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 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

Here’s what people are saying about the UNM Lobos hiring former UC San Diego coach Eric Olen as men’s basketball coach:

Olen's team broke through with 30 wins this season and reached the NCAA Tournament, losing to Michigan in the first round.

New Mexico has agreed to a five-year deal to make UC San Diego's Eric Olen the school's next head coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday. Olen led UC San Diego to the NCAA tournament this year in the first season the school was eligible.

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 Edwards said he believed he had the right coaches in place to make his teams compete quickly.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — 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. "Eric is a ...

Olen's team broke through with 30 wins this season and reached the NCAA Tournament, losing to Michigan in the first round.