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04/08/2010 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Just days after leading the Butler Bulldogs to their first national championship game appearance, men's basketball coach Brad Stevens agreed to a new 12-year contract that will take him through the 2021-22 season.

Stevens had previously signed an extension last April that kept him with the school through 2015-16, but the Bulldogs' recent success helped Stevens secure an even longer contract this offseason.

Financial terms of the deal were not available.

"Brad has demonstrated that he's the right fit for Butler University, and that he embraces and teaches The Butler Way," said director of athletics Barry Collier. "Our program has grown under his leadership, and we're excited for the future under his direction."

Stevens, only 33, has been at the helm at Butler for three seasons and finished the 2009-10 season with a school-record 33 wins. The Bulldogs came within a half-court shot from Horizon League Player of the Year Gordon Hayward of beating Duke for the national title, falling 61-59 to the Blue Devils on Monday.

Butler is 89-15 with Stevens as coach, including a 49-5 mark in conference play. The Bulldogs went 18-0 in Horizon League play this past season and won the conference tourney -- the only team in the nation to go unbeaten through its conference.

"(My wife) Tracy and I are thrilled and very thankful for the opportunity to continue to play a role for Butler University," Stevens said. "We are already looking forward to the 2010-11 season."

Stevens has captured Horizon League Coach of the Year honors for two straight seasons and has is the only coach in the conference's history to win 30 games in a season, doing so in back-to-back seasons.

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