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.

Eric Olen will be the next coach of the University of New Mexico Lobo basketball team, the Journal has learned.

NCAA Tournament fans are desperately trying to find the identity of a New Mexico Lobos female fan that was behind Rick Pitino.

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.

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Richard Pitino and 10th-seeded New Mexico made sure of that when the Lobos upset seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 Friday night. It is the first time since 2012 that New Mexico (27-7) has reached the second round and seventh time in school history.