The New Mexico Lobos hired coach Eric Olen to take over the vacant coaching job after former coach Richard Pitino took the Xavier Musketeers job in March.

There's another Pitino in the Big East. Xavier men's basketball announced the hiring of New Mexico coach Richard Pitino as the school's next coach of the Musketeers on Tuesday. "We are excited to ...

There will be a father and son in the Big East, and they're both named Pitino! Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach and Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, is leaving New Mexico to take the ...

Xavier is expected to hire New Mexico's Richard Pitino as its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Pitino now will coach in the same league as his father, Hall of Famer Rick Pitino ...

COMING UP LATER, WE’LL ALSO TELL YOU ABOUT University of New Mexico men’s basketball head coach Richard Pitino will be the next head coach at Xavier University.The decision comes after Pitino ...

Rick Pitino's son, Richard Pitino, is looking to be the only double-digit seed to reach the Sweet 16 as the head coach of New Mexico. The 10-seed Lobos are hoping to upset 2-seed Michigan State.

Rick Pitino's son, Richard Pitino also led New Mexico to the NCAA Tournament, but the Lobos were also dealt a loss in the round of 32, falling to Michigan State. Following the season, Richard ...

Four of those victories have come against the Pitino family. Izzo has won both of his matchups against New Mexico coach Richard Pitino and is 2-1 against his father, Rick. The elder Pitino ...

Following New Mexico’s upset victory over Marquette, the Pitinos became the first father-son duo to each win an NCAA Tournament game in the same year. The No. 10 Lobos, with Richard Pitino at ...

Richard Pitino, is the coach of No. 10 seed New Mexico. Both Pitinos' teams won their first-round March Madness games with St. John's topping No. 15 seed Omaha on Thursday before New Mexico beat ...

CLEVELAND -- The ties that loosely bind Marquette and New Mexico together are rooted in Gainesville, Fla., and a man whose own roots extend back to Rhode Island and the Pitino family. It’s a ...