Eric Olen has been hired as the new men's basketball coach at New Mexico, leaving UC San Diego after five seasons. He takes over for Richard Pitino, who left Albuquerque to take the opening at Xavier ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico hired UC San Diego's Eric Olen on Sunday as its next basketball coach. Olen will replace Richard Pitino, who left to become Xavier's coach on Tuesday.

Eric Olen took over as UC San Diego’s head basketball coach in 2013. A few years later the Tritons began their transition from Division II to Division I. At the time UCSD Athletics Director Earl ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico hired UC San Diego's Eric Olen on Sunday as its next basketball coach. Olen will replace Richard Pitino, who left to become Xavier's coach on Tuesday.

New Mexico needed to fill that vacancy. The Lobos made their move Sunday morning, hiring UC San Diego head coach Eric Olen. New Mexico's hire completes a series of Mountain West coaching changes.

Eric Olen has been hired as the new men's basketball coach at New Mexico, leaving UC San Diego after five seasons. He takes over for Richard Pitino, who left Albuquerque to take the opening at ...

Eric Olen is a New Mexico Lobo. The architect of UC San Diego’s magical men’s basketball season that came within a rimmed-out 3-pointer from taking mighty Michigan to overtime in the NCAA Tournament ...

On Saturday, New Mexico named Eric Olen as head coach of the Lobos’ basketball program. Olen began coaching at UC San Diego in 2004, spending the past 12 seasons as the Tritons’ head coach.

According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Lobos and UC San Diego’s Eric Olen have agreed to a five-year contract. The Tritons had a breakthrough season in 2024-25 under Olen, capturing the Big West ...

UC San Diego head coach Eric Olen looks on against Michigan during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David ...