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Steve Alford

Stephen Todd Alford (Steve)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2    Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1964 in Franklin, Indiana
High School: Chrysler in New Castle, Indiana
College: Indiana University

Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 26th overall) of the 1987 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 23 DAL NBA 28 0 197 21 55 .382 1 8 .125 16 17 .941 3 20 23 23 17 3 12 23 59
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 66 3 906 148 324 .457 20 55 .364 50 61 .820 10 62 72 92 45 3 45 57 366
1988-89 24 DAL NBA 9 0 38 3 11 .273 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 9 1 0 1 3 7
1988-89 24 GSW NBA 57 3 868 145 313 .463 20 53 .377 49 59 .831 10 59 69 83 44 3 44 54 359
1989-90 25 DAL NBA 41 0 302 63 138 .457 7 22 .318 35 37 .946 2 23 25 39 15 3 16 22 168
1990-91 26 DAL NBA 34 0 236 59 117 .504 7 23 .304 26 31 .839 10 14 24 22 8 1 16 11 151
Career NBA 169 3 1641 291 634 .459 35 108 .324 127 146 .870 25 119 144 176 85 10 89 113 744

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 23 DAL NBA 28 0 7.0 0.8 2.0 .382 0.0 0.3 .125 0.6 0.6 .941 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.1
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 66 3 13.7 2.2 4.9 .457 0.3 0.8 .364 0.8 0.9 .820 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.9 5.5
1988-89 24 DAL NBA 9 0 4.2 0.3 1.2 .273 0.0 0.2 .000 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.8
1988-89 24 GSW NBA 57 3 15.2 2.5 5.5 .463 0.4 0.9 .377 0.9 1.0 .831 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.9 6.3
1989-90 25 DAL NBA 41 0 7.4 1.5 3.4 .457 0.2 0.5 .318 0.9 0.9 .946 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 4.1
1990-91 26 DAL NBA 34 0 6.9 1.7 3.4 .504 0.2 0.7 .304 0.8 0.9 .839 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.3 4.4
Career NBA 169 3 9.7 1.7 3.8 .459 0.2 0.6 .324 0.8 0.9 .870 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 4.4

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 23 DAL NBA 28 0 197 3.8 10.1 .382 0.2 1.5 .125 2.9 3.1 .941 0.5 3.7 4.2 4.2 3.1 0.5 2.2 4.2 10.8
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 66 3 906 5.9 12.9 .457 0.8 2.2 .364 2.0 2.4 .820 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.7 1.8 0.1 1.8 2.3 14.5
1988-89 24 DAL NBA 9 0 38 2.8 10.4 .273 0.0 1.9 .000 0.9 1.9 .500 0.0 2.8 2.8 8.5 0.9 0.0 0.9 2.8 6.6
1988-89 24 GSW NBA 57 3 868 6.0 13.0 .463 0.8 2.2 .377 2.0 2.4 .831 0.4 2.4 2.9 3.4 1.8 0.1 1.8 2.2 14.9
1989-90 25 DAL NBA 41 0 302 7.5 16.5 .457 0.8 2.6 .318 4.2 4.4 .946 0.2 2.7 3.0 4.6 1.8 0.4 1.9 2.6 20.0
1990-91 26 DAL NBA 34 0 236 9.0 17.8 .504 1.1 3.5 .304 4.0 4.7 .839 1.5 2.1 3.7 3.4 1.2 0.2 2.4 1.7 23.0
Career NBA 169 3 1641 6.4 13.9 .459 0.8 2.4 .324 2.8 3.2 .870 0.5 2.6 3.2 3.9 1.9 0.2 2.0 2.5 16.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1987-88 23 DAL NBA 28 197 11.6 .472 .391 1.7 10.9 6.3 15.4 4.3 0.9 16.1 15.6 101 103 0.0 0.3 0.3
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 66 906 11.9 .522 .488 1.1 6.8 4.0 13.2 2.2 0.2 11.4 16.6 107 110 0.7 0.7 1.4
1988-89 24 DAL NBA 9 38 7.2 .295 .273 0.0 8.6 4.4 32.0 1.3 0.0 7.8 14.7 87 112 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988-89 24 GSW NBA 57 868 12.1 .530 .495 1.2 6.8 4.0 12.4 2.3 0.2 11.5 16.7 108 110 0.7 0.6 1.4
1989-90 25 DAL NBA 41 302 18.7 .544 .482 0.8 8.5 4.7 21.2 2.5 0.6 9.4 24.7 113 108 0.6 0.3 0.9
1990-91 26 DAL NBA 34 236 20.5 .578 .534 4.8 6.8 5.8 16.4 1.7 0.3 10.9 27.5 112 113 0.5 0.1 0.6
Career NBA 169 1641 14.4 .533 .487 1.7 7.6 4.7 15.4 2.5 0.4 11.3 19.6 109 109 1.8 1.4 3.2

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1987-88 23 DAL NBA 4 12 3 8 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 6 .375 .000 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5
1988-89 24 GSW NBA 6 52 9 22 4 9 3 4 2 4 5 2 0 1 7 25 .409 .444 .750 8.7 4.2 0.7 0.8
1989-90 25 DAL NBA 3 42 8 18 2 6 5 5 1 3 8 1 0 3 4 23 .444 .333 1.000 14.0 7.7 1.0 2.7
Career NBA 13 106 20 48 6 17 8 9 4 9 15 3 0 5 11 54 .417 .353 .889 8.2 4.2 0.7 1.2

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1987-88 23 DAL NBA 4 12 10.7 .375 .375 9.3 9.3 9.3 25.9 0.0 0.0 11.1 31.7 90 121 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988-89 24 GSW NBA 6 52 13.8 .526 .500 3.9 3.7 3.8 13.4 1.8 0.0 4.0 19.0 119 118 0.1 0.0 0.1
1989-90 25 DAL NBA 3 42 17.7 .569 .500 2.8 5.0 3.9 31.3 1.2 0.0 12.9 23.9 116 118 0.1 0.0 0.1
Career NBA 13 106 15.0 .520 .479 4.1 4.8 4.5 21.9 1.3 0.0 8.8 22.4 113 118 0.2 0.0 0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1983-84 19 INDIANA 31 171 289 137 150 82 98 45 3 63 60 479 .592 .913 15.5 2.6 3.2
1984-85 20 INDIANA 32 232 431 116 126 101 85 44 0 49 51 580 .538 .921 18.1 3.2 2.7
1985-86 21 INDIANA 28 254 457 122 140 75 79 50 1 50 46 630 .556 .871 22.5 2.7 2.8
1986-87 22 INDIANA 34 241 508 107 202 160 180 87 123 39 3 64 52 749 .474 .530 .889 22.0 2.6 3.6
Career 125 898 1685 107 202 535 596 345 385 178 7 226 209 2438 .533 .530 .898 19.5 2.8 3.1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1985-86 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1986-87 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Transactions

June 29, 1983: Traded by the New Jersey Nets (as a 1987 2nd round draft pick) with a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Milt Wagner) to the Dallas Mavericks for Dirk Minniefield and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Kennedy).

June 22, 1987: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft.

December 13, 1988: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

December 17, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

July 5, 1989: Released by the Golden State Warriors.

October 5, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Dallas Mavericks NBA $100,000
1988-89 Total NBA $150,000
1989-90 Dallas Mavericks NBA *$200,000
1990-91 Dallas Mavericks NBA $250,000
Career (may be incomplete) $700,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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