Iowa’s Alford Moves to New Mexico: Iowa coach Steve Alford received a six-year $5.85 million contract to jump ship and move to New Mexico. Alford is expected to revitalize the Mountain West program, which has made only one NCAA Tournament in five seasons. Alford played for Texas Tech coach Bob Knight, in addition to playing in the 1984 Olympics and four seasons in the NBA. [3/30/07]