Brad Stevens
Brad Stevens (born October 22, 1976)
Teams coached: Butler Bulldogs, Boston Celtics
Butler record: 166-49 (.772)
Overall record^: 166-49 (.772)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2010, 2011)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (2010, 2011)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 2 (2010, 2011)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2012)
- Horizon League Regular Season Champion: 4 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- Horizon League Tournament Champion: 3 (2008, 2010, 2011)
Awards:
- Clair Bee Coach of the Year: 1 (2011)
- Horizon League Coach of the Year: 2 (2009, 2010)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2013-2021 | Boston Celtics |
| 2007-2013 | Butler |
| 2001-2007 | Butler (asst) |
Brad Stevens Facts
- Bradley Kent Stevens
- Born October 22, 1976
- Hometown: Zionsville, Indiana
- Alma Mater: DePauw University (BA, 1999)
- Grew up in basketball-crazed Indiana, more specifically in Zionsville, where he attended Zionsville Community HS
- Was an Indiana Hoosiers‘ fan and wore #31 in honor of Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller
- Played four years at D-III DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he graduated on the Dean’s List in 1999
- Got at job at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis out of college, but quit in 2000 to join the Butler basketball office as a volunteer
- Upgraded to the (paid) coordinator of basketball operations for the 2000-01 season under then head coach Thad Matta
- After Todd Lickliter took over the Butler program in 2001, Stevens became a full-time assistant
- Remained an assistant until 2007, when he was chosen to take over as head coach following Lickliter‘s departure for Iowa
- Maintained the program’s momentum, leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in his each of his first two seasons
- It was the 2009-10 season, Stevens’ third, that propelled the Butler program to the top of the college basketball world; the Bulldogs finished the season at 18-0 in conference play and made a furious run to the NCAA Final Four and a date with Duke in the National Title game
- The Bulldogs lost that game 61-59, though nearly won it on a half court heave from star player Gordon Hayward
- Stevens’ coaching reputation was skyrocketing, but only grew when the 8-seed Bulldogs made a surprise run back to the National Championship game; this time losing to UConn 53-41
- Was the second youngest coach to reach the National Championship game and is the youngest to reach two Final Fours
- Holds the NCAA record for most wins in a head coach’s first three years
- In July 2013, Stevens shocked the college basketball world by accepting the head coach position with the Boston Celtics
- Stevens has lead the Celtics to the NBA Playoffs in six of seven seasons as head coach; received a contract extension in June of 2016
- Reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2017 and 2018, losing to LeBron James and the Cavaliers both seasons
- Went 354-282 in eight years (plus 38-40 in the Playoffs) as Celtics’ head coach, reaching the postseason in all but his first season at the helm
- Stepped down in June 2021 to become the Celtics’ President of Basketball Operations, replacing the retiring Danny Ainge
- The Celtics won their division in each of Stevens’ first two seasons in charge, reaching the NBA Finals in 2022 and the ECF in 2023
Brad Stevens Coaching Tree
- Darnell Archey (Mobile)
- Matthew Graves (South Alabama)
- Kevin Kuwik (Army)
- Michael Lewis (Ball State)
- Walter McCarty (Evansville)
- Brandon Miller (Butler)
- Ronald Nored (Long Island Nets)
- Micah Shrewsberry (Notre Dame, Penn State)
- Kameron Woods (Oklahoma City Blue)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only