Steve Alford showed up at seemingly the one place that could shield the UCLA basketball coach from his troubles Tuesday and found that even the Woodens had dispersed on him.
Greg Wooden, the grandson of John Wooden, was seated at archrival USC’s table inside the Los Angeles Athletic Club. John Impelman, Wooden’s great-grandson, was seated at Pepperdine’s table during the Wooden tipoff luncheon designed to honor the legendary Bruins coach.
Impelman, an assistant coach with the Waves, told the gathering of coaches and administrators that Wooden’s daughter, Nan Muehlhausen, intended to attend Pepperdine games instead of those of her beloved UCLA.