Stevens coming back

Butler signs him to a nice extension

But Stevens had said Tuesday that he would speak with Collier, a Butler alum and former head basketball coach, before entertaining thoughts of leaving.

Collier never gave Stevens, one of college basketball’s best young coaches, a chance to reconsider.

“Tracy and I are thrilled and very thankful for the opportunity to continue to play a role for Butler University,” Stevens, referring to his wife, said in a statement. “We are already looking forward to the 2010-11 season.”