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2026 Hoop Dream Co-Hosts
Join us as we celebrate the game of basketball with an unforgettable event, led by inspiring voices on and off the court.
Meet Our Co-Hosts
Brad Stevens
President of Basketball Operations, Boston Celtics
Brad Stevens was named the eighth President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics in June 2021, following eight successful seasons as Head Coach. He was recruited to ABCD Hoop Dreams by his predecessor, Doc Rivers, and is now in his eighth year as co-host of the event.
As head coach, Stevens guided the Celtics to a 354–282 (.557) record over 636 regular season games, including seven straight playoff appearances (2015–2021) and three trips to the Eastern Conference Finals. He ranks fourth in franchise history for most wins by a head coach, behind only Red Auerbach, Tommy Heinsohn, and Doc Rivers. His 78 playoff games coached and 38 playoff victories are fifth most in team history. Stevens was named NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month three times and served as head coach of the Eastern Conference in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.
Before joining the Celtics, Stevens led Butler University to national prominence, compiling a 166–49 record with four regular season championships, three league tournament titles, and six postseason appearances. He became the only coach in school history to guide Butler to the NCAA Division I national championship game—achieving the feat twice. Along the way, he earned two Horizon League Coach of the Year awards and set multiple NCAA records for most wins by a coach through his first two, three, four, five, and six seasons.
A native of Indiana, Stevens graduated from DePauw University in 1999 with a degree in economics. A four-year member of the DePauw basketball team, he received the program’s Coaches Award his senior year. He and his wife, Tracy, live in Massachusetts with their two children, Brady and Kinsley.
Bob Ryan
Award-winning Journalist
Bob Ryan has been a legendary voice in sports journalism since starting as a Boston Globe intern in 1968. He covered the Boston Celtics beginning in 1969, a role that launched a career spanning more than five decades across basketball, baseball, football, golf, and the Olympics. Over the years, Ryan has reported from 29 NCAA Final Fours, 20 NBA Finals, 18 golf majors, 10 Super Bowls, and 11 Olympic Games—including the iconic 1992 “Dream Team.”
Though he retired from full-time reporting after the 2012 London Olympics, Ryan continues to write 30–40 Sunday columns annually for the Globe. He is also a familiar face on ESPN, having been a panelist on Sports Reporters since 1989, a mainstay on Around the Horn since its launch in 2002, and a frequent substitute host on
Pardon the Interruption.
His career honors include induction into four Halls of Fame—the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (Curt Gowdy Award), the USBWA Hall of Fame, the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, and the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He is also a recipient of the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports Writing and the Associated Press’ Red Smith Award.
The author of 12 books, including his acclaimed autobiography SCRIBE: My Life in Sports, Ryan has collaborated with Celtics legends John Havlicek, Bob Cousy, and Larry Bird. Beyond journalism, he has been a proud supporter of Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) for more than 35 years.
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