List of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches

Richard Pitino, cropped from a photo with him and Bill Raftery
Richard Pitino, the current head coach of the New Mexico Lobos.

The following is a list of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Lobos in their 120-season history.[1]

New Mexico's current head coach is Richard Pitino. He was hired as the Lobos' head coach in March 2021,[2] replacing Paul Weir, who resigned after the 2020–21 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
– 1899–1900
1901–1903
1904–1910 		No coach 9 15–10 .600
1 1910–1917 Ralph Hutchinson 7 32–8 .800
2 1918–1919 John F. McGough 1 2–4 .333
3 1919–1931[a]
1933–1940 		Roy W. Johnson 18 165–146 .531
4 1931–1933 Tom Churchill 2 23–12 .657
5 1940–1941 Benjamin Sacks 1 5–18 .217
6 1941–1943 Willis Barnes 2 12–30 .286
7 1943–1944 George White 1 11–2 .846
8 1944–1951
1952–1955 		Woody Clements 10 113–119 .487
9 1951–1952 Berl Huffman 1 6–19 .240
10 1955–1958 Bill Stockton 3 14–57 .197
11 1958–1962 Bob Sweeney 4 21–75 .219
12 1962–1972 Bob King 10 175–89 .663
13 1972–1979 Norm Ellenberger 7 134–62 .684
14 1979–1980 Charlie Harrison 1 6–22 .214
15 1980–1988 Gary Colson 8 146–106 .579
16 1988–1999 Dave Bliss 11 246–108 .695
17 1999–2002 Fran Fraschilla 3 55–41 .573
18 2002–2007 Ritchie McKay 5 82–69 .543
19 2007–2013 Steve Alford 6 155–52 .749
20 2013–2017 Craig Neal 4 76–52 .594
21 2017–2021 Paul Weir 4 58–63 .479
22 2021–present Richard Pitino 3 61–41 .598
Totals 22 coaches 121 seasons 1,613–1,205 .572
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ New Mexico did not field a team for the 1920–21 season.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lobo Men's Basketball 22-23 Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletics. p. 53-54, 59. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Erick (March 16, 2021). "New Mexico hires Richard Pitino as men's basketball coach". USA Today. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Grammer, Geoff (March 2, 2021). "Paul Weir releases statement on stepping down as Lobos coach". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2023.