Before Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward were Celtics, they were Bulldogs.
Stevens spent 12 seasons — six as an assistant and six as the head coach — at Butler University before getting hired by the Celtics in 2013, while Hayward spent two seasons playing for Stevens before declaring for the 2010 NBA Draft.
Fellow former Bulldogs Shelvin Mack, who is currently a free agent, and Emerson Kampen, who has returned to Butler as an assistant men’s basketball coach, told Boston.com that, although it’s been some time since Hayward and Stevens last worked together, not much has changed since the group’s time in Indiana.