Eric Olen got a little defensive on Wednesday. The new Lobo men's basketball coach announced the hiring of assistant coaches Michael Wilder, a former player and 11-year assistant at UC Irvine, and ...

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 Lobos finished 27-8, claimed the Mountain West regular-season title and won a game in the NCAA Tournament, but then lost against Michigan State and lost coach Richard Pitino to Xavier of the Big ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

Since Eric Olen left UCSD to become the head coach of the UNM men’s basketball program, multiple people with the Tritons ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.