Steve Alford
Head Coach at Nevada, Olympian, National Champion
Coach Steve Alford has a great story to tell. When he was 10 years old, neighbors in his small town laughed..
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Coach Steve Alford has a great story to tell. When he was 10 years old, neighbors in his small town laughed at the kid shooting baskets in single-digit weather at a hoop perched on the edge of his driveway. Ten years later, neighbors stopped to ask for an autograph from the same kid, except now he had an Olympic Gold Medal hanging from his neck and a storied college basketball career underway. The Steve Alford story is a story about grit, determination, drive, character and winning and winning the right way.
Entering his 27th year as a college basketball coach, Steve launched his heralded career as four-time MVP of an Indiana University team that won a national championship in his senior year. He could not have known that 30 years later he would be pacing the same sidelines as the coach who hung more banners than anyone in NCAA basketball history. In his four seasons as the head coach of the celebrated UCLA basketball program, Steve has led the Bruins to three NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearances. In his career, he has won over 550 games and has coached his teams to at least 28 wins in four of the last six seasons.
With all of his success on the court, Steve considers his most important wins to be in developing the lives of student athletes beyond the world of basketball. By focusing on character and academics, he has helped develop young men into successful community leaders, businessmen, entrepreneurs and fathers. Steve remains close and available to his former players and assistant coaches to aid them in any way he can.
Throughout his career, Steve has captivated audiences with knowledge, poignancy, humor, insight and story-telling. Whether at a corporate conference, banquet, fundraising event, in a church or locker room, his ability to inspire and lead lifts every person in the room.
Whether your goal is to motivate your organization to perform at the highest level, instill confidence in team members to help them reach their full potential, empower people to maximize performance and/or share inspirational stories, Steve Alford is the speaker you want for your event. Steve connects with his audience in a way that few speakers do. His style and approach makes his audience very comfortable, and encourages engagement. You will not be disappointed if you book Steve for a talk.
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LITTLE RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS
Our speaker was great and the crowd enjoyed her! She was very engaging. Thank you again PDA for the great list of suggestions!
MEDTRONIC
Everything went great! and our speaker was wonderful! Thank you so much for all your help PDA! Looking forward to the next one.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
We had a fantastic day with Inge! She was very engaging with all those that attended. Her personal stories about the holocaust were very special and we were moved that she was willing to share them with everyone. Thank you again, PDA for all your hard work and dedication to make this program such a success!
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dear PDA Group, Thank you so much for your hard work in scheduling our speaker! From the moment we reached out to you the first time, you worked with us on all details and logistics and kept us up-to-date on the progress. Thank you for all your hard work on making our event such a success! We couldn't have done it without you and your team!
SAP COMPANY
Thank you again, Dr. Kimbrough, for a great presentation, our attendees are still talking about it!
CAMPUS LABS
Dr. Henry Lee's presentation was entertaining, insightful and wise. I, and everyone at Pfizer, especially appreciate the remarks you directed about following your passion and preparing yourself to excel. Thank you, everyone, at PDA for helping to make this happen!
PFIZER
The event was successful! I received many messages expressing how awesome, outstanding and inspiring Ms. Webb-Christburg's speech was."
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL BREAKFAST, BOSTON, MLK SPEAKER
Everything went well. Atsuko was very easy to work with and the students enjoyed her performance! Thank you again for your recommendation and I hope to work with you again in the future!
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Dr. Novello left this morning after a very successful event on our campus! Thank you PDA Group for your help from the first phone to the last you were with us every step of the way.
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Jordan Carlos was very very entertaining! A majority of students who answered the event survey indicated they really enjoyed Jordan and definitely will bring him back!
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can't wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
It was a great pleasure to work with PDA Group! The communication was always prompt, friendly and helpful. We loved the speakers and events we booked through Mr. Peter Walker (PDA Group).
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Thank you, Peter, for all your help, you'll be happy to know that the event went incredibly well! Aneesa Ferreira was by far one of the best speakers we've ever had!
FURMAN UNIVERSITY
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Steve Alford's Story | Nevada Head Basketball Coach
The Seth Davis Show | Steve Alford Opens Up About Bob Knight (pt 2) | CampusInsiders
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