Steve Alford
Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alfordis an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 November 1964
CityFranklin, IN
CountryUnited States of America
feet glad good home practice scenario
We've got to get home and practice that scenario a little more. I'm glad that A.J. didn't get his feet set, because they had a really good look.
anyone bit home league starting tougher
We've got 12 home wins, the most of anyone in the league right now. It's starting to become a bit of a tougher place to play.
happen year
Those things happen every year. This year is not going to be any different.
fun run team
This team is having too much fun right now. We don't want this run to end Friday, we don't want it to end Sunday.
game himself led needed team took
This was the game where we needed him to score. He took it on himself to do that. He led the team today.
against five game top wins
This was a big game in a lot of ways. If we can get five wins against Top 25 teams, that's pretty special. You can't take that away, and it bodes well when we look at the postseason.
game
This was a big game in a lot of ways.
basketball coming good ranked team three
We've been ranked three times coming in here. But it's a lot different than years ago. This is a very good basketball team that's only going to get better.
best building good might
We've been awfully good defensively all year, but this might have been our best 40-minute effort. We've been really good defensively in this building all year.
came inability key transition
Transition and turnovers were key to this game. It really came down to our inability to keep them off the glass, and the turnover ratio.
continue wear
We wanted to continue to wear on them.
commitment continued felt last moves necessary progress seasons six straight successes term towards winning wins
With 46 wins in the last two seasons and six straight winning seasons, they have contributed to a lot of the successes we have enjoyed. In my long term commitment towards the future, I ... felt these moves were necessary for the continued progress of the program.
both final
We've been right there on the final day for both championships.
chapter final
We're still writing the final chapter of this book.