Butler coach LaVall Jordan returns to Milwaukee on Wednesday as the Bulldogs face Marquette in Big East play. Jordan got his head coaching start with Milwaukee in the Horizon League. David Woods/IndyStar
INDIANAPOLIS – The last time LaVall Jordan was in Milwaukee to coach a college basketball team, his Milwaukee Panthers lost to Oakland 86-75. It was a ninth consecutive defeat, relegating them to 10th in the Horizon League.
Oh, there was the league tournament left to play, but so what?
Here’s what: Milwaukee won three straight games — all the way to the championship — and came within a 59-53 loss to Northern Kentucky of reaching the NCAA tournament.