Steve Alford retiring after final season at Nevada — SkimNews
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- Steve Alford, 61, will retire at the end of the upcoming season, ending a 36-year coaching career with a 724-386 overall record
- Alford is 137-88 across eight seasons at Nevada, with NCAA tournament appearances in 2023 and 2024
- Alford coached UCLA for six years, leading the Bruins to consecutive Sweet 16 appearances in 2014-15
- Alford won a national championship as a player at Indiana under Bob Knight, then played four NBA seasons before entering coaching at age 26
- Alford led Manchester College to the 1995 Division III championship game, took Missouri State to the Sweet 16, and coached Iowa from 1998 to 2007 with two Big Ten tournament titles and three NCAA appearances
- Alford coached New Mexico to four Mountain West regular-season titles and three NCAA tournament appearances, reaching the second round twice
- Nevada athletic director Stephanie Rempe praised Alford for leading the program 'with consistency, integrity and a deep commitment to developing outstanding young men' through a 'period of significant change in college athletics'
Why it matters: Nevada now opens a coaching search coming off consecutive NCAA tournament berths (2023, 2024) and with a veteran .652 career winning percentage (724-386) to replace — a tall order given the Mountain West's recent competitive turnover and the broader 'significant change in college athletics' Rempe herself flagged.
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