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Report: UCLA fires head basketball coach Steve Alford
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UCLA has decided to terminate head basketball coach Steve Alford, according to a report.
Seth Davis of The Athletic reported that UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero has decided to fire Alford. He was in his sixth season with the Bruins.
UCLA is off to a 7-6 start this season, including losses to Belmont and Liberty. He was 124-63 as the head coach of the Bruins.
BREAKING: UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero has decided to terminate Steve Alford as basketball coach, @TheAthleticCBB has learned. Official announcement expected tomorrow. No indication yet who will serve as interim coach for remainder of the season.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) December 31, 2018
Alford was at his fourth stop at the Division I level. Prior to UCLA, Alford had stops at New Mexico, Iowa and Southwest Missouri State. Overall, this was his 24th season as a head coach.
Alford led his teams to 11 NCAA tournament appearances in those 24 years and accumulated a 587-263 record. Seven times his teams appeared in the NIT.
Before becoming a head coach, Alford was a prominent star at Indiana University under head coach Bob Knight. He was a two-time consensus All-American, a three-time All-B1G selection and a national champion. He was also the B1G Most Valuable Player in 1987.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB