...uot; said coach Steve Alford. "We're a very good shooting team, but there will be nights when we don't (shoot well). We had a lot of guys shoot under 50 percent tonight, yet we hold a tea...
...tate, UNM coach Steve Alford didn’t allow his players to be interviewed Wednesday.“It’s been hard for the players to get back, they’ve had two days of studies and we’ll meet one more time on...
... and UNM coach Steve Alford into a tizzy.“I yelled a lot,” Alford said with a laugh, when asked what he did to settle his team down. “I yell a lot, so the young guys could understand, ‘coach ...
...r,” UNM coach Steve Alford said of Martinez’s huge baskets. “That’s why he’s Ro. That’s why I’m going to enjoy every game I’ve got with him. I’ve said it all along, ‘I’d take 13 ...
...ward, UNM coach Steve Alford said he was unhappy with his team’s defense during that 10-minute stretch, especially against Young and Aggie guard Jonathan Gibson.“Once you give scorers like those t...
... said UNM coach Steve Alford, referring to Gibson and Young.The only problem was that there still were 10 minutes to play. The third and final segment looked much like part one. The Aggies stagnated i...
...ew Mexico coach Steve Alford says he’s ready for a different Aggie bunch.“It’s a great early-season test,” Alford says. “They’ve got the seven-footer (6-foot, 11-inch Hamidu Rahman) inside...
... Steve Alford may not have as many players on his University of New Mexico men's basketball roster as he'd like, and he certainly could use a few more in the coming week. Saturday, however, he...
... points. Coach Steve Alford can be as hard to please as Flanagan, but he couldn't find a lot to criticize afterward. With a game at New Mexico State coming up on Tuesday, Alford said, "We k...
... when UNM coach Steve Alford hired Miller in the spring of 2007, Hobson backed out of Pepperdine and signed with the Lobos. One problem. While Hobson's game was Division I ready, his academics we...
...quot; UNM coach Steve Alford said, when asked if the recent Lobo fiascoes have put more pressure on his team. "We had some great years at Iowa (where Alford coached eight years), then you get in ...
...This is the overlap season, in which fall sports and winter sports stack up like cars trying to access southbound I-25 from eastbound Paseo del Norte — but less tedious and more fun.For the Universi...
...year Lobo coach Steve Alford hopes the year will be far from a soap opera, there are plenty of lingering questions before the season finale airs in March.The biggest? The Young: What role will the Lob...
...hird-year coach Steve Alford. “A lot can happen, but as of (Wednesday) we’d start the same five as we did against New Mexico Highlands.”That would include senior wing Roman Martinez, junior poin...
...hird-year coach Steve Alford. In fact, Martinez, a kid who admittedly isn't exactly Michael Jordan athletically or Albert Einstein intellectually, has become one of the premier student-athletes ...
... said an upbeat Steve Alford late Saturday afternoon. "Darington (Hobson), Ro (Martinez) and Phillip (McDonald) all played real well, but we can't give any details." The third-year UNM ...
...hird-year coach Steve Alford. "We wear the same travel sweats, we go through (airport) security, we fly somewhere. It gives us a chance to get out. "I'm anxious to see how they respond ...
...d for UNM coach Steve Alford when both were at Iowa in 2006. The 6-11 Hansen went as the first pick of the third round.ON THE AIR: KNML-AM (610) will carry all 48 of the team’s regular season games ...
...hird-year coach Steve Alford, who has just one senior on his roster. “I was interested to see how we’d play the second 20 as opposed to the first 20. The guys made some good adjustments on their o...
...f,” UNM coach Steve Alford said. “But we ended up with 14 turnovers and 19 assists, which is good.”Also encouraging: fans won’t have to wait in the cold for long, whether they’re visiting th...
... says UNM coach Steve Alford. “I’ve said it before, and it’s really true; we have the best fans around and it will be an exhibition game for them as well. It will be different, some of the conce...
...esday.UNM coach Steve Alford suspended Brown two weeks ago for academic reasons, but says the 6-foot-9 forward has handled his situation well enough to rejoin the squad for practice.“He’s being re...
...asketball coach Steve Alford knows that the fans will have to navigate some uncomfortable situations this season.“The thing I appreciate about our fans, is we’re hearing (there is) an enthusiasm,...
...hird-year coach Steve Alford, whose Lobos tipped off official practice on Saturday, said his young bunch has responded well thus far.“I’m pleasantly surprised through the first weekend,” Alford ...
...iday, UNM coach Steve Alford suspended Brown indefinitely for academic reasons. Both Alford and Brown seemed confident about Brown’s eventual return, but when is another question.“He has to do som...
..., current coach Steve Alford. And maybe that was a problem. McKay's teams were always considered too soft. Maybe a few sailor sessions would have helped, as opposed to McKay's shrill, shriek...
...asketball coach Steve Alford, baseball coach Ray Birmingham, volleyball coach Jeff Nelson, just to name a few. Krebs' most impressive hire came when he was at Bowling Green in 2001. He swung for the ...
