All about the non-Big Six: Butler rebounds

“They have, arguably, three of – if not the three best – players in the country,” Stevens said of Duke’s Kyle Singler, Kyrie Irving and Nolan Smith.

Stevens may not have that kind of talent but, heck, he didn’t last year, either, and still managed to guide the Bulldogs to the championship game, where Butler lost 61-59. This year a more realistic goal would be another Horizon League championship and perhaps a run to the Sweet 16 – but even those didn’t seem like possibilities a few weeks ago.

All about the non-Big Six: Butler rebounds