Bryce Alford
Alford with UCLA in 2014
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| No. 20 – UCLA Bruins | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | Pac-12 Conference |
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| Born | January 18, 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
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| High school | La Cueva (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| College | UCLA (2013–present) |
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Bryce Alford (born January 18, 1995) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. As a senior in high school in New Mexico, he set a state single-season scoring record, and was named the state's top high school player. Alford was named one of the top freshman in the Pac-12 Conference in his first season with UCLA. As a sophomore in 2014–15, he set a UCLA single-season record for most three-point field goals. He is the son of former basketball player Steve Alford, who is also the coach at UCLA.
Alford was born to Tanya and Steve Alford, a college basketball coach and former professional player. By the time Alford was 5, he would sit in on his father's locker room talks, and stood beside him during news conferences.
Alford attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He averaged 25.3 points and 4.6 assists in his junior year, when he also led the Bears to the Class 5A title game. In March 2012, he verbally committed to attend the University of New Mexico, where he would play college basketball under his father, who was coaching the Lobos. He signed a National Letter of Intent to accept New Mexico's athletic scholarship offer in December.
As a senior, Alford broke a 50-year-old New Mexico high school single-season scoring record with 1,050 points. He averaged 37.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 2.6 steals while leading his team to a 22–6 record and the Class 5A quarterfinals. For the season, he was named New Mexico's Gatorade Player of the Year. While he earned first-team Parade All-American honors, recruiting services did not rank him among the top 100 overall players nationally. He was ranked No. 44 at shooting guard, but he considered himself a point guard. Steve believed his son's commitment to play for him negatively impacted his ranking. Alford participated in USA Basketball's training camp for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he was eager to gain national attention.
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