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Steve Alford Steve Alford was named the University of New Mexico's 19th head men's basketball coach on March 23, 2007. Alford spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Iowa.   Alford, 42, has a 308-183 (63%) career record in 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach. His teams qualified for postseason play 11 times, produced 13 winning seasons and reached 20 wins on eight occasions.   "We are thrilled to have Steve and his family join our Lobo family," said UNM athletics director Paul Krebs. "He is an outstanding coach and he possesses a proven track record in arguably the toughest men's basketball conference in the country. In addition to his great basketball pedigree and national name, Steve is an outstanding teacher and recruiter who cares deeply about the student-athlete. Steve's arrival at the University of New Mexico signals a commitment to re-establishing UNM as a national player in men's basketball."   "This is a tremendous opportunity," said Alford. "I appreciate the opportunity that the University of New Mexico has given to me. We're looking forward to getting started and excited to meet the team and building the program. The Pit and Lobo basketball has a great tradition with NCAA Tournaments. We want the home court advantage to be even better. The fans will have a big part in making that possible."   In eight seasons at Iowa, Alford compiled a 152-106 record with a school-record seven consecutive winning seasons, and six postseason appearances. The Hawkeyes won two Big Ten Conference tournament titles (2001 and '06). Iowa was 17-14 in 2006-07. It was 9-7 in the Big Ten, tied with NCAA teams Illinois and Purdue for fourth place.   Alford led Iowa to a 25-9 record in 2005-06, winning the Big Ten Conference tournament for the second time. The 25 wins ranks as the second highest victory total ever at Iowa. The NCAA Tournament bid was Iowa's third under Alford. The Hawkeyes also competed in the NCAA Tournament in 2001 and 2005.   Iowa went 17-0 at home in 2006, setting a school record, while posting the first undefeated home season in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which opened in 1983. Iowa's 18-game home win streak, dating back to the final home game of the 2005 season, is also an arena record.   The Hawkeyes established another first in Iowa basketball in 2006 with 10 wins over top 25 opponents. Iowa was 10-4 against top 25 teams, with seven of those wins coming at home.   In 2004-05, the Hawkeyes spent nine consecutive weeks in the national rankings, moving as high as No. 14 in January. Iowa was the only team in the nation to face all four participants in that year's Final Four. The Hawkeyes defeated Louisville, split two games with Michigan State, lost once to North Carolina and lost twice to Illinois, including an overtime loss in Champaign. Wins over Louisville, Texas Tech and Michigan State gave the Hawkeyes three wins over Sweet 16 teams for the first time since 1991.   Click here for full bio

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Don Flanagan The winningest coach in New Mexico women's basketball history, Don Flanagan has nurtured the Lobo program into an upward-rising basketball powerhouse. In 12 years at the helm of the New Mexico program, Flanagan has guided the Lobos to 11 consecutive winning seasons and 10 straight postseason appearances, including seven trips to the NCAA Tournament.   Suprisingly, Flanagan received his first individual award in 2004-05 as he was named MWC Coach of the Year and his second award in 2005-06 as he was named Russell Athletic/WBCA Region Seven Coach of the Year. Under Flanagan's guidance, the Lobos have finished in the upper half of the Mountain West Conference for six straight years and were in the upper echelon of the WAC before joining the MWC. Flanagan took over this struggling program in 1995 and the Lobos have improved to a remarkable 263-113 (.699). They've captured three regular-season conference championships, five conference tournament titles (four in a row in the MWC from 2004-07) and have made 10 consecutive postseason appearances.   Flanagan became the school's all-time leader in victories in 1999-2000, surpassing Doug Hoselton's previous mark of 89 from 1980-87. Amazingly, Flanagan took just 133 games to reach 90 wins for his career, while Hoselton won 89 in 194 tries. Of course winning is nothing new for Flanagan - in fact he is winning almost as much now as in his previous job as head girl's coach at Albuquerque's Eldorado High School, where he compiled an astounding 401-13 record and won 11 state championships in 16 years.   Under Flanagan, UNM has become a consistent threat to win the conference title, as the Lobos have finished no worse than third in each of the last nine seasons. Flanagan's teams have become noted for their stifling defense. New Mexico has finished among the conference leaders in scoring defense every year and has consistently ranked in the top-20 in the nation in that category as well. Fan support has been tremendous as a result of the Lobos' defense and intense style of play. Last season the Lobos finished fourth in the nation in average attendance for the fourth straight season with 10,354 fans a game. The Lobos had seven crowds in excess of 10,000.   In 2005-06 Flanagan led the Lobos to a 22-10 mark and a third place finish in the Mountain West Conference at 11-5. The Lobos were ranked for 16 consecutive weeks, including a No. 16 ranking, which is the highest in school history. New Mexico also won its first ever road game against a top-25 team with a win at then No. 12 Texas, as well as its first NCAA Tournament win away from The Pit with a victory over Florida in Tucson, Ariz. New Mexico finished the 2004-05 season with an overall record of 26-5 and finished first in the MWC at 12-2. In the postseason, UNM won its third consecutive MWC Tournament title and earned its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Lobos also received their first ever ranking in the Associated Press top-25, reaching 23rd.   In 2003-04, UNM finished the season with an overall record of 23-8. In the regular season UNM was 20-7 and finished first in the Mountain West Conference at 12-2. In the postseason, the Lobos won the Mountain West Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Lobos for the first time in school history led the country in both scoring defense and field goal percentage defense. During Flanagan's tenure at New Mexico the Lobos have rewritten the women's basketball record book and have chalked up many historical moments.   Click here for full bio