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FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo, Steve Alford, UCLA's new men's basketball coach, gestures during a news conference at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. A University of New Mexico official says former Lobos basketball coach Alford is willing to pay a $200,000 buyout for leaving the Albuquerque school to take a job at UCLA but he won't pay the $1 million payment that New Mexico wants. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo, Steve Alford, UCLA's new men's basketball coach, gestures during a news conference at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. A University of New Mexico official says former Lobos basketball coach Alford is willing to pay a $200,000 buyout for leaving the Albuquerque school to take a job at UCLA but he won't pay the $1 million payment that New Mexico wants. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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UCLA men's basketball coach Steve Alford speaks during a news conference at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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New Mexico athletics director Paul Krebs answers questions about the departure of head coach Steve Alford during an NCAA college basketball news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, March 30, 2013. Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos for a chance to run what he called "the premier basketball program in the country." (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford announces he has accepted the job UCLA coach, during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Alford said it was a difficult decision but that UCLA represents "the pinnacle" of men's college basketball. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford, right, announces he has accepted the job as UCLA coach, as New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs listens during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Alford said it was a difficult decision but that UCLA represents "the pinnacle" of men's college basketball. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Steve Alford, right, announces he has accepted the job as the next head coach at UCLA as New Mexico athletics director Paul Krebs listens during an NCAA college basketball news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, March 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford discusses his hiring as coach by UCLA, during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Alford said it was a difficult decision but that UCLA represents "the pinnacle" of men's college basketball. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)