UCLA scrambles to start NCAA Tournament run in Dayton

LOS ANGELES — Steve Alford didn’t wait for the end of TBS’ two-hour selection show to get going. Less than 30 minutes after finding out UCLA’s postseason fate on Sunday, the head coach met with the local media in Pauley Pavilion, jumped on Pac-12 Networks for a TV interview and dismissed his players before they would meet again that evening.
By Monday morning, they would board a plane to Dayton, Ohio. When speaking with local reporters, Alford didn’t know exactly wh