2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Bryce Alford
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- High School:
- La Cueva HS
Career
Played in 141 career games, making 105 starts, through four seasons โฆ started in each of UCLAโs 104 games from 2014-15 through 2016-17 โฆ averaged 13.6 career points per game โฆ also had career averages of 3.8 assists per game and 2.8 rebounds per game โฆ set UCLAโs career record for most three-pointers made (329), eclipsing a record previously set by Jason Kapono (317 three-pointers from 2000-03) โฆ finished his career at UCLA having set the top two single-season three-point marks โ had a school-record 116 three-pointers as a senior after having made 93 triples as a sophomore in 2014-15 โฆ completed his career as the schoolโs No. 5 all-time leading scorer with 1,922 career points โฆ became UCLAโs only player to ever record over 1,700 career points and 500 assists โฆ his career total of 537 assists ranked No. 6 on UCLAโs all-time list โฆ also shot 82.5 percent from the free throw line (425-515), the schoolโs No. 7 all-time mark โฆ scored in double figures in 96 career games, the fifth-highest mark in school history โฆ his career total of 141 games played was tied for No. 4 on the all-time list with Norman Powell โฆ made at least one three-pointer in 97 of 104 games over his final three seasons (2014-15 through 2016-17) โฆ helped lead UCLA to a 6-3 mark in three trips to the NCAA Tournament (including three Sweet 16 appearances โ 2014, 2015 and 2017).
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2016-17
Started all 36 games โฆ averaged 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game โฆ secured first-team All-Pac-12 honors along with teammates Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf โฆ ranked No. 11 in the Pac-12 in scoring (15.5 ppg) โฆ also ranked No. 2 in the Pac-12 in three-point field goal percentage (43.0 pct), No. 2 in three-pointers made per game (3.2) and No. 4 in free throw percentage (83.3 pct) โฆ was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection by the Associated Press โฆ also was one of five finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award โฆ made a school single-season record 116 three-pointers โฆ made at least one three-pointer in 35 of 36 games, sinking at least two triples in 30 contests โฆ registered career-highs in field goal percentage (44.7 pct) and three-point percentage (43.0 pct) during his senior season โฆ totaled 92 assists and 35 turnovers (2.63 assist-turnover ratio) โฆ scored in double figures in 28 of UCLAโs 36 games, including 17 of the teamโs first 18 contests โฆ recorded at least 20 points in 10 games, including a career-high 37 points in the teamโs 104-89 win at Colorado (Jan. 12) โฆ connected on 9 of 14 three-pointers in the win at Colorado, tying the schoolโs single-game record for most made three-pointers โฆ secured Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the second time in his career (week of Jan. 9-15), averaging 26.0 points in a pair of wins at Colorado and Utah โฆ shot 56.7 percent from the field in the two road wins, knocking down 12 of 21 three-point field goal attempts (57.1 percent) โฆ made eight three-pointers (on 14 attempts) in a home win over Washington, scoring 29 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field (March 1) โฆ scored 26 points in a home victory against USC (Feb. 18), making 8 of 15 field goal attempts and 5 of 9 shots from three-point range.
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2015-16
Started all 32 games โฆ averaged 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 0.7 steals in a team-leading 36.2 minutes per game โฆ earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 Team accolades for the second consecutive year โฆ ranked seventh in scoring in the Pac-12 (16.1 ppg), second in assists per game (5.2), second in assist-turnover ratio (2.7), second in free throw percentage (83.1) and fourth in three-point field goals made per game (2.3) โฆ secured second-team NABC All-District 20 honors โฆ tallied 93 assists and 30 turnovers in 18 Pac-12 games (3.1 assist-turnover ratio) โฆ scored in double figures in 29 of UCLAโs 32 games, including each of the teamโs final 14 contests โฆ registered at least 20 points in eight games โฆ scored a season-high 30 points in a double overtime loss at Washington in the teamโs Pac-12 opener (Jan. 1) โฆ in the loss at Washington, made 17 of 18 free throws, in addition to hitting a trio of three-pointers to extend the game โ a three-pointer with 17 seconds left in regulation cut Washingtonโs lead to 69-68, a three-pointer with 7.1 seconds remaining tied the game, 71-71, and a three-pointer with 13 seconds to play in the first overtime tied the contest, 83-83 โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career (week of Jan. 4-10), after averaging 21.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a pair of home wins over Arizona and Arizona State โฆ recorded his third career double-double (of the point-assist variety), totaling 10 points and a season-high 11 assists with no turnovers in a win at Arizona State (Feb. 14) โฆ became UCLAโs first player since Kyle Anderson (Jan. 23, 2014) to have a game with at least 10 assists and no turnovers โฆ had two games with at least 10 assists โ recorded 11 assists against Arizona State (Feb. 14) and 10 versus CSUN (Nov. 29) โฆ scored 28 points and had six assists in a loss at home to Washington (Jan. 28) โฆ registered 27 points, making 10 of 15 field goal attempts, in a win against Louisiana-Lafayette (Dec. 15) โฆ scored 20 points and made 9 of 10 field goals in the Bruinsโ 77-75 win over UNLV in a first-round game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Nov. 23) โฆ made at least one three-pointer in 30 of UCLAโs 32 games.
