Olen has announced the hiring of three assistant coaches to his staff. Tom Tankelewicz, Sam Stapleton and Mikey Howell have joined the program at New Mexic ...

New Mexico’s 2025-26 men’s basketball roster continues to take shape in the weeks following the hire of head coach Eric Olen ...

New Mexico has hired UC San Diego's Eric Olen as the school's next head coach. Olen received a five-year contract, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. "Eric is a proven winner with an incredible track ...

Opening act Garnett Stokes started the show off with a zinger — an elephant in the room one-liner that spoke to the almost ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The architect of UCSD’s 30-5 record and NCAA Tournament berth in the program’s first season of Division I eligibility is a finalist for the vacancy at New Mexico ...

The New Mexico men’s basketball team has found a replacement for departed head coach Richard Pitino. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Lobos and UC San Diego’s Eric Olen have agreed to ...