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
fortunate games grind won
We were very fortunate to grind out a win. We got it the way we won a lot of games this year, with our defense.
fortunate grind point wins
When you get to this point of the season, all wins are difficult. We were fortunate to grind out the win.
fortunate games heck home momentum pivotal regular season ten
It's two very pivotal home games for us. But if we're fortunate enough to get them, it's been one heck of a regular season and we try to get some momentum going into the Big Ten tournament.
conference easy fortunate game home remaining road sitting win
A win on the road is never easy in this league. We feel fortunate that we're sitting 3-4 (away from home in conference play) with one more game remaining on the road.
center dominated favor position
We just got dominated on the glass. I thought the center position was really in favor of them.
faith jeff might putting warm
We might play him 5 or 6 minutes, then take him out. Yet Jeff might say that makes it tight, and it's better if he can keep it warm and go. We're putting our faith in him to let us know. . .
aspects financial
We try to take the financial aspects out of the injury,
expected seen today zone
We expected to see zone today - we hadn't seen zone in two weeks.
energy focus minutes
We are two minutes after the game. My whole focus and energy haven't changed. I put everything into this.
basketball last tougher
It was the same scenario. The last 5 minutes, I just thought they were the tougher basketball team.
credit second shoot
The second half, we just couldn't make a shot. And you've got to give credit to their defense. But you can't shoot 30 percent. We fouled too much the second half.
forget happened hard seniors staff trying worked
The staff really worked hard at trying to get (players) to forget about what happened Saturday. The seniors then did the rest.
focused handle team tremendous year
I've been in it long enough - I can handle all that. We really are focused on what we're doing. This has been a tremendous ride. What this team has accomplished this year has been phenomenal.
basketball fans great happen intense national prelude
Fans will see intense basketball and competitive games. It will be a great prelude to what will happen in the national tournament.