Bryce Alford

He became the first UCLA freshman since Don MacLean in 1988 to exceed 30 points in a game.

For the season, Alford averaged eight points and 2.8 assists in 23 minutes per game, and was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.

He and LaVine were named the Bruins' top freshmen.

Bryce Michael Alford (born January 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.

He set school records for the most three-point field goals made in a game, season, and career.

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.

In March 2013, Steve became the coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Alford followed him.

The Bruins rarely sought players who were not four- or five-star recruits.

With Alford rated a consensus three-star prospect, skeptics were wary of nepotism.

In Alford's first season in 2013–14, his father groomed him over fellow freshman Zach LaVine to be the team's backup point guard behind starter Kyle Anderson.

However, Alford started the season slowly, averaging only five points on 37.9 percent shooting through the first six games.

Fans began questioning Alford's role compared to the crowd-favorite LaVine's, and he felt pressure to justify his scholarship.

Alford cited two games that helped boost his confidence: an 18-point game early in the season in the Las Vegas Invitational, and a 20-point performance in the Pac-12 season opener against USC that followed his scoreless game against Alabama.

As a sophomore in 2014–15, he became the team's starting point guard and set the Bruins' record for most three-pointers made in a season.

Alford moved to shooting guard as a senior, when he surpassed his own single-season record and became the Bruins' career leader in three-pointers made.

On February 27, 2014, with stars Anderson and Jordan Adams suspended, Alford scored 31 points in an 87–83 double-overtime loss at home to Oregon.

After Anderson and LaVine left UCLA for the National Basketball Association (NBA), Alford became the Bruins' starting point guard in 2014–15.

Although he was considered more of a shooter than a true point guard, Alford was the team's only legitimate option for the position.

Twice in the first three games he reached double figures in both points and assists to record the first double-doubles of his career.

On November 20, 2014, he scored 28 points along with a career-high 13 assists in a 107–74 win over Nicholls State.

He earned first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a senior in 2016–17.

As a senior in high school in New Mexico, Alford set a state single-season scoring record, and was named the state's top high school player.

He was named one of the top freshmen in the Pac-12 in his first season with UCLA.

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, he began his pro career playing two seasons for the Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA G League.

He has also played in Germany and Portugal.

He is the son of former basketball player Steve Alford, who was also his head coach at UCLA.

Alford was born in Manchester, Indiana, to Tanya and Steve Alford, a college basketball coach and former professional player.

His father was coaching at Manchester College at the time.

By the time Alford was five, 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.