Steve Alford
School:
Height:
6-2
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
New Castle, IN
High School:
Chrysler High School
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1987 and consensus first-team All-American in 1986
- All-American Recognition: 1986 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 2nd Team) and 1987 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Led the nation in free-throw percentage in 1984. Finished 2nd in 1985, 21st in 1986 and 8th in 1987
- Ranked 5th in the nation in three-point field-goal percentage and 11th in three-point field goals per game with 3.1 in 1987
- Leading scorer for 1987 NCAA Tournament champion (30-4 record)
- Named to 1987 All-NCAA Tournament team
- Averaged 21.3 points in 10 NCAA Tournament games in 1984, 1986 and 1987 (8-2 record)
- Averaged 21.6 points in five NIT games for 1985 runner-up
- Member of 1984 U.S. Olympic team (10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 64.4 FG%)
- Selected by the Dallas Mavericks in second round of 1987 NBA draft (26th pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | RBA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 171 | 289 | .592 | 137 | 150 | .913 | 82 | 2.6 | 479 | 15.5 | ||||
32 | 232 | 431 | .538 | 116 | 126 | .921 | 101 | 3.2 | 580 | 18.1 | ||||
28 | 254 | 457 | .556 | 122 | 140 | .871 | 75 | 2.7 | 630 | 22.5 | ||||
34 | 241 | 508 | .474 | 107 | 202 | .530 | 160 | 180 | .889 | 87 | 2.6 | 749 | 22.0 | |
Totals | 125 | 898 | 1685 | .533 | 535 | 596 | .898 | 345 | 2.8 | 2438 | 19.5 |