Steve Alford
Title	Head coach
College	New Mexico
Sport	Basketball
Team Record	0-0
Born	November 23, 1964 (1964-11-23) (age 42)
Place of birth	Franklin, Indiana
Career Highlights
Overall	308-187 (.622)
Championships
Big Ten Tournament Championship (2001, 2006)
School as a player
1983–1987	Indiana
Coaching positions
1991–1995 1995–1999 1999–2007 2007–present	Manchester Missouri State Iowa New Mexico

Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team. Alford, a former college basketball star and NBA player, was born in Franklin, Indiana and he grew up in New Castle, Indiana. This List of colleges and universities in the United States includes colleges and universities in the U.S. that grant four-year baccalaureate and/or post-graduate masters and doctorate degrees. ... Conference Tournament Champions WAC: 1993, 1996 Mountain West: 2005 Conference Regular Season Champions WAC: 1964, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1993 The University of New Mexico (UNM) established basketball as a varsity sport in 1899, but it wasnt until 1920 when they hired a new basketball coach. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Franklin is a city located in Johnson County, Indiana. ... The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest Division I college athletic conference. ... NCAA Tournament Champions 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1940, 1953, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992, 2002 Conference Regular Season Champions 1926, 1928, 1935, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002 The Indiana Hoosiers mens basketball... It has been suggested that Department of History and Political Science be merged into this article or section. ... The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. ... The Iowa Hawkeyes are a mens college basketball team that compete within the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Big Ten conference. ... Conference Tournament Champions WAC: 1993, 1996 Mountain West: 2005 Conference Regular Season Champions WAC: 1964, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1993 The University of New Mexico (UNM) established basketball as a varsity sport in 1899, but it wasnt until 1920 when they hired a new basketball coach. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... Franklin is a city located in Johnson County, Indiana. ... New Castle is a city in Henry County, Indiana, 44 miles (71 km) east-northeast of Indianapolis, on the Big Blue River. ...

Playing career

High school

Alford played basketball at the high school level for his father, Sam Alford, who was coach at New Castle Chrysler High School in New Castle. As a high school senior, he averaged 37.7 points per game helping him earn the title of Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 1983.

College

Alford attended Indiana University. During his time there, he played basketball under head coach Bobby Knight and became the university's all time leading scorer with 2,438 points, a record later eclipsed by Calbert Cheaney. Alford was the first player to be named the team's MVP four times. He was also a first team All-American, and was named Big Ten MVP during his senior year of college. In the Legends of College Basketball by The Sporting News Alford was no. 35 on the list of the 100 greatest Division One college basketball players. Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... Bob Knight Robert Montgomery (Bobby or Bob) Knight (born October 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio, USA), known as The General, is the head mens basketball coach at Texas Tech University. ...

During his final three seasons Alford earned first team all-Big Ten honors. As a freshman, he helped lead Indiana to an upset of the Michael Jordan led North Carolina Tar Heels in the 1984 NCAA tournament. He earned all-America honors as a junior. As a sophomore Alford was named to the NIT all-tourney team after the Hoosiers finished second to UCLA. Alford's free throw percentage of .897 (535-596) is fourth best in the history of the NCAA, and as a freshman he led the nation in free throw percentage. The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest Division I college athletic conference. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... This refers to the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The name Tar Heel is also often used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

In 1987, Alford led the Hoosiers to the NCAA Championship Game against Syracuse. The Hoosiers won the game on a late baseline jumpshot by Indiana guard Keith Smart. Alford did his part, shooting 7-10 from the 3-point line, scoring 23 points. Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American former basketball player and current coach. ...

Olympics

For the 1984 Summer Olympics Alford was selected to play on the U.S. Basketball Team, coached by Bobby Knight. Alford averaged 10.3 points per game, was second in assists, and shot .644 from the field. He and his teammates went on to win the gold medal at the 1984 games. In this game Alford played alongside men such as Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Chris Mullin and Wayman Tisdale. Alford has recounted that during the Olympic training camp, Jordan bet him $100 that he would not last four years on Knight's Indiana team. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics: Results Categories: 1984 Summer Olympics events | Basketball at the Olympics ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-born American former professional basketball player. ... Sam Perkins scores against the Houston Rockets. ... Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is the General Manager of the Golden State Warriors and a former American basketball player. ... Wayman Lawrence Tisdale, (born June 9, 1964 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and now a Jazz bass musician and a member of the Oklahoma Tourism Board. ...

Professional

Following college, Alford played for four years at the professional level. During his time in the NBA, he played for the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors. He scored 744 points, had 176 assists, and shot free throws with an accuracy of 87 percent. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are an NBA basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ...

Alford had hoped to be drafted by the in-state Indiana Pacers in the 1987 NBA draft. Popular sentiment around the state sided with Alford, hoping the Pacers would select the hometown boy with their first-round pick. Instead, with the 11th pick in the first round the Pacers selected Reggie Miller. The large crowd at the Pacers' draft party booed. Alford slipped to the #3 pick in the second round, and Miller spent 18 years with the Pacers. 1987 NBA Draft - 22 June 1987 - New York City, New York See also: List of NBA Drafts, NBA Draft ... Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. ...

Alford co-wrote a book, Playing for Knight -- My Six Seasons with Coach Knight, about his college and Olympic basketball experiences.