...gest void. How Steve Alford and his staff manage to fill that void, whether by player development or by coaching X's and O's, will go a long way toward charting the ultimate destination of th...
... said UNM coach Steve Alford. "We appreciate everything. That's what our fans do, they always turn out. They don't ask 'who, why' - they just say 'when's the basketball being played and where?'" BROW...
...-year UNM coach Steve Alford. “Obviously being out of the Pit is not fun, but we’re excited to go to a community that gives us an enormous amount of support, and yet we don’t get out there much....
...asketball coach Steve Alford has a Twitter account. Certainly, there are a number of Lobo men's hoop fans who crave to hear Alford's thoughts about his team's inner workings. As well a handful who ar...
...It really doesn’t matter what the football team’s record is. When leaves turn red and yellow, when pumpkins proliferate, when flu shots beckon, Lobo fans’ thoughts inevitably drift to basketball...
...DENVER — Led by two first-team all-league picks, Brigham Young was tabbed the favorite in this season’s Mountain West Conference men’s basketball race.The Cougars, who shared last year’s regul...
... said UNM coach Steve Alford. “But I can look at the players on the sheet with the all-conference team listed, and I won’t trade Ro for anybody. Ro has been a staple for us the first two years tha...
...Los Alamos Center Chooses New Mexico Over ArizonaThis time, the big one didn’t get away.Los Alamos’ Alex Kirk, one of the state’s most highly recruited basketball players this decade, has given ...
...By Mark SmithJournal Staff WriterThis time, the big one didn’t get away.Los Alamos’ Alex Kirk, one of the state’s most highly-recruited hoop players this decade, has given a verbal commitment to...
...ays men's coach Steve Alford, who left the Hawkeyes to coach at UNM three years ago. "It was something that was a big draw for me here; it's too big of a piece of the puzzle. You look at what coach (R...
... (among others) Steve Alford for men’s basketball, Jeff Nelson for volleyball and Joe Franklin for track and cross country. So, there was every reason to expect good things from Locksley.The guy tal...
...ith Lobos coach Steve Alford. He originally committed to play for Alford at Iowa, but Alford then left the Hawkeyes for UNM.In the spring of 2007, Hamga was scheduled to make a recruiting visit to New...
...ed by UNM coach Steve Alford while the latter was at Iowa and then again at UNM. Hamga instead chose UNLV but sat out the 2007-08 season as a redshirt.Last year, Hamga transferred from UNLV to Valpara...
... MY HUSBAND and I chose to be at the Pit Saturday, along with 12,000 fans, to see the first home game for the Lobos' basketball team. Coach Steve Alford, with his bright red jacket, now seems at home as he walked out onto the court. The players, poised and energetic. Even with the draftiness ... full story
... time to time, it has for the past 20 years." The smell seemed to dissipate as the game progressed. "It comes and goes," said UNM men's coach Steve Alford, whose basketball office is located in the Davalos Center, just outside the Pit. "That's all part of the renovation process. "Those things ... full story
... his temper ... No college coach is worth this kind of money, one who is producing or not. ... Paul Krebs hit a homerun with the hiring of Steve Alford, he may have made a poor choice with Locksley. Regardless, the salaries and contracts being offered coaches in college athletics is most troubling ... full story
... - Martinez enjoys visiting UNM Children's Hospital and he and junior Dairese Gary have helped out at various community centers. Coach Steve Alford is hoping an NCAA Tournament bid will come the Lobos way this year and says he would get an extra rush from seeing Martinez go out on top ... full story
... solely on base salary. Total compensation this year for others who collected the most in deferred compensation are: Don Flanagan, $494,200; Steve Alford, $1,040,000 and Paul Roth, $523,600. Documents obtained by the Journal through a public records request reveal that 33 UNM employees ... full story
... and 899, when numerous transfers cost the program points. The Lobos lost a scholarship a year ago because of a dismal APR rating. Head coach Steve Alford has spent the last two years “trying to clean up the academic mess.” The new rating, released in May, means the program ... full story
... season. All in all, it's been a good one. Women's coach Don Flanagan notched his 300th win at the University of New Mexico. Steve Alford, who has turned around the men's team in a couple of years, was named MWC coach of the year. Both teams were invited to the NIT. Those ... full story
... , that player wasn't wearing Utah red Tuesday night. I doubt that person exists right now, anywhere in the MWC. "I may be biased," UNM coach Steve Alford said after his Lobos' 77-71 victory over the Utes and center Luke Nevill in a pulsating Pit, "But Tony gets our vote." So many story lines ... full story
... 7-foot-2 MWC Player of the Year candidate Luke Nevill all evening. Toppert added 12 points and two big 3s. "It wasn't easy for them," UNM coach Steve Alford said of his senior trio. "I told them before the game, 'regardless of what happens today, you've been very special for our program. I appreciate ... full story
... just came into my hands. And on my dunk, somebody just let me go, too." Granger's presence this weekend is a huge positive for UNM coach Steve Alford's program. Granger is the first Lobo to ever play in the NBA All-Star Game. "I was surprised when I heard that," Granger said ... full story
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