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
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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.
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When he got healthy as an individual, it obviously helped this team. He got his own body back. He could move defensively.
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We appreciate the hard work and efforts that Rich and Greg have extended on behalf of this program over the past seven years. 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 toward the future, I wanted to move Brian to director of basketball operations and felt these moves were necessary for the continued progress of the program.
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That's always been a key in close games. We've got to continue to be aggressive offensively. We've got to continue to move our feet defensively.
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It wasn't the start we wanted. I've always felt like the team that plays Thursday has an advantage in the Friday game, but we weathered that and found a way to move on.
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When you end up getting into the profession, you end up learning how important that end is. This is a group of guys who have gotten older and matured through the Big Ten. ... They understand the benefits that go into defending.
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.
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.
absolutely five issues pace seniors
We had absolutely no issues academically at all. Our five seniors are all on pace to graduate.
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.
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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.
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This was a big game in a lot of ways.