Milwaukee Panthers | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Horizon League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Albion, Michigan |
April 16, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Albion (Albion, Michigan) |
College | Butler (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Coaching career | 2004–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2002–2003 | Huntsville Flight |
As coach: | |
2004–2007 | Butler (assistant) |
2007–2010 | Iowa (assistant) |
2010–2016 | Michigan (assistant) |
2016–present | Milwaukee |
LaVall Jurrant Jordan (born April 16, 1979) is an American college basketball coach, currently the men's basketball head coach at Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team. He is a former assistant coach at Michigan, Iowa, and Butler. In six seasons as an assistant coach under Michigan head coach John Beilein, Michigan advanced to the NCAA Tournament each year, 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.
Jordan played for the Butler from 1998-2001. 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). Butler also won its first NCAA Tournament game in 39 years with a 79–63 win over Wake Forest in 2001.