Butler is thrilled about the reunion of Gordon Hayward and Brad Stevens
When Gordon Hayward was just a junior at Brownsburg High School, Brad Stevens — the men’s basketball head coach at Butler for six seasons — knew he wanted the Indiana native to play for the Bulldogs. Nearly a decade later, Stevens has once again recruited Hayward to join his team.
In a first-person essay published by The Players’ Tribune, Hayward confirmed Tuesday the two would be reuniting in a new city but with the same goal: to win a championship. As the pair looks to resolve their “unfinished business” from Butler’s oh-so-close title run in 2010, they certainly have the support from the community that originally brought them together.
#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/niVqpQcpBE
— Butler Basketball (@ButlerMBB) July 4, 2017
🤔🤔 The Boston Bulldogs has a really nice ring to it.
— Butler University (@butleru) July 5, 2017
Not only did the 27-year-old receive congratulatory messages from former teammates…
Congrats to the guy @gordonhayward 😉😉😉😉
— Shelvin Mack (@ShelvinMack) July 5, 2017
Congrats to my guy @gordonhayward ! ☘️☘️☘️
— Emerson Kampen (@Emerson_Kampen) July 5, 2017
…but he also got some love from his old mascot.
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) July 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/ButlerBlue3/status/882580633431814145
