INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO AM/FM) – Former Albion High School basketball standout and Butler alum LaVall Jordan has been fired at his college alma mater.
The Indianapolis Star reports the university made the announcement Friday amid speculation Jordan would be fired coming off a 14-19 season, the Bulldogs’ most losses in 32 years. It was his third losing season out of four, something that had not happened at Butler since the 1980s.
“After a thorough evaluation, I have come to the decision that a change in the leadership of our men’s basketball program is needed,” athletic director Barry Collier said in a news release. “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.
“I want to thank LaVall for his dedication to our program, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward.”
Jordan played at Butler from 1997-2001 and left with 91 victories, making him the winningest Bulldog ever at the time. He was MVP of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament in 2001 and was on the team that beat Wake Forest for the Bulldogs’ first NCAA tourney victory in 39 years.
He became an assistant coach at Butler, Iowa and Michigan. He was 11-24 in his only season at Milwaukee, taking the last-place Panthers to the 2017 Horizon League championship game.
