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(AP) -- David Letterman offered Butler's Brad Stevens a
year of his salary to take over his alma mater, Ball State.

 The "Late Show" host was joking, of course, when he
interviewed the NCAA runner-up's coach via satellite Tuesday.
Stevens responded by complimenting Ball State's Billy Taylor.

 As the 33-year-old Stevens quipped another time Letterman tried
to lure him into criticizing another coach: "I'm too young to take
your bait."

 Butler lost to Duke 61-59 but captured fans' hearts, earning
Stevens a spot on the CBS show even in defeat.

 Letterman had some advice for fellow Indiana native Gordon
Hayward, who could turn pro. Letterman said: "Coach, in the NBA, I
don't know if you know this or not, but they got guns, they got
handguns in the locker room. Don't let him go."

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