching search. The Bulldogs Ive been fortunate with the type of people Ive been around, Jordan says. 0 Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. (2008-11). 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He led the 13th-seeded Bobcats to a 62-58 victory over fourth-seeded Virginia in the 2021 NCAA tournament. On June 12, 2017, Butler hired Jordan to replace Chris Holtmann. Thats when Butler called him to replace Holtmann. Three weeks later, the Bulldogs are looking for a new coach. Join our linker program. (Photo by Scott W. 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The Bulldogs finished 14-18 (6-14 Big East) this season, marking the program's second straight losing campaign. The 38-year-old Jordan replaces Chris Holtmann, who left for Ohio State last week. 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. 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. 30 0 obj <> endobj 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. Photography provided by Butler University Athletics. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. ''Butler is a place that means so much to me and my family, and I am honored and humbled to lead this storied program. hR]k0+1yJIud,u,4tks9WR 088}i. Athletic director Barry Collier made the announcement Monday night after word got out that Jordan had agreed to take the job. But Jordan met the Western Michigan players and his nameplate was on an office at the schools basketball facility. The information below applies to the data 10 Milwaukee tops No. Which 16 teams should you buy or fade ahead of March Madness? Butler last played a basketball game on March 10 in the Big East Tournament. The 38-year-old Jordan replaces Chris Holtmann, who left for Ohio State last week. He is scheduled to be introduced on Wednesday. Collier should know: He recruited Jordan and coached him for three seasons before leaving for Nebraska. Three weeks later, the Bulldogs are looking for a new coach. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. All rights reserved. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. The former Butler coach will join Fox Sports for the upcoming college basketball season, He is scheduled to be introduced on Wednesday. New Butler Basketball Head Coach LaVall Jordan looks to continue a winning tradition in his first season with the men's team. INDIANAPOLIS Butler University is searching for a new head basketball coach. During the time he spent there, Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Darius Morris all played under Jordan. After playing at Butler under coach Todd Lickliter, Jordan served as an assistant coach at Butler for four years. [1] He is a former head coach of Milwaukee, as well as assistant coach at Michigan, Iowa, and Butler. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. And Matta brought a 23-year-old Brad Stevens to Butler, hiring him as director of basketball operations. 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.. Apr 1, 2022 In this story: Butler Bulldogs Butler announced on Friday that they have parted ways with mens basketball head coach LaVall Jordan. He, too, interviewed for the Butler job in 2017, then left with Holtmann and remained on Ohio States staff for four years. Speculation has centered on Ohio University's Jeff Boals, a former assistant coach under Thad Matta at Ohio State. Lewis left his job as UCLA assistant to beBall State. Butler Athletics In hiring Jordan, Collier made program history. 2023 All rights reserved. ''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. 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. Jordan took over at his alma mater in 2017, leading the Bulldogs to an 83-74 record during his five seasons at the helm. Ohio's Jeff Boals is considered one of the leading candidates to replace Jordan, sources told ESPN. Or write about sports? Butler's 2020 team was on track for a bid with a 22-9 record before the event's cancellation due to COVID-19. And they've continued to win despite having four coaches since 2013. New Coach LaVall Jordan spent last year at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but that doesnt mean hes a stranger to the program. Jordan went 11-24 at Milwaukee last season, his first as a head coach. Jordan helped the Bulldogs to a remarkably successful run as a four-year letterman from 1997-2001. 2:01 pm ET, Bracketology: Boise State boosts its standing, Alabama vs. Auburn odds, picks, prediction, bets, Top 25 And 1: Bill Self continues to cement legacy, Court Report: Strange resumes, best turnarounds, Xavier vs. Providence odds, picks, prediction, bets, Lamar vs. Nicholls State odds, picks, prediction, bets, Butler fires LaVall Jordan after five seasons, Nate Oats says Bama players explained pat-down, March Madness starts with game-winner at buzzer, AP Top 25: Marquette moves up; UK back in rankings, Legendary former Virginia coach Terry Holland dies. Jordan got his first head coaching opportunity in 2016 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and had an 11-24 record, including 4-14 mark in Horizon League play, in his lone season with the Panthers. Matta has a 17-year coaching record of 439-154 (.733), averaging 26 wins a year. 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. Seas. Jordan nearly got his dream job that year when Brad Stevens left to take the Boston Celtics job. I want to thank LaVall for his dedication to our program, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward.. Jordan was named CBS Player of the Game in Butlers second-round contest after scoring 17 points against nationally-ranked Arizona. [2], Jordan spent four years (200307) on Todd Lickliter's staff at Butler before following him to Iowa for three additional seasons (20072010). From Thad Matta to Chris Holtmann, the Bulldogs regularly promoted assistant coaches to the top job and continued to enjoy success. I give that group a lot of credit. Celtics assistant Micah Shrewsbury, who worked on Stevens' staff at Butler, also was reportedly under consideration. With Barry Collier, it was instilling values and holding people accountable. One of Holtmann's assistants has already accepted a job on the Buckeyes' staff, and it's unclear if Johnson and Pedon will follow Holtmann to Ohio State. 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. Jordan took over the Butler program in 2017 after Chris Holtmann departed for Ohio State. ''LaVall is a tremendous coach who exemplifies The Butler Way,'' Collier said in a statement. WebLaVall Jurrant Jordan (born April 16, 1979) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach for the Butler Bulldogs. He was on hand Thursday night as a spectator at Madison Square Garden when Xavier beat Texas A&M to win the NIT championship. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. 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