Bryce Michael Alford[1] (born January 18, 1995) is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League.

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.

In March 2012, he verbally committed to attend the University of New Mexico, where he would play college basketball under his father, who was coaching the Lobos.

[11] While he earned first-team Parade All-American honors,[12] recruiting services did not rank him among the top 100 overall players nationally.

[15] Alford participated in USA Basketball's training camp for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship,[10][16] where he was eager to gain national attention.

[6][19] In Alford's first season in 2013–14, his father groomed him over fellow freshman Zach LaVine to be the team's backup point guard behind starter Kyle Anderson.

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

[24][21] On February 27, 2014, with stars Anderson and Jordan Adams suspended, Alford scored 31 points in an 87–83 double-overtime loss at home to Oregon.

[26] After Anderson and LaVine left UCLA for the National Basketball Association (NBA), Alford became the Bruins' starting point guard in 2014–15.

[39] He finished with a game-high 27 points and connected on 9 of 11 three-point attempts,[40] 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.

[b] As a junior in 2015–16, Alford began the season sharing point guard duties with freshman starter Aaron Holiday.

[44][45] The Bruins ended their losing streak the following game when Alford scored 25 points and made the game-winning three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in an 87–84 win over No.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named him second-team All-District 20, and he again received honorable mention for the All-Pac-12 team.

[63] After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Alford signed with the Golden State Warriors to play on their summer league team.

[65] 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.

[63][69][70] After the season, Alford participated in the G League Elite Mini Camp, where he was the third-leading scorer (13.5 points per game) among the group of 51 players.

[63] He joined the Indiana Pacers summer league squad, where he was reunited with former UCLA teammates Holiday, Leaf, and Ike Anigbogu.

[71] Alford was signed to the Thunder's 2018–19 training camp roster on an Exhibit 10 contract,[72][73] but was waived after playing sparingly in three preseason games.

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