For only the second time in the Alford era, I missed a regular season game. And, wouldn’t you know it? It is the game that fired Steve Alford. While the focus is rightly on the next coach and, to a lesser extent, this season, I want to take a quick look back at the five best and worst moments/games/events of the Alford era.
Isaac transferred last minute to UCLA to be close to his ailing grandmother. She died right before a Pac-12 Tournament game against Southern Cal. Isaac went out and singlehandedly destroyed SUC with a 36-point effort in a 96-70 blowout win on March 12.