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FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2017, file photo, UCLA coach Steve Alford gestures during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Washington in Los Angeles. Nevada hired former UCLA coach Alford on Thursday April 11, 2019, four days after Eric Musselman left for Arkansas. Alford is expected to be introduced at a Friday news conference. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Steve Alford says he’s in Nevada for the long haul

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Nevada quickly hires Alford to replace Musselman

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

In this March 22, 2019, file photo, Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin encourages his team in the second half against Iowa in a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, in Columbus, Ohio. Cronin has been hired as UCLA’s basketball coach, ending a months-long search to find a replacement for the fired Steve Alford. The university says Cronin agreed to a $24 million, six-year deal on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP, File) **FILE**

UCLA hires Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin as basketball coach

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

UCLA basketball new head coach, Murry Bartow listens to a question during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 in Los Angeles. Murry Bartow is starting a new year with a new gig — interim coach at UCLA. The Bruins have lost four in a row, which hastened Steve Alford's demise, and Pac-12 play begins on Thursday. (Brittany Murray/The Orange County Register via AP)

A new Bartow takes father’s old seat in charge of UCLA

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

File-This Dec. 22, 2018, file photo shows UCLA head coach Steve Alford and his players watching during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State, in the fifth annual CBS Sports Classic, in Chicago. Alford has been fired as UCLA basketball coach after six seasons, with the Bruins mired in a four-game skid that included losses at home to Belmont and Liberty. Athletic director Dan Guerrero said Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, that assistant Murry Bartow will serve as interim coach through the end of the season. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) **FILE**

UCLA fires Steve Alford as basketball coach after 6 seasons

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Liberty extends UCLA’s woes with 73-58 victory

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Belmont guard Dylan Windler (3) is defended by UCLA guard Kris Wilkes (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

UCLA’s 3-game win streak ends in 74-72 loss to Belmont

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

UCLA guard Jaylen Hands goes up for a dunk against Saint Francis during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Moses leads No. 21 UCLA to 95-58 rout of Saint Francis (Pa.)

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

UCLA guard David Singleton, second from right, weaves through defense of Long Beach State's Deishuan Booker, Ron Freeman, and KJ Byers, from left, while UCLA guard Kris Wilkes, front left, watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

No. 21 UCLA escapes with 91-80 win over Long Beach State

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

No. 21 UCLA puts hopes for Pac-12 title in Hands, Wilkes

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

7-foot-2 freshman Brown brings height to Bruins

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ - Associated Press

UCLA guard Aaron Holiday, right, is tripped by Arizona's Allonzo Trier during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

UCLA shoots past No. 13 Arizona 82-74

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

Rep. Stephen Alford, R-Ulysses talks with colleagues before the legislative session begins at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Kansas lawmaker quits posts after remarks about blacks

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Rep. Stephen Alford, R-Ulysses talks with colleagues before the legislative session begins at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

The Latest: Kansas lawmaker apologizes for remarks on blacks

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Rep. Steve Alford, R-Ulysses, sits in the Kansas House at the start of the 2018 legislative session Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Alford, arguing against the legalization of any use of marijuana, suggested that it and other drugs were originally outlawed in part because blacks were &quot;basically users&quot; and &quot;responded worst&quot; to the drugs because of their &quot;character makeup _ their genetics and that.&quot; Alford made the comments Saturday during a public meeting at a hospital in Garden City. (Thad Allton/Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)

White Kansas lawmaker says blacks ‘responded worst’ to drugs

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Lonzo Ball, right, brings the ball up court follow by New York Knicks' Jarrett Jack, center, during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

UCLA basketball moving on past Ball family era

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 file photo, UCLA NCAA college basketball player LiAngelo Ball attends a news conference at UCLA in Los Angeles. The father of UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball says he plans to withdraw his son from school because of concerns related to the freshman's indefinite suspension for his admitted participation in a shoplifting incident during the Bruins' trip to China. The younger Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley have been barred from all team activities as part of their suspension for shoplifting from three high-end stores last month. UCLA coach Steve Alford says he respects the Ball family's decision. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) **FILE**

UCLA coach Steve Alford surprised by LiAngelo Ball leaving school

By Jill Painter Lopez - Associated Press

3 suspended UCLA basketball players working out on their own

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

UCLA reloads with another Ball brother after big losses

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

UCLA Preview Capsule

By The Associated Press - Associated Press