New Mexico named Eric Olen as head coach of the Lobos’ basketball program. Olen began coaching at UC San Diego in 2004, ...

A longstanding tradition when new coaches are formally introduced at the University of New Mexico is slipping on a cherry red sports coat. Eric Olen did Tuesday at a packed news conference inside ...

Coach Olsen praised former coach Richard Pitino in his introductory news conference, acknowledging the foundation for success he built over the past four years.

On March 30, the University of New Mexico announced its hire of the 23rd head coach of the men's basketball team, Eric Olen.

He's no longer Olen the Lone. New UNM coach Eric Olen — hired Sunday as the new Lobos men's basketball coach — was finally able on Friday to announce he is bringing along three of his assistant ...

Eric Olen is leaving UC San Diego and will become the head basketball coach at New Mexico, the school announced Sunday. ESPN reported Olen agreed to a five-year contract to replace Richard Pitino, who ...

On a day when strong winds whipped up enough dirt to blot out the Sandias, a coach who gave up the sunny beaches of San Diego for the dusty high desert strolled into the Davalos Basketball Center to ...

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.

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.

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.

Photo credit: Mike McGinnis, ucsdtritons.com UC San Diego men’s basketball coach Eric Olen is leaving the school to become coach at the University of New Mexico and will be replaced by associate head ...