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Steve Alford
Alford coaching the New Mexico Lobos in 2009
Nevada Wolf Pack
Position
Head coach
League
Mountain West Conference
Personal information
Born
(1964-11-23) November 23, 1964 (age 59) Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school
Chrysler (New Castle, Indiana)
College
Indiana (1983–1987)
NBA draft
1987: 2nd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career
1987–1991
Position
Point guard / shooting guard
Number
2, 4
Coaching career
1991–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1988
Dallas Mavericks
1988–1989
Golden State Warriors
1989–1991
Dallas Mavericks
As coach:
1991–1995
Manchester
1995–1999
Southwest Missouri State
1999–2007
Iowa
2007–2013
New Mexico
2013–2018
UCLA
2019–present
Nevada
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NCAA champion (1987)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1986, 1987)
3× First-team All-Big Ten (1985–1987)
Big Ten MVP (1987)
Indiana Mr. Basketball (1983)
As coach:
Pac-12 tournament champion (2014)
2× MWC tournament champion (2012, 2013)
4× MWC regular season champion (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
2× Big Ten tournament champion (2001, 2006)
2× Heartland Conference regular season champion (1994, 1995)
3× MWC Coach of the Year (2009, 2010, 2013)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
1984 Los Angeles
Basketball
Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a two-time consensus first-team All-American playing in college for the Indiana Hoosiers. He led them to a national championship in 1987. After playing professionally for four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he has been a college head coach for over 30 years.
Alford was named Indiana Mr. Basketball in high school before playing at Indiana University Bloomington under coach Bobby Knight. He helped the Hoosiers claim their fifth national championship, and finished his career as Indiana's all-time leading scorer. Alford was selected in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and played four years in the league with Dallas and the Golden State Warriors. Alford then became a college head coach. He has coached at Manchester University, Southwest Missouri State University, the University of Iowa and the University of New Mexico. He spent 5+1⁄2 seasons with the UCLA Bruins before being fired midseason in 2018–19. By leading Nevada to the NCAA Tournament in 2023, he became the fourth head coach to lead five teams to the NCAA Division I Tournament.[1]
^"Nevada's NCAA Tournament Fun Facts: Steve Alford joins exclusive club with Big Dance bid". 13 March 2023.
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