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 ...

David Zalubowski. UC San Diego head coach Eric Olen looks on against Michigan during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Denver.

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.

UC San Diego Athletic Director Earl Edwards says he knows “the big boys” will try to hire away Eric Olen, the two-time Big West coach of the year. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune) ...

The UC San Diego men's basketball team is 26-4 and 16-2 in the Big West Conference. ... Eric Olen moved across the country to pursue his basketball coaching dreams.

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 ...

UC San Diego head coach Eric Olen looks on against Michigan during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Denver.

Olen led UC San Diego to the NCAA tournament this year in the first season the school was eligible. The Tritons lost to Michigan 68-65 in the first round. He's gone 51-17 the past two years ...

"UC San Diego is a remarkable institution that I have been fortunate to be a part of for many years, and the opportunity to lead this program is a dream come true." Olen is the school's all-time ...