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July 5, 2013, Friday
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THE Boston Celtics have hired Brad Stevens to become their 17th head coach as they look to rebuild a franchise that has won a record 17 National Basketball Association titles, the team said on Thursday.
Stevens, 36, has spent the past six years as head coach of Butler University and will replace Doc Rivers, who was released from his Boston contract nine days ago to take charge of Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a future draft pick.
"Brad and I share a lot of the same values," Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said in a statement. "Though he is young, I see Brad as a great leader who leads with impeccable character and a strong work ethic.
"His teams always play hard and execute on both ends of the court. Brad is a coach who has already enjoyed lots of success, and I look forward to working with him towards Banner 18."
Stevens led Butler University to two national championship games against Duke and Connecticut, never winning fewer than 22 games.
He led the Bulldogs to a 166-49 record, including a 12-5 record in the NCAA men's basketball championship, and became the youngest coach to reach the Final Four since Bob Knight in 1973.
"Our family is thrilled for the opportunity given to us by the leadership of the Boston Celtics, but it is emotional to leave a place that we have called home for the past 13 years," Stevens said in a statement release by Butler University.
Stevens will take over a Celtics team that finished third in the Atlantic Division last season with a 41-40 mark after winning the crown five years in a row and lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
During Rivers' nine seasons at the helm, Boston went 416-305 in the regular season and 59-47 in the postseason, winning a NBA championship in 2008.
Rivers wasn't the only veteran presence expected to depart Boston. Forwards Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce along with guard Jason Terry are reportedly headed to the Brooklyn Nets.
Stevens, 36, has spent the past six years as head coach of Butler University and will replace Doc Rivers, who was released from his Boston contract nine days ago to take charge of Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a future draft pick.
"Brad and I share a lot of the same values," Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said in a statement. "Though he is young, I see Brad as a great leader who leads with impeccable character and a strong work ethic.
"His teams always play hard and execute on both ends of the court. Brad is a coach who has already enjoyed lots of success, and I look forward to working with him towards Banner 18."
Stevens led Butler University to two national championship games against Duke and Connecticut, never winning fewer than 22 games.
He led the Bulldogs to a 166-49 record, including a 12-5 record in the NCAA men's basketball championship, and became the youngest coach to reach the Final Four since Bob Knight in 1973.
"Our family is thrilled for the opportunity given to us by the leadership of the Boston Celtics, but it is emotional to leave a place that we have called home for the past 13 years," Stevens said in a statement release by Butler University.
Stevens will take over a Celtics team that finished third in the Atlantic Division last season with a 41-40 mark after winning the crown five years in a row and lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
During Rivers' nine seasons at the helm, Boston went 416-305 in the regular season and 59-47 in the postseason, winning a NBA championship in 2008.
Rivers wasn't the only veteran presence expected to depart Boston. Forwards Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce along with guard Jason Terry are reportedly headed to the Brooklyn Nets.
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