stevens ended up with a school and horizon league record 30 wins, beating several big name schools – michigan, texas tech, florida state, ohio state – along the way. in so doing, he became the third-youngest head coach in ncaa division i history to lead a team to 30 wins in a season, and became the fourth-winningest first-year coach. butler was nationally ranked for a school and league record 19 consecutive weeks. butler's 30–4 record was the best among teams that did not reach the final four. stevens was a finalist for the hugh durham award, losing to keno davis of drake, and a finalist for the jim phelan national coach of the year award, losing to bo ryan.