Coaching career

Manchester College Spartans

Alford began his college coaching career in North Manchester, Indiana. He started in 1992 as head coach of the Division III Manchester College's basketball program. During his four seasons with the team, Alford had a record of 78-29. When Alford began coaching that team, the team had lost its first eight games. During his first season there Alford won four of 20 games. In his first full season as coach the team posted a record of 20-8. In the next season Manchester posted a record of 23-4, and in his fourth and final season his team posted a record of 31-1. North Manchester, Indiana from the air looking northeast. ... Manchester College is a liberal arts college located in North Manchester, Indiana. ...

In 1994 and 1995 Manchester won conference titles, and in Alford's final three seasons the team competed in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Under Alford, the team won three straight conference tournament titles (1993, 1994, 1995). The team advanced to the Division III championship game in 1995, placing second in the nation after suffering its first defeat in 32 games.

In 1993, 1994, and 1995 Alford was named the Indiana Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year. In the 1994-95 season the Manchester team was inducted into the school Hall of Fame. In 1999 Alford was also inducted into Manchester's Hall of Fame.

Southwest Missouri State Bears

Following his time at Manchester, Alford was named the head coach at Southwest Missouri State University. He began his position there in the 1995-96 season, and would remain there until 1999. During his time at SMS, his teams posted a 78-48 record. In 1999 the Bears advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Duke. Missouri State University located in Springfield, Missouri is the states second largest university in student enrollment, second only to the University of Missouri. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

Iowa Hawkeyes

Steve Alford was named the head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program on March 22, 1999. The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Although Alford's first game as coach was a 70-68 victory against the defending national champion Connecticut Huskies at Madison Square Garden, his team went 14-16 during his first season at Iowa. During his second year (2000-2001) the Hawkeyes went 23-12 in the regular season and 7-9 in the Big Ten Conference regular season, but they won the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament with four straight wins against Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, and Indiana. This earned them a #7 seed in the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they defeated Creighton in the first round but lost to Kentucky in the second round. The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest Division I college athletic conference. ... The Big Ten Conference mens basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the mens college basketball regular season. ... Northwestern University (officially abbreviated NU; sometimes abbreviated NWU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducation public research university in the state of Ohio. ... The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant university. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... The 2001 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... Creighton University, founded in 1878, is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...

The Hawkeyes' conference record dropped to 5-11 during the 2001-2002 season, but they defeated Purdue, Wisconsin, and Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Ohio State in the finals. The Hawkeyes played in the National Invitation Tournament that season, but lost to LSU in the first round to finish with a 19-16 record. This was the first of three straight seasons that the Hawkeyes played in the NIT under Alford. They won the first two rounds of the 2003 tournament against Valparaiso and Iowa State before losing to Georgia Tech, finishing with a 17-14 record. In 2004 they lost to St. Louis in the first round of the NIT to finish 16-13 despite a 9-7 conference record (the first winning Big Ten Conference record under Alford). Purdue University (Purdue) is a land-grant, public university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. ... The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as UW–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, or UW) is a highly selective public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a private university located in the city of Valparaiso, Indiana. ... Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) is a public land-grant and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa, USA. Until 1959 it was known as Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France and Singapore. ... Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Catholic Jesuit university in the United States of America located in St. ...

The Hawkeyes finished 21-12 with a 7-9 conference record in the 2004-2005 regular season, but they won their first two Big Ten Tournament games against Purdue and Michigan State before losing the third game to Wisconsin, 59-56. They earned an at-large invitation to the 2005 NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed, where they lost 76-64 to Cincinnati in the first round. During the season, leading scorer Pierre Pierce was dismissed from the team amid charges of sexual abuse; Pierce ultimately served one year in prison. Purdue University (Purdue) is a land-grant, public university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a co-educational public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. ... The Wisconsin Badgers are a variety of collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ... 2005 Final Four, Edward Jones Dome The 2005 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The University of Cincinnati is a state university located in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... A photo of Pierre Pierce from the www. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

During the 2005-2006 season, the Hawkeyes went undefeated at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and finished in a second-place tie with Illinois with an 11-5 conference record, one game behind Ohio State. However, the Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota, Michigan State, and Ohio State to win the Big Ten Tournament and finish 25-8 going into its third NCAA Tournament under Alford. They were seeded #3 in the Atlanta Regional of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, but lost in a first-round upset to #14 seed Northwestern State 64-63, leaving Alford with only one NCAA Tournament win since taking over at Iowa. Carver-Hawkeye Arena is a 15,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Iowa City, Iowa. ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, almost always abbreviated U of M, and sometimes referred to as The U by locals, is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... The 2006 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... Northwestern State University, often called NSU or Northwestern, is a public four-year university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. ...

During the 2006-2007 season, Alford led the Hawkeyes to a 8-6 non-conference record (losing to instate rivals Drake and Northern Iowa) and an 9-7 record in the Big Ten Conference. Iowa failed to make the NCAA tournament or the NIT. It marked the first time since the 1976-1977 season that an Iowa team with a winning record has failed to make either the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

At the conclusion of the 2006-2007 season, Alford resigned from the University of Iowa to accept the coaching position at the University of New Mexico. The 2006-07 NCAA Division I mens basketball season began on November 7, 2006, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2007 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...

New Mexico Lobos

Alford was named head coach at the University of New Mexico on March 23, 2007 replacing previous coach Ritchie McKay. The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Ritchie Lawrence McKay (April 22, 1965 – ) is the current head coach of the Liberty University mens basketball team. ...

Head coaching record

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Family

Alford is married to the former Tanya Frost. They have known each other since grade school. They have three children: Kory, Bryce, and Kayla.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Iowa Men's Basketball: History and Record Book from HawkeyeSports.com, accessed March 13, 2006

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External links

• Steve Alford's Biography on GoLobos.com
• Career Statistics