College Basketball: Ranking the top coaching moves of 2017-18 offseason

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No. 14 LaVall Jordan to Butler

The Butler Bulldogs lost a talented coach in Chris Holtmann, who appears later on this list and will join the Ohio State Buckeyes to replace Thad Matta.

However, they bring in a capable replacement in former Bulldogs’ player LaVall Jordan.

Jordan, who was the first player from Butler to ever play in the D-League, was an assistant coach at Butler, Iowa, and Michigan before earning the head coaching job with the Milwaukee Panthers.

Last season with the Panthers, Jordan finished dead last in the Horizon League Standings with a 4-14 record in conference and an 11-24 overall record. A new head coach in a mid-major conference is usually going to struggle, so this is nothing to worry about.

Butler has lost a talented coach before in now Boston Celtics’ coach Brad Stevens and came out fine. Holtmann was a good coach, but the Bulldogs are a great program. It does not matter who is at the helm; Butler will compete in the Big East

Jordan might not be the biggest name to be hired this offseason, but he is a good coach who should keep the Bulldogs on the right path and as one of the best non-Power 5 programs in all of college basketball.

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