List of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches

Last updated April 16, 2024

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^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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]

↑ New Mexico did not field a team for the 1920–21 season.

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References

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

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[NoTeam-4] New Mexico did not field a team for the 1920–21 season.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "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.

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