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BYU Player Does Not Appreciate Steve Alford's Compliments

Whatever your thoughts on Steve Alford, basketball coach (and Iowa fans have plenty), I think we can all agree that he was well within his rights to go off on BYU's Jonathan Tavernari following Saturday's get-together.During the New Mexico-BYU post-game handshakes, Alford tried to congratulate Tavernari, there was a...

Swapping Coaches Doesn't Always Work

When the University of Iowa decided not to renew the contract of head basketball coach Dr. Tom Davis in 1999, it seemed like a plausible move. Davis had been at Iowa for 13 seasons without winning a single conference championship and hadn't been beyond the second round of the NCAA Tournament since 1988. Of course, he took...

Steve Alford Left Iowa Because New Mexico is a Better Opportunity

When Iowa hired Steve Alford in 1999, he was one of the most sought after coaching commodities in the country, after what he built in Southwest Missouri State. The luster of his name -- what with the all-American accolades, national championship, and gold medal -- in the Big Ten surely didn't hurt matters with the Iowa...

New Mexico Coach Steve Alford Says Politician 'Falsely Advertised' Fundraiser

University of New Mexico coach Steve Alford is involved in a political controversy, with congressional candidate Darren White advertising a fundraising event as an opportunity to meet Alford, and Alford replying, "I wouldn't know Darren White if he walked in front of me. It got falsely advertised. I was just stopping by,"...

Iowa and Alford Divorce Reaches the Children

Looks like Steve Alford's departure from Iowa and disgruntled fans to New Mexico and open arms looks to have a few more bumps along the way. After Alford took the New Mexico job, he contacted the kids who had already signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) to attend Iowa. According to Alford, it was a courtesy to let them...

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05/23/12 UC set to take on New Mexico Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH The University of Cincinnati has agreed to a home-and-home basketball series with New Mexico, with the first game scheduled to be played at Fifth Third Arena in 2012-13.
05/08/12 MU close to naming Miller new assistant coach Source: Columbia Tribune - Columbia MO Missouri Coach Frank Haith appears close to filling the assistant coaching position left vacant when Isaac Chew left to take a job at Illinois last month.
05/06/12 Harker Heights to buy Medicine Man property Source: Killeen Daily Herald - Killeen TX Dave Haley was honored with the Comanche Gap Medicine Man award Saturday during a ceremony that also featured a surprise announcement about the property where the event takes place.
04/23/12 Indiana State (SID): Sycamores To Host New Mexico In... Source: The Mid-Majority The Indiana State Sycamores will host New Mexico on December 1 inside Hulman Center as part of the fourth Mountain West/Missouri Valley Conference Challenge Series.
04/23/12 M. Basketball. Men's Basketball Draws Indiana State in... Source: GoLobos.com As a part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge, the University of New Mexico Lobos will head east to take on the Indiana State Sycamores on December 1 in Terre Haute, Ind. The game will match head coach Steve Alford against his former Iowa assistant Greg Lansing.

Background on Steve Alford

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.

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