New Mexico has hired UC San Diego’s Eric Olen as its next basketball coach. Olen will replace Richard Pitino, who left to become Xavier’s coach on Tuesday.

The Hoosiers hired DeVries as their new head coach, school officials announced. DeVries spent this past season as West Virginia 's head coach. He spent the previous six at Drake. DeVries replaces former Indiana star Mike Woodson, who announced last month he would be stepping down at the end of his fourth season in charge of the Hoosiers.

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 Dieg

Eric Olen will be the next coach of the University of New Mexico Lobo basketball team, the Journal has learned.

The architect of UC San Diego’s magical basketball season that came within a rimmed-out 3-pointer from taking mighty Michigan to overtime in the NCAA Tournament has been hired by New Mexico. The Union-Tribune reported Saturday that he was a finalist for the job, and the Albuquerque Journal first reported Sunday morning that he got it.

Olen guided the Tritons to a 30-5 record in the 2024-25 season, winning the Big West regular season and tournament titles. The team earned a berth in the NCAA Division I tournament in its first year of eligibility,

Eric Olen has led UC San Diego's men's basketball program for the last 12 years. Olen is the winningest coach in school history, with a 240-119 record. Olen has been with the program for 21 years.

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 last week. The school officially announced Olen's hiring on Sunday afternoon.

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