Steve Alford

No. 3 Hasn't Been A Charm For Ucla Coach Steve Alford In Ncaa Tournaments

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I See Earl Watson Replacing Steve Alford At Ucla

... But of course, Watson currently has a job — coaching the Suns — and as of now, UCLA still has a coach in Steve Alford. While there is no indication the former could change, chatter has emerged that the latter might. An Indiana alum, Alford was linked to that school’s vacancy pretty much from the moment Tom Crean was fired. The current UCLA coach, whose team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, has essentially refused to comment  on the rumors, which has led to some speculation that he is indeed interested in the job. And if Alford leaves Westwood? The UCLA job is among the best in college basketball, with a rich tradition of success and a return to prominence over the last few years. “I see Steve Alford going to Indiana, and then I see Mr. Earl Watson, the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, coming back home to UCLA,” ESPN NCAA hoops analyst Jay Williams told ...

Lavar Ball 'glad' Alford Is Staying At Ucla

... he told ESPN that she is recovering from a recent medical procedure and that was the reason he didn't travel to Memphis. La Var did not want to elaborate on the specifics of her condition but said she is improving and that the two younger boys went to see her on Thursday. "She's making progress," he said. "It's been a slow recovery.". La Var Ball, who stayed in California to tend to his ailing wife instead of going to Memphis to watch his son Lonzo play against Kentucky in the Sweet 16, told ESPN he feels "good" about Steve Alford remaining the coach at UCLA. Richard Mackson/USA TODAY Sports. Lonzo Ball has had an All-American-caliber season, averaging 14.6 points, 7.6 assists and 6.0 rebounds. According to several NBA general managers and scouts, the 6-foot-6 floor leader is a lock to be selected in the top three of June's NBA draft. Ball struggled for much of the game Friday night, scoring 10 points and dishing out eight assists. After the game, Ball told reporters in the locker ...

Steve Alford Noise Is Deafening, And Kind Of Dumb

... coaching record, but rather on his off-the-court record. …His transgressions at the University of Iowa are not fitting with our values and priorities as a university. And that noise, while ugly, isn’t even the Alford noise I was referencing earlier. It’s the noise that started before Tom Crean was fired , noise originating from a sports website covering New Mexico — Alford coached at New Mexico from 2007-13; probably a coincidence —  aggressively (and misleadingly) linking Crean to Missouri. • INSIDER: A sleeping giant, will IU return to national stage. Since Glass fired Crean on Thursday, Alford has emerged as the hottest IU candidate. Glass fueled that by listing three candidate criteria, criteria that fit Alford and very few others, and saying all three factors deserve a “double check plus” : Being from Indiana. Being from IU. Being a head coach. The Alford-to-IU noise is so loud, coaches around the country are telling me what they’re hearing: They expect Adidas — IU has a $54 million contract with Adidas through 2024 — to pay Alford’s $7.8 million buyout at UCLA. It too was an Adidas school when UCLA hired Alford in ...

Steve Alford Has Ucla Winning

... let his animus toward university officials allow him to attend the 40 th reunion of the undefeated 1976 NCAA champs. So Dakich knows which way the sycamores bend. And he knows Steve Alford. “I was here before him and I’ve been here after him,” Dakich said, “and there’s never been anyone at Indiana who’s been more popular than Steve.”. Alford coaches UCLA into the NCAA’s Final 16 for the third time in his four seasons, beginning Friday. The difference here is the Bruins have a chance to survive the Memphis minefield — even with Kentucky, North Carolina and Butler in the building — and reach the Final Four and win that. The other difference is that the Indiana job is waiting there like an easy chair on the beach. Tellingly, it remains empty. Athletic Director Fred Glass stressed his desire for a Hoosier at the helm. That would seem to narrow the field to Alford, Michigan State assistant Dane Fife and three former NBA head coaches: Mike Woodson and ...

The Other Indiana Star Who Disappeared

... Fieldhouse in the early 1980 s to see him duel with Scott Hicks, who would go to Notre Dame, or James Blackmon, who would play at Kentucky. That’s when the extra bleachers were brought in, and attendance swelled to five figures. Fans made pilgrimages from everywhere in Indiana to see those games. “It was loud and sweaty and awesome,” Tanya recalled. “It shaped who we are as Hoosiers.”. Said Roger Miller: “This is a small town, and that’s what everybody lived for.”. View photos. New Castle Fieldhouse opened in 1959 and is still the largest high school gym in the world. Father and son Alford never won a state title – during the single-class halcyon dates of the Indiana high school tournament, just one school was fortunate enough to call itself state champ. But after averaging 37 points and shooting 94 percent from the foul line as a senior, Steve was on his way to bigger things at IU. There was the Olympic gold medal in 1984, on a team coached by Bob Knight. Then there was the national title in ’87. And in between, late in the summer of ’86, there was one more legendary Alford moment in the Fieldhouse. He was shooting. Tanya was rebounding. Steve swished his last shot ...

Indiana Hires Dayton's Archie Miller As New Basketball Coach

... I became that he is the coach we need to meet our high expectations for many years to come.". Miller will be introduced at a Monday afternoon news conference. The 38-year-old Miller comes from a basketball family and put together a solid track record in six seasons with the Flyers — earning a school-record four straight NCAA Tourney bids, winning 24 games in each of those seasons and claiming the last two Atlantic 10 regular-season titles. Miller's older brother, Sean, coaches at perennial powerhouse Arizona, and the younger Miller is considered one of the brightest young coaches in America. "IU is one of the greatest basketball programs and academic institutions in the country and I cannot wait to get started," Miller said. "With peerless fan support, outstanding facilities and tradition, a beautiful campus, and located in one of the most fertile recruiting areas in the country, IU is a dream destination for me and my family.". Athletic director Fred Glass views Indiana as the Big Ten’s plum basketball job. He has to, right? Did you hear his expectations for Tom Crean’s replacement. "Win multiple Big Ten championships," Glass said, "regularly go deep in the NCAA tournament ...

Steve Alford, Billy Donovan Comment On Iu Opening

... in a long time, 26 years now. So I’ve seen things evolve and how they go, but that’s never been something that I look at, whether it be that job or other jobs. I learned a long time ago, when I was probably four or five years into the job, I started interviewing for jobs that that’s what I wanted. “When I quickly trusted God and my faith my journey has taken me to places I had no idea that that was going to be my journey and I’ve fallen in love with every spot. I’ve met great people, great institutions. Obviously, that was 30 years ago. I was a part of that. I stood on stage with a great group of guys and won a national championship. It’s my home state. I played there. “So obviously all that comes up, but I love UCLA. I love Los Angeles. You’re talking about arguably the greatest brand ...