NCAA Tournament fans are desperately trying to find the identity of a New Mexico Lobos female fan that was behind Rick Pitino.
New Mexico named Eric Olen as head coach of their men’s basketball team on Saturday, replacing Richard Pitino who left for Xavier following four seasons with the Lobos. Five days later, Olen has his first commitment,
Eric Olen, longtime coach at the University of California San Diego and one of college basketball’s rising coaching stars, on Sunday accepted the head coaching position at the University of New Mexico — home of the Pit and one of the country’s most passionate and demanding fan bases.
Lobo Development Corp. plans to hire a new executive director in the next six months as current Executive Director David Campbell is set to retire at the end of March. Campbell served as the executive of Lobo Development Corp. for nearly two years.
The Lobo men’s basketball program has its next head coach. New Mexico has agreed to terms with Eric Olen. The 44 year-old coach is coming off a season where he led UC San Diego to the NCAA tournament in the program’s first season of eligibility.
The No. 8 Michigan State Spartans face the New Mexico Lobos in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sunday's matchup is the first this season for the two squads.
The point guard matchup between New Mexico’s Donovan Dent and Marquette’s Kam Jones took over the headlines prior to the game. Although they didn’t guard each other, Dent won the matchup in the final minutes and he won the game for the Lobos. The junior finished 21 points, including 13 in the second half.
THEY MOVE ON NOW TO THE ROUND OF 32 ON SUNDAY. WE GO LIVE TO CLEVELAND TO COREY HOWARD, WHO HAS REACTION FROM LOBO NATION. COREY. YEAH, RON, I JUST WISH THAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO SEE THE SMILES THAT I SAW ON FACES ONCE THAT GAME WENT FINAL AND THE REALIZATION OF THEIR TEAM IS MOVING ON TO ROUND TWO.
Dent returns back to his home state after a breakout season with the Lobos where he earned Player of the Year honors in the MWC