Stevens shocks Butler and becomes new Celtics coach

Just two days removed from one of the biggest days in Butler University history and things would shift gears even more surrounding the men's basketball program. The school had just become one of three new members of the Big East conference on Monday, July 1st, along with Xavier and Creighton.

The bigger news has shocked the Butler basketball nation, along with the world of college basketball and left it stunned on what will happen next. Hea
d coach Brad Stevens has decided to leave the sidelines at Hinkle Fieldhouse and take his chances at the NBA and become the next head coach of the Boston Celtics.

An extremely gutsy and bold move on his part, but when money is put out on the table, it speaks volumes. No specifics of his contract with Boston have been disclosed so far, but if it made him leave his beloved job at Butler, it must be lucrative enough that lure him to Beantown.


Stevens, a 36-year old native of Zionsville, Indiana, has obviously always had his goals set extremely high. Making five NCAA Tournaments, a CBI tourney appearance, but more importantly back-to-back NCAA championship National Runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2011. He's done something with the Butler basketball program in the NCAA Tournament that no one could have predicted would have happened.

Compiling an amazing 166-49 record in his first six seasons as head coach, never winning less than 22 games in a season, Stevens was on the fast track to becoming the next great college basketball coach in America. Already regarded as one of the best around, Stevens hesitated none when it came time to decide. Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics owners made their way to Indianapolis on Wednesday to put the icing on the cake and Stevens accepted their deal to coach the storied Celtics franchise.

The next thing for Butler is who to bring in as the next coach. Do they hire a big name? Is hiring within the current coaching staff the right move for Butler athletic director Barry Collier? Those questions, amongst many others will be answering sooner rather than later hopefully.