 Alford coaching the New Mexico Lobos in 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||
| League | Mountain West Conference | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | November 23, 1964 Franklin, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Chrysler (New Castle, Indiana) | |||||||||||
| College | Indiana (1983–1987) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1987: 2nd round, 26th overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1987–1991 | |||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 2, 4 | |||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1991–present | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Manchester | |||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Southwest Missouri State | |||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Iowa | |||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | New Mexico | |||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 2019–present | Nevada | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||
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Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a two-time consensus first-team All-American playing in college for the Indiana Hoosiers. He led them to a national championship in 1987. After playing professionally for four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he has been a college head coach for over 30 years.
Alford was named Indiana Mr. Basketball in high school before playing at Indiana University Bloomington under coach Bobby Knight. He helped the Hoosiers claim their fifth national championship, and finished his career as Indiana's all-time leading scorer. Alford was selected in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and played four years in the league with Dallas and the Golden State Warriors. Alford then became a college head coach. He has coached at Manchester University, Southwest Missouri State University, the University of Iowa and the University of New Mexico. He spent 5+1⁄2 seasons with the UCLA Bruins before being fired midseason in 2018–19. By leading Nevada to the NCAA Tournament in 2023, he became the fourth head coach to lead five teams to the NCAA Division I Tournament.[1]