How Ronald Nored went from Final Four guard to head coach at Butler

Inside College Basketball Now · May 26, 2026 · 20m

Jon Rothstein sits down with new Butler head coach Ronald Nored ahead of his first season leading the Bulldogs. Nored discusses his playing time at Butler and going to consecutive Final Four's in 2010 and 2011. Then, he opens up about the impact Brad Stevens and other coaches have had on his career, how to get Butler back to the NCAA tournament and the roster for 2026-27.

(0:00) Intro + Ronald Nored joins the show!

(0:30) Remembering back-to-back Final Fours

(1:45) Did the second run shock everyone in the program without Gordon Hayward?

(3:00) Lessons learned from missing the 2012 NCAA…