Brad Stevens (born October 22, 1976) is the head mens basketball coach at Butler University. He grew up in Zionsville, Indiana where he starred on the Zionsville Community High School basketball team, setting four school records. After high school, he attended DePauw University, where he played basketball and earned a degree in economics. He made the all-conference team multiple times and was a three-time Academic All-America nominee.

Stevens joined the Butler basketball (Butler Bulldogs mens basketball) program as a volunteer prior to the 2000-01 season after quitting his job at Eli Lilly and Company. He was promoted to a full-time assistant coaching position for the 2001-02 season. On April 4, 2007, he became the head coach after Todd Lickliter left the university.

In his first year, Stevens led Butler to 30 wins, becoming the third-youngest head coach in NCAA Division I (Division I (NCAA)) history to have a 30-win season. In 2010, his third year as head coach, Stevens broke the NCAA record for most wins in a coachs first three years, exceeding the previous record by eight. The 2009-10 team (2009-10 Butler Bulldogs mens basketball team) finished undefeated in conference play, becoming the first Horizon League team to do so. In the postseason, Stevens coached Butler to the first Final Four (2010 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament#Final Four) in school history. At 33 years old, Stevens became the second-youngest head coach to coach in the NCAA National Championship game, losing 61-59 to Duke (2009-10 Duke Blue Devils mens basketball team). Shortly after the season ended, he signed a contract extension with Butler through the 2021-22 season.

Stevens is known for a calm, focused coaching style. He spends a lot of time analyzing opponents using statistical analysis, adding new wrinkles to his teams play each game. He puts a strong emphasis on defensive and team oriented basketball. Butlers success against teams with superior athletes has been attributed to Stevens coaching style and calm demeanor. Stevens has twice been named the Horizon League Coach of the Year and won collegeinsider.coms Hugh Durham Award mid-season honors in January 2009. He has also been both a Hugh Durham Award and Jim Phelan Award finalist all three years of his career. He has been called a coaching prodigy and compared to John Wooden. He is married with two young children.