In his two seasons at the helm of his alma mater, LaVall Jordan has led the Bulldogs to a pair of postseason appearances. In his first season, the Bulldogs were selected to the 2018 NCAA Tournament field and posted a 20-win season. In his second season, Jordan led the Bulldogs to the 2019 NIT.

The 2017-18 Bulldogs posted a 21-14 record and won their NCAA Tournament opening round match-up with Arkansas before falling in the Round of 32. Butler averaged 81 points per game. The Bulldogs' campaign included a 101-93 win over No. 1 (and eventual national champion) Villanova at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Dec. 30, 2017. Jordan joined Brad Stevens, Thad Matta and Chris Holtmann as first-year head coaches to lead the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament.

Under Jordan's mentorship, Kelan Martin registered one of the most incredible seasons in Butler history. Martin went over 2,000 career points with 743 points during his senior season (2017-18), the second-most in a Butler single season. Martin was a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team and was a finalist for the Julius Erving Award, presented annually to the nation's top small forward. Martin's average of 23.6 points per game in BIG EAST play led the conference. Sophomore Kamar Baldwin also saw his production jump from 10.1 points per game as a freshman to 15.7 as a sophomore in Jordan's first season.