Steve Alford, a prelude to Oregon’s next era?
Posted on 20. Mar, 2010 at 11:40 am by Meerkat in Basketball, NCAA Basketball, Oregon Ducks Basketball, PAC-10 Basketball
The Oregon Ducks are in need of a new head men’s basketball coach. And from all the speculation around the program, it seems New Mexico’s head coach Steve Alford is on the short list. So, if you’re bee-bopping around finishing up your honey-do list with your green Oregon sweatshirt on … well, you might wanna take a break between 2:50-4:50.
2:50 pm PST
Washington vs New Mexico
Watching this 2nd round NCAA tournament game doesn’t just give you a break from Saturday chores, but it could be providing you a preview of how the next Oregon basketball coach matches up with rival Washington. Possibly in the prime of his career, Alford could be ready to jump into an Oregon program that desires the next level of NCAA success … winning consistency. And for you Bobby Knight fans, you’d be pleased to know that Alford was Bobby’s golden boy at Indiana.
from wikipedia:
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Manchester (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1991–1995) 1991–1992 Manchester 4-16 3-11 T-6th 1992–1993 Manchester 20-8 7-5 T-2nd NCAA D-III 1st Round 1993–1994 Manchester 23-4 10-2 1st NCAA D-III 1st Round 1994–1995 Manchester 31-1 12-0 1st NCAA D-III Runner-Up Manchester: 78-29 32-18 Southwest Missouri State (Missouri Valley Conference) (1995–1999) 1995–1996 Southwest Missouri State 16-12 11-7 4th 1996–1997 Southwest Missouri State 24-9 12-6 T-2nd NIT 1st Round 1997–1998 Southwest Missouri State 16-16 11-7 T-3rd 1998–1999 Southwest Missouri State 22-11 11-7 T-2nd NCAA Sweet 16 Southwest Missouri State: 78-48 45-27 Iowa (Big Ten Conference) (1999–2007) 1999–2000 Iowa 14-16 6-10 T-7th 2000–2001 Iowa 23-12 7-9 T-6th NCAA 2nd Round 2001–2002 Iowa 19-16 5-11 T-8th NIT 1st Round 2002–2003 Iowa 17-14 7-9 T-8th NIT 2nd Round 2003–2004 Iowa 16-13 9-7 4th NIT 1st Round 2004–2005 Iowa 21-12 7-9 7th NCAA 1st Round 2005–2006 Iowa 25-9 11-5 T-2nd NCAA 1st Round 2006–2007 Iowa 17-14 9-7 T-4th Iowa: 152-106 61-67 New Mexico (Mountain West Conference) (2007–present) 2007–2008 New Mexico 24-9 11-5 3rd NIT 1st Round 2008-2009 New Mexico 22-12 12-4 T-1st NIT 2nd Round 2009-2010 New Mexico 29-4 14-2 1 NCAA Tournament New Mexico: 75-25 37-11 Total: 383-208
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9 Responses to “Steve Alford, a prelude to Oregon’s next era?”
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Tom
20. Mar, 2010
Lets hope this comes true.
bbryan
20. Mar, 2010
I don’t get the Alford love. He failed miserably in the big-10. If we’re going the small school route go get Brad Stevens at Butler.
Katie Morgan
20. Mar, 2010
You don’t get the Alford love because you can’t see past Ernie Kent’s ball sack because you are 69ing him.
bbryan
20. Mar, 2010
Alford got out of the first round once in 8 years and ended with a 61-67 conference record, but yeah he seems like a huge upgrade
goodplaye
20. Mar, 2010
you are 69ing Ernie though bryan
Tom
20. Mar, 2010
You are such a clown bbryan. You crown Ernie Kent the King because of his ability to get to the tourn and advancing, yet you dont give Alford the same credit. He went to the sweet 16 with SWMS and has turned New Mexico into the premier team in its conference. Granted Alford is not my top choice, he is far better than Kent.
Ben Jacobson is my top Choice.
Grammar Police
22. Mar, 2010
Caps on the word ‘choice’ at the end of a sentence?
Grammar Police
22. Mar, 2010
Tourn? Were you going for a Great Britain version of the word turn? I don’t understand (did you notice the apostrophe in ‘don’t'?)
New Mexico
22. Mar, 2010
We are not the premier team in the conference. We have one outright title and one conference tournament title in the last 11 years. We are not even close to the premier team. You must be mis-remembering our accomplishments.