He's no longer Olen the Lone. New UNM coach Eric Olen — hired Sunday as the new Lobos men's basketball coach — was finally able on Friday to announce he is bringing along three of his assistant coaches from UC San Diego to help him in Albuquerque.

A longstanding tradition when new coaches are formally introduced at the University of New Mexico is slipping on a cherry red sports coat. Eric Olen did Tuesday at a packed news conference inside

The University of New Mexico officially welcomed Eric Olen as the head coach of its men’s basketball program on Tuesday. UNM president Garnett Stokes, UNM athletic director Fernando Lovo and Olen all spoke in an introductory press conference.