Position Head coach Nationality American Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Weight 86 kg | League Horizon League Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Height 1.88 m | |
High school Albion (Albion, Michigan) Similar Bacari Alexander, Rob Jeter, Austin Arians, Bruce Pearl, Demetrius Harris Profiles | ||
Meet new uwm men s basketball coach lavall jordan
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.
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- Meet new uwm men s basketball coach lavall jordan
- Milwaukee panthers hire lavall jordan as new men s basketball coach
- Playing career
- Assistant at Butler and Iowa
- Assistant at Michigan
- Head coach at UW Milwaukee
- References
Milwaukee panthers hire lavall jordan as new men s basketball coach
Playing career
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.
Jordan played professional basketball in Europe. He was the first Butler player to participate in the National Basketball Developmental League, playing for the Huntsville Flight.
Assistant at Butler and Iowa
Jordan spend four years (2003–07) on Todd Lickliter's staff at Butler before following him to Iowa.
Assistant at Michigan
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. He helped Michigan to five NCAA Tournament appearances.
Head coach at UW Milwaukee
On April 7, 2016, Milwaukee hired Jordan to replace Rob Jeter.
