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The Eric Olen era begins for men's basketball
2025-04-17 15:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
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 took over the job less than a week after previous head coach Richard Pitino announced he would move to Xavier University.This marks the third major hire in Lobo athletics over the last four months, alongside new athletic director Fernando Lovo and head football coach Jason Eck. Olen is under contract with the Lobos for five years, with a base salary of $1.2 million and an additional $50,000 per year, for a total payout of $6.5 million. He can receive further compensation by achieving athletic performance goals, like a Mountain West regular season championship or NCAA Tournament.Olen brings winning experience to the program, having been the head coach at the University of California San Diego for 12 years, according to the UC San Diego Tritons. He led the Tritons to their first NCAA tournament in 2025 the school's first year of eligibility for the tournament...
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