UNM men’s and women’s basketball prepare to showcase teams at the Lobo Howl on Saturday evening at The Pit. This is the first Lobo Howl since the 2017 season.

The UNM men’s basketball team and first-year head coach Eric Olen annoucned their non-conference schedule for 2025-26. Nick Nunez with the opponents and dates.

Grand Canyon University announced on Tuesday that they would be joining the Mountain West Conference a year early for the 2025-26 academic year. The Lopes were originally scheduled to make the move on July 1, 2026, but the MWC offered an immediate transition.

Future UNM men’s basketball player Timéo Pons is averaging 6.8 points for Team France at the FIBA U19 World Cup, rebounding from a tough debut with standout performances vs. Team USA and Australia. He posted a team-best +12 in an OT loss to Switzerland. France next plays China. His U.S. arrival awaits visa approval.

UNM head men’s basketball coach Eric Olen and senior transfer guard Chris Howell met with the media for the first time to discuss the new look Lobos.

UNM head men’s basketball coach adds French guard Timéo Pons, a 6-foot-7 wing who played in France for the last three season. Pons could be an efficent shooter for the Lobos in 2025-26.

Cortain Tomislav Buljan, a six-foot-nine forward from Zadar, Croatia, announced his commitment to Eric Olen and the Lobos on Friday via his Instagram account. He’s the 13th member to join the roster for the 2025-26 season.

Add another one to Eric Olen’s roster, Tajavis Miller, a 6-foot-4 junior who played his previous three seasons at Summit League North Dakota State, announced his commitment to join the UNM men’s basketball team on Wednesday.

Former Utah State guard Deyton Albury is the latest player to commit to UNM and new head men’s basketball coach Eric Olen. Albury averaged nearly eight points a game in under 19 minutes with the Aggies in 2024-25.

UNM head men’s basketball coach Eric Olen signs All-PacWest point guard Luke Haupt. Haupt is the ninth player added to the 2025-26 Lobos’ roster. Haupt is 6-foot-6 and is known for his defense.

A 7-foot-1 center signs with new UNM head basketball coach Eric Olen. JT Rock becomes the eighth player to join Olen since he took over as head coach at the beginning of April. Rock adds more size to the nearly complete Lobos’ lineup for 2025-26.

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The Patton brothers, Kevin and Kallai, join new UNM head men’s basketball coach Eric Olen. Kevin and Kallai are the latest transfers to the Lobos and are slowly molding a new-look Lobo team for 2025-26.

EDITORIAL

JUCO stand out Antonio Chol becomes the latest addition for UNM head men’s basketball coach Eric Olen’s team. Olen is under a complete rebuild after RIchard Pition left for Xavier.

Nick Nunez gives his thoughts what new UNM head men’s basketball coach Eric Olen needs to do to build his new roster.

Eric Olen is hired as UNM’s men’s head basketball coach on Sunday, March 30. Olen comes from UC San Diego, where he led the Tritons to a 30-5 record and first NCAA Division I NCAA Tournament.