Steve Alford

Steve Alford is the current head basketball coach at New Mexico, and was formally the head coach at Iowa. He has compiled an overall record of 291-169 in 15 seasons as a head coach. He was also a player at Indiana from 1983-1987, and during his senior year the three point line was instituted in college basketball. During this season Alford shot 53 percent from behind the arc, which still stands as the third highest percentage in Indiana basketball history. Alford made 107 out of 202 three pointers leading Indiana to a national title. According to Alford when this new rule was made many players were so "enamored" with it, and they were going crazy about it. The three point was a new part of the game and players found it very odd, and because of this it drew shooters to it because it was so new. Unlike today's players Alford had a very short amount of time to get adjusted to the three point line and said that this was hardest part to overcome. This also made the transition to the NBA more difficult, as Alford shot only 35 percent from three in his first NBA season.

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