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New Mexico picks Eric Olen of UC San Diego as its new coach, a hire which will be widely praised in the industry.
Xavier has hired New Mexico men's basketball coach Richard Pitino to replace Sean Miller. Pitino joins his father, Rick Pitino, in the Big East.
Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach and Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, is leaving New Mexico to take the same ...
Xavier made it official Tuesday night when it announced the hiring of Richard Pitino as its next head coach. Xavier's offseason can start with Pitino forming his staff, and the process is already ...
Rick Pitino is hoping his son can accomplish something he couldn’t this year — get his team to the second weekend of the NCAA ...
Richard Pitino spent one year at Florida International and eight seasons at Minnesota before coming to New Mexico in 2021-22. He just finished his fourth year with the Lobos, and his final record is ...
The New Mexico Lobos fell short in their quest for a 2025 Final Four appearance under coach Richard Pitino, who came to ...
New Mexico has hired UC San Diego’s Eric Olen as its next basketball coach. Olen will replace Richard Pitino, who left to ...
The Xavier Musketeers hired New Mexico's Richard Pitino as their next men's basketball coach, the school announced.
After Richard Pitino left for Xavier, New Mexico is hiring Eric Olen out of UC San Diego to be its new head coach.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team has found a replacement for departed head coach Richard Pitino.  According to ESPN’s ...
Coach Richard Pitino left the New Mexico Lobos and took the Xavier Musketeers' job last week. Pitino, who is the son of high-flying St. John's Red Storm coach, Rick Pitino had just led the Lobos ...