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2014-15
Started all 36 games โฆ averaged 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 0.9 steals in a team-leading 36.3 minutes per game โฆ earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 Team accolades โฆ ranked eighth in scoring in the Pac-12 (15.4 ppg), fourth in assists per game (4.9), fifth in assist-turnover ratio (2.0), first in three-point field goals made per game (2.6), fourth in free throw percentage (83.8) and 10th in three-point field goal percentage (39.1) โฆ established UCLAโs single-season records in three-pointers made (93) and three-pointers attempted (238) โฆ tied UCLAโs single-game record with nine three-pointers in the Bruinsโ 60-59 win over SMU in the NCAA Tournament (March 19) โฆ that record tied Jason Kaponoโs 9-for-11 three-point performance against Washington State on Jan. 4, 2003 โฆ the nine three-pointers made against SMU established a school single-season postseason record (previous single-game high was five three-pointers) โฆ against SMU, Alford shot 9-for-11 from three-point range, totaling 27 points in 39 minutes โฆ finished the season with 1,307 minutes played, the second-highest single season total in school history (behind Russell Westbrookโs 1,318 minutes in 2007-08) โฆ averaged a team-leading 36.3 minutes per game, the eighth-highest single-season average in program history โฆ closed the season having made 18 of 32 three-pointers (56.3 percent) in UCLAโs five postseason games โฆ scored a season-high 28 points and registered a career-best 13 assists (one turnover) in UCLAโs win over Nicholls State (Nov. 20) โฆ scored in double figures in 29 of UCLAโs 36 games, including each of the teamโs first 13 games โฆ had two point-assist double-doubles โ versus Montana State on Nov. 14 (18 points, 12 assists) and Nicholls State on Nov. 20 (28 points, 13 assists) โฆtotaled at least 20 points in nine games โฆ finished with 49 points in UCLAโs first weekend of the NCAA Tournament (two games), the programโs highest two-game point total in one NCAA Tournament since Reggie Miller scored 56 points in consecutive games during the 1987 NCAA Tournament โฆ made at least one three-point field goal in 32 of 36 games โฆ made at least two three-pointers in 27 of 36 games.
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2013-14
Played in all 37 games, making one start (versus Oregon, Feb. 27) โฆ averaged 8.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 23.1 minutes per game as a freshman โฆ secured Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors โฆ ranked 15th in the Pac-12 in assists per game (2.8) โฆ compiled a 2.13 assist turnover ratio (102 assists, 48 turnovers) โฆ ranked 11th in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (80.4 pct, 82-102) and was second on the team in that category โฆ led UCLA in three-point field goal percentage (38.5, 47-122, minimum 1.0 three-pointer made per game) โฆ โฆ in Pac-12 games only, ranked second among Pac-12 players in free throw percentage (86.8 pct, 59-68) โฆ scored in double figures in 10 games and eclipsed the 20-point plateau twice โฆ his total of 47 three-point field goals ranked third in school history among UCLA freshmen โฆ likewise, his 38.5 three-point field goal percentage ranks third among UCLA freshmen (behind Jason Kapono and Arron Afflalo, mimimum 1.0 three-pointer made per game) โฆ scored a season-high 31 points in UCLAโs 87-83 double overtime loss to Oregon (Feb. 27) โฆ shot 7-for-17 in that game, making 12 of 13 free throws in a season-high 49 minutes โฆ single-game total of 31 points is the second-highest total by any UCLA freshman in school history (Don MacLean scored 41 against North Texas on Dec. 30, 1988) โฆ single-game total of 31 points was the most by a UCLA freshman in a conference game (at the time) โฆ scored 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting (and 4-of-6 from three-point range) in UCLAโs 34-point win over USC (Jan. 5) in his first-ever Pac-12 game โฆ recorded a season-high six assists in three games โฆ shot 59.1 percent (13-22) from the free throw line in UCLAโs first 13 games and shot 86.3 percent (69-80) from the free throw line in the teamโs final 24 games โฆ made at least one three-point field goal in 25 games.
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High School
Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, N.M.) under head coach Frank Castillo โฆ finished his high school career as New Mexicoโs all-time single-season basketball scoring leader, totaling 1,050 points at La Cueva โฆ eclipsed the previous New Mexico state record of 1,033 points set by 7-foot Nick Pino of Santa Fe St. Michaelโs in 1963 โฆ finished his high school career having scored 2,479 points โฆ as a senior (2012-13), averaged 37.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 6.4 apg and 2.6 spg in leading La Cueva to a 22-6 overall record and appearance in the Class 5A quarterfinals โฆ was named the 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year for New Mexico โฆ secured Albuquerque Metro Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior โฆ named the New Mexico Hall of Fameโs 2013 Male Athlete of the Year โฆ also was named New Mexico โMr. Basketballโ by NMPreps.com in 2013 โฆ as a junior (2011-12), averaged 24.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.2 apg and 2.0 spg โฆ led La Cueva to the Class 5A state title game as a junior and to the state championship as a freshman (2009-10) โฆ set La Cuevaโs single-game scoring record on multiple occasions, scoring a career-high 52 points in a game against Eldorado on Feb. 19, 2013 ... also had a season-high 44 points in one game as a junior โฆ off the court, volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and as a youth basketball coach โฆ participated in the USA Basketball Menโs U19 World Championship team training camp June 14-16, 2013, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Personal
Full name: Bryce Alford โฆ is the middle of Steve and Tanya Alfordโs three children โฆ father, Steve, served as UCLAโs head coach during his undergraduate career at UCLA โฆ older brother, Kory, was his teammate during his first two seasons at UCLA โฆ has one younger sister, Kayla โฆ political science major.
