Butler Bulldogs men's basketball head coach LaVall Jordan announced on April 12, 2017 that he will retire after this season. The school named Austin Ditter its new head coach on May 20, 2017. Jordan is one of only six coaches in NCAA history to record 300 or more wins during his career. He is also one of only three coaches (Duke Cunningham and Mike Davis) to lead two different schools to the NCAA Tournament. Prior to joining the Butler staff in 2001, Jordan spent nine years as an assistant under John Groce at both Pittsburgh and Ohio State. He became the 16th head coach in Butler basketball history on April 12, 2017 when he was introduced at a press conference at Hinkle Fieldhouse. A former standout center at Purdue, Jordan is a native of South Charleston, West Virginia and he will be making his fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament as a head coach. He has never advanced past the first round. He is the son-in-law of Ralph "Rusty" Jordan who coached alongside LaVall at West Virginia from 1989-1993.