Brad Stevens, the Boston Celtics president of basketball operations, will not be the next Indiana men's basketball coach, according a report from Jeff Goodman.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball made UCLA earn it. The Hoosiers fought back from a 10-point deficit in the final minutes of Friday's game against the Bruins at Assembly Hall, but couldn't come up with a clutch basket in the final seconds of a 72-68 loss.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin has an impressive resume and would cultivate toughness within the Indiana basketball program.

The Bruins have games against Minnesota, Ohio State, Northwestern and USC with a blockbuster road game against No. 7 Purdue sandwiched in between. If UCLA can go 4-1 in those games, it should be able to secure that double bye and make a push for the conference tournament title.

Many fans have decided their order of potential candidates, but when the rubber meets the road, some will not truly consider taking the Indiana job. Early in the process, here is background on why and why not certain candidates would fit at Indiana as the next men's basketball coach.

Indiana took a step in the right direction with its 71-67 win at No. 11 Michigan State on Tuesday, but the Hoosiers still have work to do to prove that they belong among the Big Ten’s NCAA Tournament contenders.

Indiana men’s basketball fans have long clamored for Brad Stevens to become the head coach of their Hoosiers.