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)
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)
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)
