32 Facts About Bryce Alford

Bryce Michael Alford was born on January 18,1995 and is an American professional basketball player for Zastal Zielona Gora of the Polish Basketball League.

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

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

Bryce 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.

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

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

Bryce Alford's father was coaching at Manchester College at the time.

Bryce Alford attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Bryce Alford averaged 25.3 points and 4.6 assists in his junior year, when he led the Bears to the Class 5A title game.

Bryce Alford was ranked No 44 at shooting guard, but he considered himself a point guard.

Bryce Alford participated in USA Basketball's training camp for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he was eager to gain national attention.

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

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

Bryce 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.

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

At season's end, Bryce Alford received honorable mention for the All-Pac-12 team.

Bryce Alford finished with a game-high 27 points and connected on 9 of 11 three-point attempts, the most ever made by a UCLA player in the NCAA Tournament and tying the school record held by Jason Kapono for the most in any game.

Bryce Alford broke the Bruins' single-season record for made three-pointers, held for eight years by Arron Afflalo.

Bryce Alford was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after averaging 21.5 points in the two games on 55 percent shooting.

Bryce Alford finished the season ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in scoring with 16.1 points per game, second in assists with 5.2 per game, and second in assist-turnover ratio.

Bryce Alford became the first player in UCLA history to reach career totals of both 1,700 points and 500 assists.

Bryce Alford tied his career high with nine three-pointers, helping UCLA set a school record with 19 three-pointers made.

Bryce Alford made 3-of-7 three-pointers to surpass his own single-season school record for three-point field goals made.

Bryce Alford finished his UCLA career as the fifth-leading scorer in school history, and graduated with a degree in political science.

Bryce Alford later signed a training camp contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Bryce Alford was waived by the Thunder on October 11,2017, about a week before the start of the regular season; he had not played in their four preseason games.

Bryce Alford joined the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's NBA G League team, as an affiliate player.

Bryce Alford joined the Indiana Pacers summer league squad, where he was reunited with former UCLA teammates Holiday, Leaf, and Ike Anigbogu.

Bryce Alford was added to the Oklahoma City Blue training camp roster on October 23,2018.

On October 14,2021, Bryce Alford signed with the Chicago Bulls, but was waived the same day.

Bryce Alford joined the Windy City Bulls as an affiliate player.

Bryce Alford was selected to play for the United States national team in their second round of qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup.